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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...

Happy hour

3 August 2023 |
Welcome Eye News Aug/Sep 2023, your bi-monthly tonic for a much-needed happy hour. In the current climate of challenge across all fronts, there’s no better time to reach out for the professional equivalent of a cheery cup in the company...

The extended role of the specialist ophthalmic photographer

2 August 2022 | | Ophthalmology, Imaging
The prevalence of certain retinal conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is projected to grow substantially over the next decades. Estimates for the projected growth in burden on eye services for diabetic retinopathy and neovascular ARMD...

Doing a systematic review: a users’ guide for foundation doctors

1 June 2022 | | Ophthalmology
Research is increasingly important for junior doctors and systematic reviews (SRs) are a great place to start. Carrying out an SR can help a doctor demonstrate commitment to a specialty, develop research skills and get results quickly. This article aims...

The International Council of Ophthalmology: what is it and is it useful for UK ophthalmologists?

1 April 2018 | | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
ICO Director for Examinations and Assessments, Simon Keightley, explains the history and role of the organisation today, as well as outlining recent changes to the ICO examinations. The International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) is the only international medical specialty organisation...

Ophthalmology clinical teaching and research fellowships: a pathway into ophthalmology specialty training

25 January 2022 | | Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Ophthalmology is known for being one of the most competitive medical specialties in the UK, with 6.8 applicants per post in 2021. In fact, the competition ratio has drastically increased in recent years, rising from 5.73 in 2020 and 3.24...

My top five: Elective grants for an ophthalmology elective for a medical student surviving in a cost-of-living crisis

5 June 2023 | | Ophthalmology
In a time where cost of living is significantly increasing, and the student NHS bursary is remaining stagnant, funding a medical elective is becoming increasingly more challenging for medical students. Surveys have shown that medical students typically get two to...

Report: Kabgayi International Ophthalmology Conference 2024

27 March 2024 | events, international, congress, meeting, Africa, Rwanda, conference, report
My journey to Rwanda in April 2022 aimed to expand vitreoretinal services, but it also highlighted the need for robust scientific discourse, akin to the UK's ophthalmology culture, and so we seized the opportunity to plan an 'international' ophthalmology conference to coincide with a visit from five of my former UK consultant colleagues.

Take part in the 'Whole Eye OCT Experience' at 100% Optical 2024

5 February 2024 | oct, Whole Eye, 100%, optical, ophthalmology, event, conference, London, Heidelberg
The Whole Eye OCT Experience is being delivered in association with The Partially Sighted Society: a charity that helps anybody living with vision loss make the best use of their remaining vision.

Can e-learning help bridge the ophthalmology teaching gap?

1 February 2022 | | Ophthalmology
The authors ask whether e-learning can help to address the current lack of ophthalmology teaching in the undergraduate curriculum. Studies among the United Kingdom, Australasian, Canadian and Asian medical schools have found that students on average spent just over a...

Zak Tomlinson joins Heidelberg Engineering Academy team

5 August 2021 | Company Profiles, Recruitment & Personnel
Heidelberg Engineering has recruited a new imaging expert, Zak Tomlinson, to join the Academy department.

Transforming eyecare with AI at 100% Optical

4 March 2024 | Pearse Keane, AI, Moorfields, UCL, technology, advancement, artificial intelligence, development
“We are drowning in people we need to see in hospital eye services, and some people are going blind as a result. We are looking at nearly 10m hospital appointments for ophthalmology a year, with an approximately 33% increase over...