Roughly one year ago, the nation and the world were catapulted into our brand-new world of Covid-19 lockdown and home confinement. Fears began to surface regarding potential health issues such as an increased risk of domestic violence, alcohol abuse and mental health challenges. From an eyecare pers
Although conjunctival melanoma is uncommon, when diagnosed late it can lead to metastatic disease and even death. It is classified according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer Classification (AJCC) into clinical and pathologic categories. The research papers discussed below are based on the A
The Second World War had been over for 15 years by the time I was born, but it loomed large in my young life.
‘VIP syndrome’ is a term used to describe the special treatment afforded VIPs. Throughout our careers, as ophthalmologists and optometrists, we will encounter a variety of patients who are considered a ‘very important person’. This could be a television or radio personality, an athlete, musician, po
Our transition to life online has been steadily growing for more than a quarter of a century. The trend began with news media and information, followed by social media and entertainment and more recently we are seeing private businesses increasing their online presence.
In today’s world there are so many things that 50 years ago would’ve seemed like something out of a sci-fi novel. Being able to ride in a self-driving vehicle or texting someone from a smartphone that’s small enough to fit in our pocket is now normal.
If you watched Little House on the Prairie, which first aired on NBC in 1974, you might remember the story of Mary Ingalls. The television show was based on the classic book of the same name, drawn from the real-life experiences of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mary’s younger sister. As part of the story, L
The cornea is the most significant refractive structure of the eye, contributing two-thirds of the eye’s refractive power, the remainder coming from the crystalline lens. Normal values for corneal
Legendary American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer Steveland Hardaway Morris, aka Stevie Wonder, born 13 May 1950, has been blind since infancy after, it’s believed, he received excessive oxygen in his incubator leading to retinopathy of prematurity.
Late last year a world-leading study was launched concentrating specifically on reticular pseudodrusen (RPD) and why they appear to be a high-risk phenotype for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) progression.
The LEAD study or Laser Intervention in early stages of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) trial was a world-first study into the safety and efficacy of the 2RT laser as a possible treatment for people with earlier stages of AMD to slow or prevent progression to late-stage AMD.
Glaucoma masqueraders (Table 1) are ocular conditions that have clinical features that resemble glaucoma. Like glaucoma, they are conditions that can change the appearance of the optic nerve and may result in optical coherence tomography (OCT) and visual field abnormalities. Some of these conditions
