Roibeard O’hEineachain
EuroTimes articles by Roibeard O’hEineachain
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Smartphone AI prediction tool
Monday, April 6, 2020A novel portable smartphone slit-lamp prototype system employing artificial intelligence (AI) is showing promise as a low-cost screening tool for angle-closure disease
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Ophthalmologists must be protected from COVID-19
Friday, April 3, 2020The virus is so contagious that for effective protection you need a full body suit covering you from head to toe and a mask though which you may exhale but you cannot intake particles.
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PPE should protect eyes, nose and mouth
Friday, April 3, 2020The COVID-19 virus can survive as an aerosol suspended in the air and personal protection equipment (PPE) for healthcare professionals needs to protect all vulnerable surfaces on their body from infection, including mouth nose and eyes,, according to a recent report from China (Yu et al, Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020; DOI: 10.3760 / cma.j.cn112142-20200313-00181). […]
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Relaxing the surgeon
Thursday, April 2, 2020Conscious breath control can prevent panic and help ensure a successful outcome
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Learning from disaster
Thursday, April 2, 2020Complications such as capsulorhexis tears can be often be avoided by calm but prompt action when the surgery first begins to go awry.
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COVID-19 not present in patients’ tears in Singapore suggesting ocular transmission is low
Monday, March 30, 2020A new study involving 17 COVID-19 patients failed to detect the presence of the virus in a study conducted Singapore, suggesting a low risk of ocular transmission of the virus https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(20)30311-0/fulltext The patients in the study had positive for COVID-19 by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of nasopharyngeal samples in a clinical diagnostic laboratory. […]
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Healthcare professionals need eye protection against COVID19
Monday, March 30, 2020Healthcare professionals need eye protection to prevent transmission of COVID-19 to or from patients
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UK ophthalmologists will try to maintain service for patients at high risk for visual loss without treatment
Thursday, March 26, 2020Michael Burdon MD FRCS In a EuroTimes interview, RCOphth President, Michael Burdon MD FRCS, provides his insights into COVID-19’s impact on ophthalmology in the UK. “UK ophthalmologists around the country are preparing themselves for the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in line with the preparation being put in action by the NHS in general. […]
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Corneal procurement continues at greatly reduced rate in The Netherlands
Sunday, March 22, 2020Available tissues to be used as efficiently as possible for patients who need them most
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Three pronged strategy to prevent COVId-19
Friday, March 20, 2020Stepping up COVID-19 infection control measures in ophthalmology
