A punch in the eye can make you see stars — literally. An Austrian man has developed a star-shaped (stellate) cataract after a blow to the eye that had occurred nearly nine months earlier, according to a case report in the New England Journal of Medicine. The 55-year-old experienced increasingly blurry vision over the six months after the punch, after which time he visited his eye doctor. The trauma to the eye had damaged the eye's lens, triggering the formation of a cataract — and a peculiarly shaped one at that. Cataracts typically form with old age, but it's [...]

The annual OSSA congress will be held at the CTICC in Cape Town from 14 to 17 March 2013. “Ubuntu” is an African philosophy focusing on people's allegiances and relations with one another. It speaks of our interconnectedness and ability to openly share. At its core are generosity and the desire to see others happy. Cape Town will provide a magnificent venue for us to have our meeting, spend time with old friends, make new friends and experience the South African Ophthalmology “Ubuntu”. We have assembled a great faculty, in a world class city during most locals’ favourite month [...]