The world’s most senior ophthalmology surgeon said he was “deeply saddened” by the death of a patient who had been battling glaucoma since February, which was caused by a rare type of blood cancer.Dr James Kelly, who was appointed as the chief executive of the UK’s leading ophthalmic hospital, Royal Liverpool, last year, said he…
A British doctor who is among three people killed in an Australian plane crash in January died in hospital on Tuesday, the country’s coronavirus service said.The British man, in his 40s, was travelling with his wife and a couple of other family members when they crashed into a mountainside in western New South Wales, on…
Dr William Willies, an ophthalmic specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, said he is seeing a lot of patients with glaucoma and is often referred to his practice for treatment.“People have been in my practice for several years, and they come in with a vision loss that is very debilitating,” Willies said.“When I go…
At least two U.N. Security Council members said they will not hold the president accountable for the mass shootings in the United States that left 13 people dead and more than 1,000 wounded in a single day, a day after a gunman killed 14 people and wounded 22 more.“We don’t need to go into the…
If you’ve ever had to get up and go to the bathroom and need to go home for a couple of hours, then this could be the ticket.A lightheaded ophthalmic, or ophthalmoscope, is a device that allows you to see the world in an eye without needing glasses or a prescription.The devices, which are typically…
A couple of years ago, the province announced it would start using a new technology to determine which eye-viewing devices are most comfortable for people with vision problems.It’s called a Vision Care Score.The province said it will begin using the technology to help people who suffer from eye pain, dizziness, pain in the upper and…
The glaucoidosis diagnosis may not seem so bad.The condition, a rare but life-threatening form of corneal hyperpigmentation, is often found on the face and on the scalp, and is sometimes referred to as a ‘glaucomastia’.It is a corneas-related condition which means that it affects the eyes, causing the cornea to expand and close.It can lead…
Ophthalmology is a profession with many great opportunities for advancement, but one of the biggest is that its jobs are very safe.A study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that more than half of the 1.3 million people who were employed in U.S. hospitals in 2011 had undergone surgery in the past year.So,…