Eye to Eye: An Ophthalmology Podcast from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists

In this episode we bring you the remaining interviews from what would have been the 'Everything you wanted to ask about keratoconus but were too afraid to ask’ at College Congress. This episode features four interviews with leading clinicians. Firstly we spoke with Riccardo Vinciguerra about corneal biomechanics. We then spoke with Damian Lake about surgical advances in keratoconus. Trusit Dave then gave us an overview of the use of contact lenses in keratoconus. To conclude the session we spoke with Sunil Shah who amongst other topics provided an overview regarding the management of keratoconus in children. 

In the third episode we speak with Ankur Barua who would have chaired the session, ‘Everything you wanted to ask about keratoconus but were too afraid to ask’. Interviews with the other speakers from this symposium will be featured in the next episode of Eye to Eye.  We then spoke briefly with two abstract holders about their work.  Andrew Swampillai spoke about his paper, 'Confidence of UK ophthalmic trainees in managing posterior capsular rupture: results from a national Trainee Clinical Research Network survey'.  Rachel Healy spoke about her paper, 'Ten-year outcomes in neovascular age-related macular degeneration, treated with anti-VEGF'

In this special series of episodes we cover content from the Congress that would have been. In the fourth episode we speak with Mr. Mike Burdon, the current president of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and Mr. Bernie Chang, the incoming and newly elected president of our college.

In this special series of episodes we cover content from the Congress that would have been. In the third episode we speak with Professor Uday Devgan, the founder of cataractcoach.com and renowned Ophthalmic educator. We discussed top tips for junior cataract surgeons and advice for maintaining your skills during extended periods without operating. We then spoke briefly with two abstract holders about their work. Chris Way spoke about his paper, 'Technician assisted glaucoma virtual review and triage: The eradication a glaucoma pending list in a large district general hospital'. Nick Maycock spoke about his paper, 'Real-world clinical effectiveness and safety of cyclosporine 0.1% eye drops in dry eye disease and severe keratitis: PERSPECTIVE Study 24-week interim analysis'.

In this special series of episodes we cover content from the Congress that would have been. In the second episode Christina Rennie chairs her session entitled controversies in diabetic retinopathy. We then spoke briefly with three abstract holders about their work. Ketan Kapoor spoke about his paper, 'A clinical audit to evaluate an optometrist led rapid-access wet-AMD referral service'. Meriam Islam spoke about her paper, 'Home monitoring for patients with diabetic macula oedema: my doctor knows how I’m seeing every day'. Aidan Benson spoke about his paper, 'Ocular surface side-effects of novel biologic agent for the treatment of eczema, dupilumab: Real-world data from UK cohort'.

In this special series of episodes we cover content from the Congress that would have been. In the first episode we hear from Professor Andrew Lotery who talked about the VICI study which evaluated the use of Eplerenone as a treatment for chronic central serous retinopathy (CSCR). He also shared some clinical pearls for the management of CSCR.  We then spoke briefly with three abstract holders about their work.  Conor Lyons spoke about his paper, 'A Retrospective Analysis of MicroPulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation'. Anna Song spoke about her paper, 'Keratoconus - is it reversible?'. Jasna Astalos spoke about her paper, 'Treatment of open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension with preservative-free tafluprost/timolol fixed-dose combination:12 week analysis (The VISIONARY Study)'.

In this episode we spoke with Hani Hasan, an Ophthalmologist at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon. We talked his work related to the prediction and early identification of hydroxychloroquine maculopathy.

In this episode, Aman Chandra, a consultant vitreo-retinal surgeon and the Awards and Scholarships Lead at the college spoke with Professor Mario Romano, a vitreo-retinal surgeon working in the epicentre of the European COVID19 crisis in Milan. This extensive interview discusses a wide range of topics in regard to the current pandemic including Professor Romano's recent publication, 'Facing COVID-19 in Ophthalmology Department' which is linked below. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02713683.2020.1752737

In this episode we spoke with Anthony Khawaja, a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. We talked about the genetic basis of glaucoma, genetic testing and personalising the management of glaucoma.

In the latest episode of Eye to Eye, the podcast from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Miss Fiona Spencer, Chair of the Training Committee spoke about the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Ophthalmology and Ophthalmologists in training.