The ANTerior Segment Imaging Competition from Eye News and Keeler promotes and celebrates the work of slit-lamp imaging, culminating in cash prizes and exposure for its winners.
After running two hugely successful competitions, the ANTS Imaging Competition is back for 2026 and we can't wait to see what the best of the best of ophthalmic imagers have to offer. Each entry stands a chance at winning up to a £300 Amazon voucher on behalf of Keeler, alongside feature placements in both our annual imaging supplement and the covers of our main issues of Eye News. There will also be a celebrated shortlist and honorable mentions, so plenty of opportunities to go around!
Details on how to submit are below, along with information on our judges and some highlights from last year's ANTS Imaging Competition.
To submit your entry, click on the submission buttons above or below, or follow this link: https://forms.gle/xKoMC6qCSHrz1uqB8.
Submission window: OPEN
Deadline: 31 May
The image(s) must be:
- of the anterior segment
- taken using a slit-lamp
- a high-resolution / 300dpi image
- in either .JPEG or .PNG format
- and between 5MB and 1GB in size.
Details of what your submission must include can be found in the submission form, and our only rules are:
- UK entries only
- a maximum of 3 entries per person
- no trade entries (we only accept submission from healthcare professionals)
- and no digital enhancing is allowed.
It’s really important that...
- you are responsible for obtaining permission and consent from the patient
- and that no identifiable information is present in the image(s).
(L-R) Nicola Bennett, Richard Bell, Rosalyn Painter.
Replicating the same format as last year, the competition will be overseen by our four judges:
- Rosalyn Painter: An ophthalmic imager for nearly 20 years, Rosalyn’s passion for anterior segment imaging starting early in her career. As past Chair of the OIA, ophthalmic lead for the University of Gloucestershire Healthcare Science (Ophthalmic Imaging) degree, Rosalyn also manages the GREG education team and works clinically at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHSFT.
- Richard Bell: Richard is a qualified senior medical photographer and ophthalmic research co-ordinator at the Newcastle Eye Centre (NEC), and an external examiner with Gloucestershire University, with numerous photographic awards to his name. Richard is also a Professional Member of IMI, the Institute of Medical Illustrators, and past co-Chair of the British Association of Retinal Screeners.
- Nicola Bennett: As Head of Clinical Education at Keeler, Nicola brings a profound understanding of eye health and optical imaging to the competition. Nicola is extremely passionate about eyecare and enjoys educating eyecare professionals worldwide on the full Keeler product portfolio.
- Hamza Mussa: An optometrist, Hamza runs a social media-based education page known as The Crazy Optom. He has a special interest in education and ophthalmic imaging. Hamza currently works as a lead optometrist in Oxfordshire and is the College of Optometrist's councillor for West Midlands.
Reflecting on his experience of judging for the 2024 competition, Richard Bell stated that, “As one of the competition’s judges, ‘astonishing’ was the first word that sprung to me as I looked through [the] photographs. It was quite difficult to select not just the winning submission but also the runners-up and third place winners. There are a lot of things to consider while judging a photography competition, such as composition, exposure, the focussing, meticulousness, and accurate interpretation of the brief. A huge thank you to everyone who entered and made this a fun competition to judge; every entry did just that, and it was an absolute pleasure to judge.”
