Excellence and equity in eye care (2009)
The theme of the 8th General Assembly was ‘Excellence and equity in eye care’ - superlative sound bites perhaps, but when those words are considered in the context of VISION 2020, they take on a...
Converting from ECCE to SICS (2009)
Cataract continues to be the cause of almost half the cases of blindness worldwide and the challenge to meet the needs and develop the required resources is as great as ever.Cataract surgery has...
Management of capsular rupture and vitreous loss in cataract surgery (2008)
Every eye surgeon has experienced – or will experience – that sinking feeling when the posterior capsule is ruptured and vitreous comes forward into the anterior chamber. At that moment...
Endophthalmitis: controlling infection before and after cataract surgery (2008)
Nuwan Niyadurupola, Nick Astbury
Endophthalmitis is a rare, but serious, postoperative complication of cataract surgery. It can have a devastating consequence on a patient’s vision: some patients may lose all light perception.The...
'Smoke gets in your eyes': a research-informed professional education and advocacy programme (2007)
Thornton, Judith, Edwards, Richard, Harrison, Roger A., Elton, Peter, Astbury, Nick, Kelly, Simon P.
Smoking is associated with common sight-threatening eye conditions. We suspected that this link was little known and it might be a potent novel health promotional tool. We therefore developed a...
How to measure intraocular pressure: applanation tonometry (2007)
Sue Stevens, Clare Gilbert, Nick Astbury
All adults attending an eye unit should have their intraocular pressure (IOP) measured, unless there is a contraindication (e.g. trauma or corneal ulcer). Many people with glaucoma have no symptoms...
How to avoid mistakes in biometry (2006)
Nick Astbury, Balasubramanya Ramamurthy
The refractive power of the human eye depends on three factors: the power of the cornea, the power of the lens, and the length of the eye. Following cataract surgery, only the power of the cornea and...
Management of capsular rupture and vitreous loss in cataract surgery
Astbury, Nick, Wood, Mark, Gajiwala, Uday, Patel, Rajesh, Chen, Yi, Benjamin, Larry, ...