Is it the right time to promote competency-based European Training Requirements in Ophthalmology? A European Board of Ophthalmology survey.

Purpose: To report national practices and recent progress in competency-based medical education (CBME) implementation in ophthalmology across European countries.

Methods: A 30-question online survey was emailed to European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) ophthalmology section delegates, European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma (EBOD) examiners and presidents of ophthalmology societies affiliated with UEMS/EBO.

Results: A total of 230 ophthalmologists with an average age of 54.

Cataract surgical training in Europe: European Board of Ophthalmology survey.

Purpose: To survey recently graduated European ophthalmologists concerning cataract surgery (CS) training opportunities.

Setting: Countries affiliated to the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO).

Design: Cross-sectional study of anonymous survey results.

Ciliary body medulloepithelioma treated with intra-operative brachytherapy after fine needle aspiration biopsy.

Medulloepithelioma is the second most common type of pediatric intra-ocular tumors. It commonly arises from ciliary body, and it is generally diagnosed in the first decade of life. Management options for medulloepithelioma include enucleation, resection, or radiotherapy, but further investigation is still needed.

Fundus changes after cardiac surgery.

A Caucasian male with known severe aortic stenosis was referred to our Ophthalmology Department after undergoing cardiac surgery using extracorporeal circulation. Signs of retinal ischaemia were found during fundus examination and neuroimaging showed posterior cerebral artery occlusion.

Procedural aspects of the organization of the comprehensive European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma examination.

The comprehensive European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma (EBOD) examination is one of 38 European medical specialty examinations. This review aims at disclosing the specific procedures and content of the EBOD examination. It is a descriptive study summarizing the present organization of the EBOD examination.

Rate of cataract formation in 343 highly myopic eyes after implantation of three types of phakic intraocular lenses.

Purpose: To assess the feasibility of using phakic intraocular lenses (PIOL) to treat high myopia, and evaluate the incidence of cataract, comparing three different lens types.

Methods: From 1989 to 2002, we implanted three different phakic intraocular lenses (PIOL) in 343 eyes of 232 patients; 231 eyes recieved an Ophtec (Worst-Fechner model, iris-claw), 89 an Adatomed (silicone posterior chamber), and 23 a Staar (posterior chamber, models V2, V3, V4). Average follow-up was 96.

Phakic intraocular lenses to correct high myopia: Adatomed, Staar, and Artisan.

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of using phakic intraocular lenses (IOLs) to correct high myopia by comparing 3 IOL models: Adatomed, Staar, and Artisan.

Setting: La Fe University Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, and the Fundación Oftalmológica del Mediterráneo, Valencia, Spain.

Methods: In this prospective comparative study, a phakic IOL was implanted in 217 highly myopic eyes (118 patients).