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Mr Soon Ch'ng

General Ophthalmologist, Cataract, Medical Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgeon
MBChB MBA FRCOphth

Surgeons in Operating Room

Surgical & Medical Tips

The contents in this page is to provide guidance to training ophthalmologists in management of common ophthalmological conditions. It also contains materials from external websites for guidelines and surgical videos.

Surgical & Medical Tips: List

CORNEA AND ANTERIOR SEGMENT

Corneal dystrophies

Herpes simplex keratitis (HSK)

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO)

Microbial keratitis

Scleritis and episcleritis

GLAUCOMA

Narrow angle glaucoma

Ocular hypertension and primary open-angle glaucoma

Secondary glacuoma

LENS

IOL subluxation/dislocation

Refractive surprise (how to avoid?)

Refractive surprise (how to manage?)

Secondary IOL Options

Toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS)

NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY

Binocular diplopia

Cranial nerve palsies

Functional visual loss

Giant cell arteritis

Internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO)

Myasthenia gravis

Supranuclear eye movement disorders

ORBITS AND OCULOPLASTICS

Lid malposition

Nasolacrimal duct obstruction

Orbital cellulitis

Orbital lesions (cystic, inflammation, tumors, vascular)

Thyroid eye disease

PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY

Non-accidental injuries

Ophthalmia neonatarum

Sudden onset squint in child

White reflex in a child (leukocoria)

REFRACTIVE SURGERY

Refraction made easy

Refractive surgery – summary

Refractive surgery - simple surgical techniques

RETINA

Age related macular degeneration

Cancer associated retinopathy (CAR)

Central serous retinopathy

Choroidal detachments

Chorioretinal dystrophies

Coat’s disease

Diabetic retinopathy

Cystoid macular oedema

Endophthalmitis

Epiretinal membrane

Familial exudative vitreo-retinopathy (FEVR)

Hypertensive retinopathy

Macular dystrophies

Macular telangiectasia

Ocular ischaemic syndrome

Optic disc pit maculopathy

Posterior vitreous detachment

Radiation retinopathy

Retinal artery occlusion

Retinal coloboma

Retinal detachment

Retinal vein occlusion

Retinitis pigmentosa

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)

Sickle cell retinopathy

Submacular haemorrhage

Terson’s syndrome

Toxic retinopathies

Valsalva retinopathy

Vitreomacular traction

Uveal effusion syndrome

UVEITIS

Acute anterior/posterior uveitis

Behcet’s disease

Infectious uveitis

Intermediate uveitis

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Retinal vasculitis

Seronegative spondyloarthropathies

Multiple sclerosis

Sympathetic ophthalmia

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada’s syndrome

White dot syndromes

Surgical Techniques

External Resources

Aniridia implants

Artisan IOL implantation (anterior approach)

Cataract Coach

Extracapsular Cataract Extraction (ECCE)

Hoffman pocket (corneoscleral pocket technique for subluxed IOL-capsular bag complex)

Iris Repair (Agarwal 4 throw Pupilloplasty)

Iris Repair (Iridodialysis)

Iris Repair (Multiple Techniques)

Iris Repair (Seipser Sliding Knot)

Iris Suturing of IOL

Mini-Monoka Stent for Canalicular Laceration

Oculoplastics Videos - Richard Caesar

Retina Surgery Simplified

Scleral Fixated IOL

Sutured capsular tension segment

Suture Types

Toric IOL - how to do it (Alcon)

[VR] Aminiotic Graft for Macular Hole

[VR] Chorioretinectomy

[VR] Closed Funnel Retinal Detachment Repair

[VR] Draining Choroidal Effusions

[VR] Draining Suprachoroidal Haemorrhage

[VR] Intraocular Foreign Body - Step by Step Management

[VR] Endophthalmitis Surgical Management

[VR] Giant Retinal Tear Surgical Management

[VR] Macular Buckling

[VR] Paediatric VR Surgical Management

[VR] Perfoming Retinectomies

[VR] Retinal Biopsy

[VR] Scleral Buckles Tunnels

[VR] Using Heavy Liquid

[VR] Subretinal Surgery Lecture

Surgical & Medical Tips: List

Ophthalmology Guidelines

Abusive Head Trauma and the Eye in Infancy Documentation 2013 (RCOphth)

Age related macular degeneration (AMD) Guidelines 2018 (NICE)

Antiepileptic drug - Topiramate side effects 2010 (RCOphth)

Antiepileptic drug - Vigabatrin (Sabril) side effects 2008 (RCOphth)

Cataract Surgery Guidelines 2017 (NICE)

Certification of vision impairment (CVI) 2018 (RCOphth / DoH)

Diabetic Retinopathy Guidelines 2013 (RCOphth)

Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Retinopathy Screening 2020 (RCOphth)

Intravitreal injection therapy 2018 (RCOphth)

Local Anaesthesiae in Ophthalmic Surgery 2012 (RCOphth)

Management of strabismus in childhood Guidelines 2012 (RCOphth)

Occupational Visual Standards 2019 (DVLA)

Referral pathways for adult ocular tumours 2020 (RCOphth)

Retinal Vein Occlusion Guidelines 2015 (RCOphth)

UK Retinal of Prematurity (ROP) Guideline Treatment Algorithm 2008 (RCOphth)

Surgical & Medical Tips: List

Syndromes that is useful to know

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Learn more

Marfan Syndrome

Learn more

Stickler Syndrome

SUSAC Syndrome

Learn more

Surgical & Medical Tips: List

Imaging Tips

Chorioretinal Folds

OCT to determine disc swelling

USS B-scan quick reference on how to do it systematically

Surgical & Medical Tips: List

Training Websites

Sponsored by Alcon, B&L & DORC respectively

Vit-Buckle Society VR Training Site

Also contains retinal clinical studies summary in AMD, DR and RVO

Surgical & Medical Tips: List

VR Surgery Questions

When to stop antiplatelets & anticoagulants before VR Surgery?

BEAVRS Cochrane Corner

BEAVRS Educational Portal

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