Jan 2021 CHAPTER 2 Global magnitude: eye conditions and vision impairment lists the common eye conditions that can cause vision impairment. Blindness secondary to cornea problems / scarring is much ...

I want to talk about the recent WHO report on what we have accomplished, what are the current eye concerns / predictions, and the way forward. This report might have been “overlooked” by some of us ...

Pro Fide, pro Utilitate Hominum
(For the Faith and for the Benefit of Mankind)

Situated on a gentle hillock in Jerusalem is the iconic St John Eye Hospital. The institution is an international ...

The International Society of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery and Entod Pharmaceuticals sponsored an amazing webinar during the COVID pandemic about both MSICS and Phaco featuring ...

Dr. Wililiam Myers led this excellent 2 hour webinar in April 2020 which was an exciting and comprehensive introductory program on Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS).  This virtual ...

Lots happening in global ( international / tropical ) ophthalmology at this time. More interest in efforts to reduce / prevent blindness in the developing world. There are now more physicians / eye ...

Below are some suggestions to prevent post-op endophthalmitis which fortunately is usually a rare complication.. The prognosis with acute endophthalmitis is usually quite poor so prevention is ...

This is my guide to the treatment of severe corneal fungal ulcers in low-income and middle-income countries. As we all know, fungal ulcers are more common in the tropics. In the States there are ...

I wanted to write again on glaucoma as we all see many patients with glaucoma everywhere --- many unfortunately with severe, advanced, end-stage glaucoma when we first see them. As you know, glaucoma ...

Recently an ophthalmologist in a developing country asked me when I would start a patient with ocular hypertension ( mid-20’s IOP and a normal cup / disc ratio ) on therapy. I wanted to follow up ...