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Twins’ twin cataract surgery at Newmedica

1 July 2026 | patient stories, industry, private sector
The team at a Birmingham clinic were left seeing double when identical twins Bill and John Bowdler had the same surgery on the same eyes. Bill and John firmly believe that two is better than one - having always dressed...

Blind and Partially Sighted speakers take to the stage at Glasgow City Chambers

15 July 2026 | charity, politics
A group of blind and partially sighted people celebrated the culmination of a public speaking course this week, delivering speeches to a delighted audience at Glasgow City Chambers. The course was organised by leading sight loss charity RNIB Scotland in...

Early vitrectomy for endophthalmitis offers hope to patients

4 August 2026 | research, treatment
A Phase 2 feasibility study published today in the prestigious Nature Communications Medicine journal has shown that early vitrectomy surgery treatment for acute endophthalmitis can be potentially more beneficial to patients’ vision compared with the current antibiotic-first approach. This is...

4th National Student Ophthalmology Conference (NSOC) 2025 – Evolution of Ophthalmology

10 May 2025
by Umme Alam and Adnan Abdul-Aziz, NSOC Leads We’re excited to announce that the fourth annual National Student Ophthalmology Conference (NSOC) will take place on Saturday 10th May 2025, from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM — and for the first...

UK Eye Genetics Group (UK-EGG) 2024

10 June 2024
by Mohammed Aslam, FY 3 Doctor, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, UK. Founded in 2002, the UK EGG provides a hub to share knowledge on inherited eye disease and train the next generation of clinicians and scientists. This year’s...

Moorfields: Vitreoretinal emergencies: A practical guide for health care professionals

16 October 2025
Vitreoretinal emergencies: A practical guide for health care professionals

SightCare showcases 40 years of independent success at exclusive practice event

11 September 2026 | historical, allied professions
Independent optical practice owners and managers are being invited to take an exclusive look inside one of the UK's long-established independent practices as SightCare continues its series of regional networking events. Hosted at Andrew Morgan Opticians in Boston Spa on...

World’s largest vision award goes to Botond Roska and José-Alain Sahel

16 September 2026
Botond Roska, Director of Science at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB), and José-Alain Sahel, University of Pittsburgh and Chair of the IOB Scientific Advisory Board, have been awarded the 2026 António Champalimaud Vision Award. Worth EUR...

Ultrasound imaging of the eyes

2 July 2026 | | EYE - Imaging
Since its initial use in the eyes fifty years ago, ultrasound has established itself as a common diagnostic technique in ophthalmology. Sonographers, engineers and clinicians from all around the world have contributed to the development of ocular ultrasonography. As a...

Case series of toxic anterior segment syndrome

1 August 2019 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Herein we report two cases of toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) following uneventful cataract surgery. Both patients presented 24 hours after their uneventful operations with painless blurred vision in the operated eye. The inflammatory reaction was controlled successfully with an...

Management of retinal diseases: highlights from the AAO 2019 Retina Subspecialty Day Meeting

2 December 2019 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The author highlights current debate, opinion and late breaking developments in the management of retinal diseases. The American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2019 Retina Subspecialty Day Meeting was held on 11-12 October, 2019 in San Francisco, USA. Established and emerging innovative...

Survey of current undergraduate ophthalmology teaching in the United Kingdom

1 October 2019 |
Is there a crisis in ophthalmic education? The British Undergraduate Ophthalmology Society surveyed medical students and junior doctors to evaluate current ophthalmology teaching across medical schools in the UK. British medicals schools are currently not obligated to include ophthalmology within...