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My Top Five: Instagram accounts to keep your scrolling educational

There’s no denying that now, more than ever, we are better connected to our electronic devices; 24/7, around the clock. The phenomenon of ‘Zoom’ and ‘Microsoft Teams’ is shaping the future of medical education, national trainee recruitment and conference access....

90% of NHS trusts now have electronic patient records

The NHS has met the government’s target for 90% of trusts adopting electronic patient records (EPR) in hospitals ahead of schedule.

Martial arts mum fights for inclusive employment

A visually impaired mum in West Lothian is calling for more accessible and inclusive employment for people with sight loss. Amanda Whitfield (35) recently won medals alongside her five-year-old daughter in mixed martial arts, after taking part in local family...

OCT measurements of eye muscles for Grave’s disease

The purpose of this study was to use optical coherence tomography (OCT) to assess horizontal rectus muscle thickening in patients with active and inactive Grave’s ophthalmopathy (GO) compared to healthy controls. This was a cross section observation study of rights...

Comparison of structural and functional features in primary angle closure and open-angle glaucoma

In this large cross-sectional study, differences in structural and functional damage were assessed among patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) with optical coherence tomography and reliable visual field testing. Two-hundred and eighty-three patients with...

10 daily habits damaging your eyesight and changes you can make to remedy against them

Following World Glaucoma Day on 12 March this year, it is vital that the longevity of our vision is always a priority. However, many of our daily habits contribute to the onset of glaucoma and vision loss.

What's trending Apr/May 2026

A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #WinterOlympics #SpeedSkates The Winter Olympics have been a fantastic spectacle. It is always amazing to see such skill and athleticism in...

New College of Optometrists President and Council members announced

The College of Optometrists welcomed a new President and seven new Council members at its AGM, held during the College’s clinical conference, Optometry Tomorrow 2024 - now incorporating BCLA Focus - in Telford on 29 April.

Displacement of submacular haemorrhage – comparative study pneumatic displacement versus subretinal cocktail injection

The authors report a multicentre retrospective interventional case series study comparing the outcome of submacular haemorrhage (SMH) using pneumatic displacement with intravitreal expansile gas versus treatment with pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) versus subretinal injection of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), anti-vascular...

Ciliatech reports positive clinical results on novel glaucoma implant, CID, in 24-month post-operative follow up

Chavanod (near Annecy), France, March 29, 2023 - Ciliatech, an ophthalmology medtech company developing a new class of implant to treat glaucoma durably, announced the positive results of a 24-month post-operative follow-up on a clinical trial of CID, its first generation Cilio-scleral Inter-positioning Device.

Froben for anterior scleritis

Flurbiprofen (Froben) is one of the nonselective cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors blocking both COX-1 and COX-2 pathways. Agrawal et al. undertook a retrospective cohort study to determine the effectiveness of oral Froben in managing noninfectious, non-necrotising anterior scleritis. One hundred and...

In conversation with Fares Antaki: The retinal age gap in schizophrenia

Fares Antaki. Nima Ghadiri (NG): The ‘retinal age gap’ (RAG) is a relatively new concept. Based on your study [1], how confident are you in proposing this as a non-invasive, accessible biomarker for accelerated biological ageing in patients with neuropsychiatric...