The UK currently spends £25 billion per year on ocular disease, and there is expected to be a 40% increase in those affected by visual impairment by 2050 [1]. To manage this demand, 82% of ophthalmology units across the UK...
Urgent action must be taken to improve street design and accessibility for blind and partially sighted pedestrians says the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Scotland in their latest report, ‘Street Credibility’.
A survey by eye research charity Fight for Sight has found that people with sight loss fear their sight will further deteriorate during the Covid-19 pandemic, as they struggle to access treatment for their eye conditions.
Glaucoma UK is launching a new booklet to highlight the services it can offer to people with glaucoma, and the healthcare professionals looking after them.
Cllr Carolann Davidson, Labour & Cooperative Councillor for Paisley East and Central, recently visited Sight Scotland Veterans’ Hawkhead Centre to see first-hand the great work the charity does in supporting veterans with sight loss.
Matt Stringer, Chief Executive of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has announced that he will be stepping down from his role. Matt has led RNIB through some challenging times such as the statutory inquiry, the Covid-19 pandemic...
Disability charity SeeAbility has launched a new short film for Learning Disability Week to raise awareness of how people with learning disability can get support with eyecare. The charity works to remove the barriers to eye care for people with...
A round-up of the eye related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #QueenElizabeth #cataract It is well and truly summer! Queen Elizabeth was spotted in her sunnies during recent events, not just...
23 March 2020
| Gwyn Samuel Williams
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EYE - General
I am writing this on 21 March 2020, and I am pretty confident that by the time you read this that whatever I say will already be hopelessly out of date. Plus, it’s only really what I think, and I...
Poppers retinopathy is a relatively unknown phenomenon which afflicts users of poppers but should be considered as a differential in sudden-onset or sub-acute visual acuity loss – particularly in patients with a history of recreational drug use. Raising awareness of...
1 April 2016
| Harminder Dua (Prof)
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EYE - Cornea
The ocular surface (OS) is an anatomical and functional unit made of the tear film, the conjunctival, limbal and corneal epithelium, the lacrimal, mucous and meibomian glands and the lids and blink reflex. The tear film is composed of a...