Ophthalmology
Browse ophthalmology news, education and analysis by ophthalmology subsections - diagnostic and surgical; dry eye; eye infections; eye inflammation; glaucoma and red eyes.
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Diagnostic and surgical
A 'tsunami' of work is drowning general practice: GPs speak out about a profession at its limit
Rocketing workloads created by huge backlogs of cases and continuing COVID-19 disruption...
Slight increase in GP workforce in past year, but number of partners continues to fall
The GP workforce grew by 0.4% in the year to March 2021, but the number of GP partners...
Viewpoint: Patients and GPs are unhappy with access to general practice, what's the solution?
Practices are deluged with work, yet many people still think they are ‘closed’. The...
Dry eye
Viewpoint: Eye services are more accessible than ever - but not for everyone
Changes to how eye health services are delivered across the country are making it...
Viewpoint: Eye health innovation 100 days after the birth of CCGs
CCGs will be 100 days old on Tuesday (9 July), writes Katrina Venerus, a qualified...
Management of dry eye syndrome
Dry eye syndrome is a common condition in older adults. By Dr Mohammed Uzair Malik...
Eye infections
Differential diagnoses: Eye problems
Dr Nigel Stollery compares the presenting features of four eye conditions.
Clinical images: Conditions affecting the eye
Dr Nigel Stollery explains the differences in characteristic features of diseases...
Pictorial case study - Red eye with unaffected vision
Assessing subconjunctival haemorrhage. By Dr Jean Watkins
Eye inflammation
Pictorial case study: Swelling on the eye
The case: A 69-year-old woman presented to the surgery as several members of her...
Clinical Solutions: Stye
THE CASE:A middle-aged woman presents with a localised, painful eyelid swelling....
Paediatric medicine - Eye infections in children
Presentation of conjunctivitis varies according to the age of the child, explains...
Glaucoma
Guide helps commissioners understand how they can develop better eye services
A document to help commissioners understand how they can develop more efficient eye...
Glaucoma generics 'could save NHS millions'
GPs have been urged to prescribe a generic glaucoma drug as first-line treatment...
CKS Clinical solutions - Open-angle glaucoma
The case A 65-year-old woman has chronic open-angle glaucoma, which is currently...
Red eyes
Pictorial case study - Red mucinous papules
Blood test and biopsy confirmed the diagnosis, writes Dr Jean Watkins.
Clinical pictures: Eye problems
A variety of conditions affecting the eyes, described by Dr Philip Marazzi.
