"My friend wanted to show how far he could throw that log. So, he helicoptered it over his head, faster and faster and when he...
“It cost me an arm and a leg.” - Mr B told me. An arm and a leg to be seen by the famous Russian...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... It was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness... I...
A few months ago a retired lady presented for second eye cataract surgery. I noted on the pre-op ward round that the outcome of her...
Europe: from the Greek eurus: broad, wide, and ops: eye, face, sight. Thus Europe = the far-sighted (lady). For my first contribution to this column...
Studying for this exam makes one wonder how there is so much to know about such a small organ. The FRCOphth Part 1 examination is...
Eponymous names are familiar to all who have undergone undergraduate and postgraduate training in medicine. The ability to name a few allows one to stand...
Vishal Shah walks us through his thought process whilst highlighting the importance of routine investigations when dealing with unusual retinovascular presentations. Retinal changes can arise...
A 65-year-old very high myope lady presented with sudden blurred vision down to count fingers to her right eye after a short and sharp pain....
A nine-year-old girl presented to me in eye casualty with a three-week history of blurred vision in her left eye. Otherwise she was apparently well,...
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are scientific reality and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Glucose-sensing contact...
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are based on facts and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Patients...