Author: Jo Gordon

I would like to express my gratitude to the SOE Educational Committee for awarding me the educational grant for Ophthalmologists-in-training. I have spent four  weeks as an observership at the University Hospital “Sveti Duh”,Zagreb, Croatia. As a public University Hospital they have anterior segment (cataract surgery, contact lenses, and transplantation program), vitreoretinal and medical retina, electrophysiology,

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During a two-week period, I had the privilege of being based at the Department of General and Pediatric Ophthalmology of the Medical University of Lublin, Poland and the time spent there made an indelible impression. The hospital boasts of exceptional organization and is equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic and surgical tools, catering to a wide range

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I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Moorfields Eye Hospital. The entire adnexal team, including the consultants and fellows, made me feel welcome and involved in their day-to-day work. I had the opportunity to experience a complete work week, attending clinics, observing surgeries, and participating in teaching sessions. The organization of the observership was exemplary, as

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I would like to express my gratitude to SOE Educational Grant for the opportunity to spend one month as a fellow during the spring of 2023 in the Department of Ophthalmology of the University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia. At this institute, they considered my primary area of focus from the very first moment and organized

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In my brief experience at Moorfields Eye Hospital I can say it has been an honour and privilege to attend one of the oldest eye hospitals in the world with traditions in evidence based medicine in ophthalmology.     I would personally like to thank Dr. Daniel Gore, Dr. Sajjad Ahmad, Dr Jennifer Hind and Dr.

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