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Introducing: iGLEAMS-3
30 September (Colchester FirstSite) – 1 October (Colchester ICENI Centre)OBITUARY: James Finbarr (Barry) Cullen
On the sad passing of Eye News’ first editor and long-term contributor JF (Barry) Cullen, his friend Hector Chawla takes a look at the life and career of this effervescent character and giant of the ophthalmology world. Barry Cullen was...iGLEAMS: The 2nd International Glaucoma Microsurgery Symposium East Anglia 2023
Featuring 3D NGENUITY Gonio-Surgery with Lukan Mishev Friday 12 May. ICENI Centre Practical Skills Dry Labs on MiGS Course Director: Mr Chrysostomos Dimitriou MB ChB (Hons) FRCOphthFEBOphthFEBOS (Glau) PGCertMedEd(Healthcare) RCOphthCollege Tutor East Anglia Simulation Lead –Founder of iGLEAMS Saturday 13...Haag-Streit Academy 2024 course schedule released – book your place now!
Haag-Streit Academy is pleased to launch it’s 2024 course schedule. The schedule features our popular CPD-accredited training and education events which include informative lectures and practical, hands-on workshops, delivered by industry experts.Handover of power
Election time comes every five years in the United Kingdom. It is usually a time of excitement and trepidation as people wonder what will change, for whom and over how long, depending on which party might win power. Usually it...Cura Te Ipsum – Physician, Heal Thyself
I wasn’t on call and my bleep went off. I knew without looking that it was the directorate office. Immediately my heart sank, for these calls were always about bad things. They never called to say “well done Gwyn you’re...
Electrocautery and implantable cardiac devices
This is a literature review of the risks associated with bipolar and monopolar electrocautery in patients with a permanent pacemaker (PPM) or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). The authors found 12 publications which met their inclusion criteria, but within these there...
Effect of syringe-filling technique and risk for endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection of anti-VEGF agents
In this retrospective study the authors compare the risk for post-injection endophthalmitis between different anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents and syringe preparation technique. This multicentre study included 197,402 injections. The drugs included in this study were three Anti-VEGF agents...
Cost-effectiveness of orthoptic-delivered screening versus school nurse screening
The authors describe a long-term audit of outcomes and costs associated with referrals from two established neighbouring school-entry vision screening services in the UK over one academic year with one adhering to national UK screening guidelines more closely than the...Medicel launches first 2-in-1 lens injection system
Medicel, a leading producer of lens injection systems for the medical sector, has launched the world’s first 100% 2-in-1 lens injector, the ACCUJECT DUAL. The new injector enables surgeons to operate either in push or screw mode, allowing more...Training the trainers
Learning phakoemulsification is a psychologically demanding process. Every ophthalmologist passing through the UK training system will almost certainly have many stories to tell of difficulties faced along the way; hideous disasters where lessons were learnt, as well as glorious triumphs...
