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Requirements guidance issued as optometry contract for Wales comes into force

Optometry Wales outlines new rules for practitioners practising in Wales.

Manchester Royal Eye Hospital first in UK to use ultra-wide field OCT angiography machine in patient facing setting

Manchester Royal Eye Hospital announces it is the first in the UK to utilise the ultra-wide field OCT angiography machine, the Xephilio OCT-S1 from Canon, in a patient facing setting.

New genomic test saves Moorfields patient’s sight

Moorfields patient Ellie Irwin’s stubborn and debilitating eye inflammation was successfully treated as a result of a new metagenomic service identifying the cause of this as a rare infection. In 2019, Ellie first got symptoms of uveitis, a condition characterised...

Clinical tutor enjoys rewarding nature of volunteering

Bradford University Clinical Tutor, Benji Chandra, celebrates five years of supporting the needs of homeless people this summer.

UK Lens Manufacturer HOYA announces partnership with Orbis UK

The Vision Care company joins forces with charity to fight avoidable blindness in India.

SpaMedica launches pre-reg training programme to support future generations of optometrists

SpaMedica is partnering with Vision Express to offer pre-registration training placements to 150 aspiring optometrists. Trainees will have the opportunity to shadow SpaMedica’s clinical teams and in-house optometrists as they treat patients with a variety of eye conditions, including cataracts...

In conversation with Vasuki Sivagnanavel at 100% Optical

At 100% Optical at the end of February, we were lucky enough to run into Vasuki Sivagnanavel, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at The Royal Eye Unit, Kingston Hospital, shortly after her presentation: 'Diagnostic insights with retinal ultra-widefield multimodal imaging - perspectives from an optometrist and ophthalmologist'.

World Diabetes Day workshop highlights the importance of education to protect the sight of people living with diabetes

Health professionals from all over the world came together to mark World Diabetes Day on 14 November 2022 through an online workshop celebrating progress in development of diabetic retinopathy (DR) services in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).

SpaMedica announces partnership with Macular Society

SpaMedica, one of the UK’s leading independent providers of NHS eye care services, is proud to announce a new partnership with the Macular Society, set to launch this month. The collaboration will help to fund ground-breaking research and vital support...

College of Optometrists responds to Labour’s partnership plans for eyecare

Shadow Health Minister, Karin Smyth MP, has outlined Labour’s plans to support improved eyecare services.

The world in union

"It’s the world in union, the world as one…” Hearing these lyrics as a sports fan means only one thing: it’s time for the Rugby World Cup! This four-yearly sporting extravaganza should hit your TV screens around the same time...

All eyes on Twiggy as she fronts new campaign warning us: don’t lose focus of your eye health

Dame Twiggy Lawson fronts a new public awareness campaign focused on eye health, as cases of macular disease increase with our ageing population.