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American Academy of Ophthalmology – Updated textbooks Basic and Clinical Science Course 2018-2019

1 October 2019 | | EYE - General, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The American Academy of Ophthalmology publish a series of books entitled Basic and Clinical Science Course every year. It’s a highly regarded series and has often been quoted to me as a good reference set of books. Indeed, I invested...

Emergency eye care in the UK: the way forward?

1 April 2018 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
In this paper the authors highlight issues pertaining to the growing number of patients presenting to the emergency eye services in the UK. Data collection involved literature review, telephone surveys and email correspondence (n=142). Ninety-one lead clinicians responded and a...

Optical Express sponsors Atlantic rowing challenge for dementia research

5 January 2024 | Charity, Dementia, Race Against Dementia, Foundation, Work, Sponsorship
Optical Express has become the official headline sponsor of a rowing challenge that will see Jason Black (52) and Neil Glover (60) row over 3100 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, in an effort to raise money to fund groundbreaking research into a cure for dementia.

The NRC achieves Carbon Neutrality for the second year running

2 October 2023 | green, carbon neutral, NRC, national resource centre, Rebecca Jasper, Mat Stringer
The NRC has successfully achieved carbon neutrality for 2022, alongside a significant reduction in emissions in a number of areas.

New report calls for national funding to expand life-changing eye care technology

9 October 2025 | OCT, optometry, UK, funding, technology
Optometry Scotland warns of “postcode lottery” Optometry Scotland (OS), the representative body for optical professionals, has published a landmark report calling for the full integration of an early diagnostic tool in primary eyecare across Scotland. Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT) is...

New UK study finds widespread hidden sensory loss

20 October 2025 | The College of Optometrists, funding, eye health, optometry, sensory loss
One in four over-50s has vision impairment and three quarters have some hearing loss. Groundbreaking research involving eye tests and hearing examinations with more than 500 over-50’s – the first of its kind in the UK – has revealed widespread...

BOLD Optical Fair // The Hottest show of the year

19 September 2023 | BOLD Optical Fair, Opticians, Fashion, Events, Netherlands
The September edition of Bold Optical Fair, the optical event for the Netherlands (and neighboring regions such as Flanders and North Rhine Westphalia, among others), turned out to be the hottest show of the year.

Bus drivers swap with blind passengers

18 May 2026 | patient stories
Drivers at the Xplore Dundee depot took part in a hands-on session today [Wednesday 6 May] to better understand the experiences of blind and partially sighted passengers. The company held a ‘Swap With Me’ event in which volunteers from national...

Assessing everyday visual function in dry AMD – what matters to the person?

1 April 2019 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the primary cause of blindness in the developed world and is accountable for more than one half of sight impairment registrations within England and Wales [1]. AMD is prevalent in people aged 60 years and...

Introducing: the Glaucoma Field Defect Classifier

12 August 2025 | glaucoma, diagnositics, technology, CVI
For patients with advanced glaucoma, there are no treatments to reverse severe sight impairment (blindness). Support in the community is essential but requires a certificate of visual impairment (CVI) signed by a consultant ophthalmologist. The criteria for certification are ambiguous...

2019 ICO-Allergan Research Fellowship awarded

4 July 2019
Dr Matias Iglicki, from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, has been selected as the second recipient of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO)-Allergan Fellowship Award, by a panel of leading experts.

100% Optical and Optrafair organisers join forces

27 July 2020
From now on there will be one major annual exhibition, 100% Optical at London’s ExCeL exhibition centre, which has full industry support from the FMO and other major optical bodies.