Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of blindness in the working-age population. Due to the worsening global epidemic of diabetes, the incidence of morbidity caused...
Examining the visual system can be a tricky skill for medical students to master, yet it is a task that is frequently tested in examinations....
Treatment options recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) must be readily available for use in the NHS of England and...
Asking candidates to perform an examination of the visual system, either as part of a full cranial nerve exam or as an individual entity, is...
Diabetic macular oedema (DMO) is a common complication associated with diabetic retinopathy, and the most common cause of visual impairment in diabetes [1]. With predicted...
The recent paper in BMJ Open, from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, ‘A comparison of the causes of blindness certifications in England and Wales in...
Simulated surgical training is now recommended in the training curricula of all ophthalmologists in the United Kingdom [1]. Simulated training allows for familiarisation with a...
In the next of our articles celebrating 25 years of Eye News, the authors look at how the retina specialty has changed over this time...
The author provides an update on late breaking clinical trial results in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and presentations on diabetes management from the American...
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the primary cause of blindness in the developed world and is accountable for more than one half of sight impairment...
The author discusses the first quality standard for serious eye disorders from NICE and takes a look at new care models for enhanced service delivery....
A machine might be called intelligent if its response to questions could convince a person that it was human, a test proposed by Alan Turing...