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Electronic treatment reminders

1 August 2019 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus | Amblyopia, compliance, electronic reminder application
The authors report the results of a small pilot study to measure the use of electronic reminders for children undergoing treatment for amblyopia with patching by assessing changes in visual acuity, reported compliance and ease of use of the reminder...

The refractive index in the eye lens – implications for clinical practice and optical design

1 August 2016 | | Cataract and Refractive
The eye may appear to be a comparatively simple organ and yet its optical system is complex and continues to be a source of investigation and research. The major optical elements are considered to be the cornea and the lens...

Optical coherence tomography – reinventing the eye examination

1 October 2016 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Imaging
It has been 25 years since Huang et al. presented the first optical coherence tomography (OCT) images in Science [1]. With vast improvements in OCT technology over the years, it is now possible to acquire high-resolution cross-sectional images of the...

RCOphth Annual Congress - Day 2

24 May 2022 |
Follow all the key updates from the RCOphth Annual Congress 2022, live.

What's trending Feb/Mar 2024

2 February 2024 | | Ophthalmology
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #ScleralTattoo #BlackEye Scleral tattoos aren’t necessarily a new phenomenon. A quick google search will identify cases being in the news from...

Leading eyecare charity Orbis celebrates the 20th anniversary of Cybersight

8 September 2023 | Orbis, charity, Telemedicine, e-learning, app, Cybersight
Orbis celebrates the 20th anniversary of its award-winning telemedicine and e-learning platform, Cybersight.

My ophthalmic elective: focusing on myopia in Taiwan

3 June 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive
The authors describe their elective experience and delve further into high myopia, an emerging ophthalmic disease that is increasingly recognised in and outside Asia. The medical school elective programme presents an opportunity for students to conduct learning in their chosen...

A Doctors.net.uk app and more security woes

1 December 2017 | | Ophthalmology
Doctors.net.uk gets a new app The Doctors.net.uk website is well known in the medical community. Its online services started 20 years ago, in 1998! Since then it has retained its core features of providing email accounts and also an online...

In conversation with Imran Rahman (CHEC)

1 August 2022 | | Ophthalmology, COVID-19
Imran Rahman, CEO and Consultant Ophthalmologist, CHEC, spoke to Chris Henson about tackling the COVID-19 backlog, community-based support for the NHS, and the digitisation of healthcare. Without major intervention, will we ever see an end to the COVID-19-induced NHS backlog,...

Pathway innovations to address cataract services post-COVID-19

1 June 2022 | | Cataract and Refractive, COVID-19
Background The demand for cataract services prior to the COVID-19 pandemic was already recognised to be high and growing - in the face of an ageing population and reduced surgical thresholds. When added to the growth in demand for ophthalmic...

A comparison of light sources in retinal imaging

1 October 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry, Imaging, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Before starting to talk about the light sources present in retinal imaging, it is necessary to start from the base: the light. Light is an electromagnetic wave whose smallest part is the photon (or quantum of light). A high frequency...

The past and the future for paediatric ophthalmology

1 June 2018 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The past 25 years have seen remarkable advances in clinical eye care for children in the UK. This has led to both improved outcomes and better patient and family experiences. There have been substantial changes to patient pathways, major advances...