Ian Flitcroft

Eye surgeon & writer. Author of Journey by Starlight (One Peace Books, USA) and The Reluctant Cannibals (Legend Press, UK) and coder (

[IOVS Journal @ARVOiovs]

A new editorial by Ian Flitcroft et al.--Myopia Correction, Myopia Control and Myopia Management: Definitions and Recommended Usage, https://t.co/d0c8hbsRTJ --opens the 2025 set of International Myopia Institute White Papers, https://t.co/l9vApRtYAP.

[The 24 Hour Plays: Dublin @24HourPlaysDub]

So excited to announce the first 9 creative team members! @AonghusOg, Katie McCann, Lórcan Strain, @BigDirtyFry, Niamh Branigan, Oliver Flitcroft, @peadinny, Tara Flynn and @UltanPringle062 will be joining the madness of #24HrDUB at the @abbeytheatredublin on Jan 14 2024!

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Great show and great performance by our own #OliverFlitcroft

[Dublin Theatre Festival @DubTheatreFest]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“@karenegandiva’s experiences with cancer, which form the spine of the show, are relayed to poignant effect...The gravitas of these subjects and themes is counterpointed by frequently jaunty song” @IrishTimesNews

Warrior tickets and info 👇🎟️👀
https://t.co/FSXiPcDW4U

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Our plucky, step violet! She’s not going to be told where she can and can’t grow!

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My Austen thesaurus https://t.co/GDcjic3Q4p is back online with a new style #JaneAusten writing tool https://t.co/68I1UYy7in

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@a_bindoff Indeed, server has gone down but just started recreating it. May take a few days!

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A visual doggy dictionary
Guilt (noun): a feigned emotion intended avoid the consequences of chewing things
#dogs

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A visual doggy dictionary
Longing (noun): a yearning desire
#dogs

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Northern welcome at the snow hotel Kirkenes last night :) #bestofsnowhotel @ Snowhotel Kirkenes https://t.co/pt1O9KaB82

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Polar bear themed ice cubes. Takes #gameofthrones themed whiskey to a new level!

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Chapters bookshop’s antitheft system! #bookshop

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What to have for breakfast the morning after Burns night: Bagel, #marmite, #haggis, black truffle and scrambled eggs - multiculturism gone mad

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A message from one of our tulips - don’t wait for everyone else, go for it!

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As someone who missed the opportunity of being a millenial (by several decades), this graph is oddly pleasing!

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The Fine Art of Christmas - Understatement

[Paul Maguire @pauljohnmaguire]

@Hothouse_TUDub @KTIconnect @WeAreTUDublin @OcumetraLtd It was my absolute please to receive the award on behalf of @jamesloughman @IanFlitcroft and the wider @OcumetraLtd team - - well done to all

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Our first myopia publication aimed at kids in Frontiers for Young Minds, peer reviewed by Lia and Jessica (both age 12, thanks to both!)
https://t.co/iPuuud3N6U

[Myopia Profile @myopiaprofile]

Is there a difference in smartphone use between myopic and non-myopic children? McCrann et al conducted a case-control study in the Republic of Ireland between January and March 2018 comprising 402 school children and young adults aged between 10 and 33yrs.https://t.co/ylmGpaGj6K

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"The objective in life is not to be on the side of the majority,
but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane"
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus