Medical Must-See: Man survives accidentally shooting nail into his eye
They say hindsight is 20/20 — perhaps a cruel maxim in the case of a construction worker who experienced a transorbital penetrating brain injury after…
Tag: Ophthalmology
Metformin could protect against age-related macular degeneration: study
Taking metformin could protect older adults without diabetes from developing age-related macular degeneration, according to US doctors. Their case-control study found that use of the…
Surgeons transplant an entire eye in a surgical first
Surgeons in New York have performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye, in addition to a partial face transplant — although it…
GP who called Indigenous doctor a ‘fake Aboriginal’ struck off after landmark case
A GP who called Australia’s first Indigenous ophthalmologist “a fake Aboriginal”, comparing him to “a watered-down bottle of Grange”, has been struck off after what AHPRA…
Medical Must-See: Sunscreen, sweat and a rare corneal ulcer
When a 58-year-old man in tropical Puerto Rico got sunscreen and sweat in his eye while working in his yard, he did not expect to…
Rare phenomenon delays diagnosis
A 60-year-old heterosexual male presents to his GP with a three-week history of fatigue, arthralgia and night sweats. Blood tests reveal liver function derangement with…
The freakonomics of Australian healthcare: an ophthalmology case study
Tucked away down a back street in one of the less salubrious suburbs of Melbourne is a former karate studio turned private hospital. Even to the…
Spot Dx — Gaze at these fundal findings
Janelle, a 75-year-old retired lawyer, presents to her GP with a two-month history of headaches. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If…
Medical Must-See: Mushroom-like tumour sprouts from girl’s eye
Large conjunctival pyogenic granulomas are typically managed with surgery, but Egyptian doctors set their sights on a non-invasive alternative when treating this paediatric case. The…
Ophthalmologist performed risky surgery despite being put ‘on notice’ by GP’s letter: coroner
The death of a woman with end-stage COPD could have been avoided if she had been adequately assessed before cataract surgery, a coroner has found. …
