Orbital Cellulitis is an ophthalmic emergency that requires prompt recognition and treatment to avoid potentially sight and life-threatening consequences. It is defined as an infection of the tissues posterior to the orbital septum.

The Introduction to Ophthalmic Surgery course (IOS) is a very popular 1-day course delivered by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in London. The course aims to introduce clinicians to some of the microsurgical techniques which form the foundations of commonly performed ophthalmic procedures such as strabismus, cataract, corneal and oculoplastic surgery.

This case highlights the challenges of management of lens dislocation in patients with homocystinuria. Management of lens dislocation is initially with pupillary dilation and medical management of raised IOP, supine posturing and then pupillary constriction when the lens repositions into the retropupillary space.

This article explains the various different types of laser refractive eye surgery by breaking them down into different subtypes of surface and flap-based procedures, followed by evaluating their outcomes, complications, and comparing different procedures against each other.

Reactive Arthritis (RA), formerly known as Reiter’s Syndrome, refers to non-septic joint inflammation that develops in reaction to an infection in another part of the body. RA is often characterized by a classic triad of symptoms: inflammation of multiple asymmetric joints usually in the lower limbs, inflammation of the eyes in the form of conjunctivitis or uveitis and urethritis in men or cervicitis in women. These three symptoms may occur separately, all at once or not at all.

Herpes Zoster (HZ) is a viral infection of an individual nerve and its corresponding dermatome following reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV). Approximately 1 in 4 people will develop herpes zoster in their lifetime, with incidence and severity increasing with age. Other important risk factors for VZV include an immunocompromised state, certain comorbidities, psychological factors and female sex. This article presents a case of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus with ocular involvement in an immunocompromised 64-year-old male patient.