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Ophthalmology Scholarship Applications Open – Deadline 1 June 2021

25 January 2021
The University of Edinburgh has opened applications for The David and Molly Pyott Foundation Scholarships in Ophthalmology which will support eligible ophthalmology trainees / registrars /residents undertake the university’s online, two-year, part-time ChM (Master of Surgery) in Clinical Ophthalmology from September 2021.

Microtropia as an amblyopia indicator

1 August 2019 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus | Amblyopia, anisometropia, microtropia, occlusion
This study was undertaken to determine if microtropia with identity (straight eye anisometropia) is a reliable indicator of amblyopia following optical correction. This was a retrospective review of 532 children aged four to five years. After two months of glasses...

A glossary

5 October 2020 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry
After a week on call grading what feels like 13 billion referrals I decided it might be useful to come up with a glossary that might help other people in some way to decipher the true meaning behind every repetitive...

SOS (Simplified Ophthalmic Statistics) Part 4: How to present your statistical analysis

1 October 2019 | | Ophthalmology
This is the last in this series of short guides which we hope provide some guidance in relation to statistical issues researchers may encounter when conducting research, audit or indeed quality improvement projects. Here we focus on an issue that...

Rb-NET: a network to save life and preserve vision in children in Africa

1 April 2018 | | Ocular Pathology and Oncology
Responding to need is a key element underpinning the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme [1]. It is embedded in the process through which LINKS are established, with institutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) first defining their priority areas of training...

App and web service recommendations

1 April 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry
This article offers some app and web service suggestions. A few are new and others well established, but all offer useful features. Messaging for teams Many businesses provide their employees with instant messaging services to allow calling, messaging and collaboration....

Retina UK Professionals' Conference 2023

23 June 2023
The Retina UK Professionals’ Conference will be held in-person and online on Friday 8 July 2022 and will look at what our community has told us they need in terms of support from the charity and health sectors. You will...

What's trending Apr/May 2023

3 April 2023 | | Ophthalmology
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #Cyborgeye #flashlighteye #prostheticeye #BrianStanleyeye Brian Stanley is a California-based engineer, who lost his eye to retinoblastoma when he was six-years-old. A...

Blink Medical team attend launch of Orbis UK Surgical Fund Appeal

17 September 2021 | Company Profiles, Research & Development
Blink Medical’s Managing Director Roger Tyler and Sales Director Tim Price attended the Orbis UK charity event on 14 September 2021 to mark the launch of their Surgical Fund Appeal at the Royal College of Surgeons in central London.

Are your ophthalmic scissors cutting it?

22 November 2022 | Research & Development
Westcott conjunctival scissors (SA11) from Surgitrac Instruments. These cross-action scissors, with fine sharp tips, offer precise cutting action.

Keep calm and cut the carbon – improving sustainability in ophthalmology

7 December 2020 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry
As I dump my tenth pair of gloves into a non-recyclable clinical waste bin; dispose of another handful of plastic minims; or print another wad of single-sided discharge paperwork after a cataract surgery, the inconvenient truth of how these seemingly...

Surgitrac is not just Instruments.

18 January 2024 | Company Profiles, Research & Development
Look no further for cataract products. Surgitrac Instruments UK provides an impressive selection of essential products for cataract surgery.