Confidence of UK Ophthalmology Registrars in Managing Posterior Capsular Rupture: Results from a National Trainee Survey.

Introduction: To establish the level of confidence amongst UK ophthalmology specialist registrars (residents) in managing posterior capsule rupture (PCR) during cataract surgery.

Methods: An online nine-item questionnaire was distributed to all registrars, recruited nationwide via regional representatives. Data collected included stage of training, number of completed cataract operations, cumulative PCR rate, number of PCRs independently managed, understanding of vitrectomy settings and fluidic parameters and access to simulation.

COVID-19 and its effect on the provision of ophthalmic care in the United Kingdom.

The first quarter of 2020 gave light to a novel virus, Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), causing a pandemic of unbridled proportions. The National Health Service in the United Kingdom issued guidance to ensure that capacity was increased in acute medical settings, to prepare for the surge of COVID-19 cases. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists followed suit with guidance on the curtailment of all elective activity, aimed at protecting both patients and staff.

Defining stable glaucoma: a Delphi consensus survey of UK optometrists with a specialist interest in Glaucoma.

Background: Increasing demand on hospital services has led to the development of alternative community-based services, often run by optometrists for monitoring 'stable' and low-risk glaucoma patients.

Methods: An online Delphi exercise was undertaken to derive a consensus definition of 'stable glaucoma' amongst optometrists with a special interest in glaucoma. Participants were asked to score their agreement for various clinical parameters.

Endotheliitis-A Presentation of Acanthamoeba Keratitis.

Purpose: To report endotheliitis as an early, key presenting sign of Acanthamoeba keratitis in patients who are soft contact lens wearers.

Methods: We report 4 cases of patients presenting with pain, red eye, and reduction in vision in the context of soft contact lens wear. On examination, the predominant clinical finding was that of endotheliitis, localized fusiform stromal edema with corresponding keratic precipitates, anterior chamber inflammation, and minimal epithelial and anterior stromal signs.

Exploring the frequency and location of prescribing errors in the use of topical glaucoma medications.

Importance: Very little is known about health-care professional related prescribing errors within the glaucoma setting.

Background: This study aims to quantify these errors and to explore where they occur along the prescribing pathway.

Design: Cross-sectional study of patients attending a specialty glaucoma clinic over a 5-month period.

Optic nerve sheath fenestration for idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a seven year review of visual outcomes in a tertiary centre.

Purpose: To determine visual outcomes of patients with Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), who underwent optic nerve sheath fenestration (ONSF), utilising the two most commonly used tools for monitoring visual function (visual acuity and visual fields) and a third less commonly used tool, colour vision.

Methods: A retrospective study of ONSF patients from 2004 to 2011. Patients' symptoms, body mass index, CSF opening pressure, and visual outcomes were analysed.