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The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020

2 August 2022 | | Ophthalmology
Introduction The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health was published in 2021 [1]. Drawing on expertise from within and outside the eye health sector, the Commission set out to: inform governments and other stakeholders about the path forward...

Understanding vasoproliferative retinal tumours

4 February 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Syed Irtiza Ali Shah explores this rare and unusual condition through a fascinating case presentation. Vasoproliferative tumours of the retina (VPTR) are a vascular mass with an associated exudative retinopathy alongside the presence of minimally dilated feeder vessels. This is...

Protecting retinal ganglion cells

1 August 2017 | | Glaucoma
Glaucoma is considered to be a heterogeneous group of conditions giving retinal ganglion cells (RGC) damage. Lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) reduces the risk of progressive RGC loss in glaucoma. Regeneration of the optic nerve has been shown to restore some...

The British Association of Black Surgeons (BABS) Conference

15 November 2022
by Evelyn Mensah On Tuesday 15 November 2022, I entered the Royal College of Surgeons of England for the first time in my life. The reason was that this beautiful building was hosting the inaugural British Association of Black Surgeons...

Ground-breaking achievements in blindness prevention

1 October 2019 | Ophthalmology
One small UK based charity is enabling pioneering research to prevent blindness in low and lower middle income countries. The British Council for Prevention of Blindness (BCPB), established in 1976, funds innovative research and training which seeds the development of...

FAQs about cerebral visual impairment (CVI): identifying and helping those affected

2 August 2022 | | Ophthalmology
Cerebral visual impairment is common in both adults and children, yet the diagnosis can easily be missed unless one is tuned into the presenting features. This article provides a succinct introduction to this important topic. What is vision? Vision is...

Pharmacopoeia of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

4 February 2021 | | Ophthalmology
The compact volume depicted in Figure 1 bears the simple title Pharmacopoeia. The book originally belonged to the author’s father, the late John King. A pharmacist by profession, John King maintained a keen interest in matters pertaining to pharmaceutical history....

Edinburgh local plans to run Scottish half marathon for Fight for Sight

10 August 2023 | charity, fundraising, fight for sight, stargardts
A local to Edinburgh and East Lothian who suffers from Stargardts disease will run the Scottish half marathon to fundraise for Fight for Sight.

Trends in Opthalmology hosts Grand Ball in honour of Sir Harold Ridley 70th anniversary

5 February 2020
Sir Harold Ridley spent his working career at St Thomas' and Moorfields Hospital specialising in ophthalmology. During World War II, Ridley saw Royal Air Force casualties with eye injuries and observed that when splinters of acrylic plastic from aircraft cockpit...

Congratulations to the SOC poster prize winners!

24 September 2021
The Scottish Ophthalmological Club (SOC) recently hosted another excellent webinar on the theme ‘Post COVID – The Best of Times and The Worst of Times'.

Unique exhibition conveys experience of visual impairment

20 October 2021
The exhibition ‘Windows of the Soul’, part of the Bloomsbury Festival in London, has been pioneered by a combination of young scientists, clinicians and artists, some of whom are visually impaired themselves.

iStent Technologies Virtual Surgical Course

20 January 2022 | Company Profiles, Research & Development
In November 2021 Glaukos hosted a Virtual Surgical Course on iStent Technologies.