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View article: Early versus delayed timing of vitrectomy after open-globe injury
Early versus delayed timing of vitrectomy after open-globe injury Open
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of early versus delayed timing of vitrectomy after open-globe injury on visual outcomes.
View article: Early versus Delayed Timing of Primary Repair after Open-Globe Injury
Early versus Delayed Timing of Primary Repair after Open-Globe Injury Open
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View article: Low-cost Lateral Canthotomy and Cantholysis Model for the Emergency Department
Low-cost Lateral Canthotomy and Cantholysis Model for the Emergency Department Open
This is a Photo Essay and does not have an abstract. Please download the PDF or view the article in HTML.
View article: Designing a Mobile Eye Hospital to Support Health Systems in Resource-Scarce Environments
Designing a Mobile Eye Hospital to Support Health Systems in Resource-Scarce Environments Open
Eye health is an integral part of well-being that may be at increased risk when health service delivery is affected by sudden-onset disasters, complex humanitarian events, or conflict in resource-scarce environments. This study proposes a …
View article: Tuberculous mastoiditis in a 2-month-old infant presenting with facial nerve palsy
Tuberculous mastoiditis in a 2-month-old infant presenting with facial nerve palsy Open
We present a rare case of tuberculous mastoiditis in a 2-month-old infant. The patient presented with facial nerve palsy, fever and otorrhoea and was subsequently confirmed to have a Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Mastoiditis was co…
View article: Consensus-based antimicrobial resistance and stewardship competencies for UK undergraduate medical students
Consensus-based antimicrobial resistance and stewardship competencies for UK undergraduate medical students Open
Background In the UK there is limited coverage of antimicrobial stewardship across postgraduate curricula and evidence that final year medical students have insufficient and inconsistent antimicrobial stewardship teaching. A national under…
View article: Who should develop massive open online courses (MOOCs) for undergraduate medical education?
Who should develop massive open online courses (MOOCs) for undergraduate medical education? Open
Editor – The future of medical education is online and as the world restructures in the midst of this pandemic there is opportunity for this future to be expedited. As a group of medical students from the UK, we have seen great variation i…
View article: <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19: opportunities for professional development and disruptive innovation
<span>COVID</span> ‐19: opportunities for professional development and disruptive innovation Open
As a group of medical students from the United Kingdom (UK), we currently find ourselves in a period of uncertainty as the continuing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused widespread disruption to medical education. Our m…
View article: Should international medical electives to resource-poor countries continue during COVID-19?
Should international medical electives to resource-poor countries continue during COVID-19? Open
Medical students on elective offer a workforce that may become essential when local healthcare services in resource-limited countries become overwhelmed. We argue they should not be cancelled, and instead should be offered on a voluntary b…
View article: Ophthalmic services during ongoing conflict: the eye health system in Yemen
Ophthalmic services during ongoing conflict: the eye health system in Yemen Open
There is little information on the provision of ophthalmic services and the eye health system in Yemen. Using the WHO framework for analysing health systems, we aim to assess what is known about the current eye health system in Yemen with …
View article: English communication skills for employability: the perspectives of employers in Bahrain
English communication skills for employability: the perspectives of employers in Bahrain Open
Whilst English remains the language of global commerce, the role and outcomes of English language provision in English-medium higher education institutions in the Arab Gulf countries remains central to any discussion on graduate profile an…