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Diagnosis of ocular tuberculosis
1 August 2018
| Nikolaos D Georgakarakos
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This review article provides an update on the methods diagnosing ocular tuberculosis (TB), the difficulties in making the diagnosis and makes recommendations to a more accurate diagnosis by combining the available diagnostic tests. Today ocular TB remains a presumptive clinical...
Insights in resistant diabetic macular oedema
5 August 2022
| Sofia Rokerya
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This article gives a bird’s eye review of the different modalities for the treatment of diabetic macular oedema (DME). The debut of anti-VEGFs has brought a paradigm shift in DME management. This treatment has now become a major breakthrough in...
Introducing Danny Laycock, talent solutions specialist for the ophthalmology sector with a truly global reach
6 July 2023
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Recruitment & Personnel
Is your company changing the future of Ophthalmics? We’re collating a list of the top companies to watch in the space for 2024.
HASA OPTIX Certifies as a B Corporation
18 December 2024
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Company Profiles
Premium recyclable ophthalmic instrument company HASA OPTIX announces its certification as a B Corporation (B Corp) company. In a press release, the Brussels-based scale-up confirmed its score of 109.7 points on the B Impact Assessment, in which nonprofit B Lab...
ARx - Augmented Reality Headset
2 August 2022
| David Haider
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EYE - General
In a continuing look at wearable technology, for those with sight impairment, for Aug/Sep we are looking at the recently released ARx. In previous issues we have covered the Envision Glasses and the OrCam MyEye. The ARx is a device...
Simulation in ophthalmology: a pedagogic viewpoint
The advent of simulation technology has enhanced modern medical training. The first utilisation of simulation was in 1929 where Edward Link used this concept to develop a mechanical flight simulator [1]. Industries such as aviation, nuclear power and the military...My Top Five: Social movements changing eyecare awareness
2 April 2025
| U Leo Chanda, Vartika Garg
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EYE - General
Throughout recent years, the rise of the digital age has allowed for social movements to receive far greater awareness than was ever deemed possible. As a result, significant attention has been drawn towards initiatives focusing on a range of health...
Guide to Gaining Approval for a Clinical Study
1 April 2014
| Vanessa Cobb, Pier D Lambiase
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EYE - General
This article focuses on gaining approval for clinical research involving NHS patients, although the principles can be applied to other types of research. The intention is to give an overview of the requirements for setting up a research study, but...
WATCH: Novel imaging technology reveals role of immune cells in early diabetic cataract development
In this video interview, Proffessor Ali Hafezi-Moghadam and Professor Dr. Christoph Rußmann discuss their findings on the role of immune cells in early diabetic cataract development.Is ophthalmology still a vocation?
1 December 2018
| Gwyn Samuel Williams
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EYE - General
People seem to be interested in medicine for different reasons. There does seem to be a spectrum in ophthalmology in which people range from ‘do it for the pay’ all the way to ‘do it for the patients’, with some...
A curry a day could keep the ophthalmologist away
2 December 2019
| Simerdip Kaur
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EYE - General
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are based on facts and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: A curry a day could keep the ophthalmologist away The dietary supplement market is a multibillion-dollar...