28 May 2010
is using an antibiotic eye ointment while awaiting assessment of the possible BCC. Corneal ulcer ...
. Surgery may be required if the lesion grows much further across the front of the eye and the visual axis ...
conjunctivitis This 68-year-old woman developed sore, itchy eyes. She ran a boarding kennel, and assumed she ...
18 Nov 2010
| by Ms Gilli Vafidis and Mr Simon Levy
The outcome for laser eye surgery is normally outstanding but patients should have realistic...using glasses or contact lenses.
Laser eye surgery works by carving a refractive lens permanently ...
the focusing power of the eye - a combination of natural lens (approximately 20 dioptres) and cornea (40 ...
? There are two groups who derive most benefit from laser eye surgery.
The first is young adults ( 21 years ...
With GP consortia due to run an £80 billion annual commissioning budget by 2013, the private sector is widely expected to cash in on their lack of management expertise.
01 Apr 2010
This section of our curriculum guide refers to statement 15.5, Eye Problems, produced by the Royal...Eye problems are common around two million people in the UK have a sight problem. Eye problems ...
1,000 population per year. Eye problems are significant causes of preventable disabilities. The GP has a key role as part of the primary healthcare team in the prevention and treatment of eye problems ...
03 Jun 2010
discharge and red eye. Systemic features include hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice, pneumonitis ...
/kg twice daily for two weeks. For herpetic infection give topical aciclovir eye ointment five times daily ...
sties. Apply a warm compress to the affected eye for five to 10 minutes, repeating three to four times ...
11 Mar 2010
Dr Neil Paul casts a critical eye on the NHS email service and suggests ways to overcome
01 Jun 2010
| by Dr Elena S Novitskaya, Dr Anton B Alexandroff and Dr Ekaterina P Burova
If the eyes are affected, referral is vital....of pearls' appearance. The patient had mouth ulcerations and blisters on his scrotum and penis, but his eyes ...
, oesophagus and eyes, and thus can mimic cicatricial bullous pemphigoid. 4
In younger patients with a ...
membranes and eyes, and if involvement of the eyes is suspected, for example, because of a sensation ...
It is always helpful to see life through other people's eyes: experiencing the NHS from the patient
02 Apr 2010
The case This young man complained of watering, redness and pain in both eyes, blurred vision ...
and management The symptoms were typical of arc eye following exposure to UVB, direct or reflected from snow ...
. Symptoms can develop within six to 12 hours of exposure and normally settle within two days. Both eyes ...
The Ryanair attendant, desperation in his eyes, was trying to flog me a scratch card, while
to remove filters
