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The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness: How ICEH maintains the cornerstone of global eye health data

2 October 2025 | | EYE - General
In this paper we will discuss The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB), a survey methodology that has become the single largest source of population eye health data globally. The origins of RAAB The RAAB is a rapid, population-based survey...

Paediatric optic disc anomalies

4 December 2025 | | EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Paediatrics
Anomalies of the optic nerve are relatively rare, but account for a significant proportion of sight impairment in children and adults. The recognition of these anomalies by eye health professionals is important not only due to their potential impact on...

Community Eyecare Services in Northern Ireland: putting the patient at the centre, improving outcomes and maximising system resource

1 August 2017 | | EYE - General
The UK has four healthcare systems; Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each has autonomous legislature that develops health policy, while the UK government directly runs England’s NHS. Like the other nations, Northern Ireland is continually challenged to meet the needs...

Non-infectious Uveitis: Well Known, Weird and Wonderful meets You, Me and the Balloons

3 August 2023 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Installation view from Manchester International Festival 2023 exhibition Yayoi Kusama: You, Me and the Balloons at Aviva Studios. Images © David Levene. On an uncharacteristically salubrious 5 July 2023, the date of the 75th Anniversary of the UK’s NHS, a...

Zoom

5 June 2020 | | EYE - General
One of the side-effects of the coronavirus pandemic is that suddenly everything is now done on Zoom. In case anyone is fortunate enough to have no idea what this is, Zoom is an app that allows virtual meetings to take...

TV presenter, author and model, Lisa Snowdon, calls on the nation to improve their EYE-Q

19 September 2023 | Lisa Snowdon, Théa UK, EyeQ, Dry Eye, National Eye Health Week, NEHW23
TV presenter, Author and model, Lisa Snowdon, is urging the public to brush up on their eye health knowledge, as she backs a new educational campaign launched by eyecare experts, Théa UK.

New research shows parents confusion around their child’s eye health

7 May 2025 | Mumsnet, Optometry, News, Optometrist, Optician, Childrens Eye Health Report, Research
Nearly one in ten parents or carers (9%) will only take their child for their first visit to the optician if and when an eye health or vision issue arises, reveals a new Children’s Eye Health Report by the Association...

Feb/Mar 2015 Quiz 1

1 February 2015 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
A 79-year-old male presented to the ophthalmic emergency department with a three week history of left eye pain. He also reported visual deterioration in the left eye over the same period. He suffered from degenerative myopia, with his spectacle prescription...

It’s not always GCA

7 December 2020 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - General
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an immune mediated granulomatous inflammatory disease that affects muscular middle or large sized arteries. It is considered as a continuation of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) when the severity of the disease has increased. It is the...

What's trending Dec/Jan 2022

1 December 2021 | | EYE - Imaging, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #eyetrackingtechnology #assitivetechnology #gaming Modern eye trackers often rely on electronic specialist hardware that continuously scan the the pupil and reflections from...

What's trending Feb/Mar 2025

4 February 2025 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #ChrisMcCausland #StrictlyWinner “I hope that anybody out there that doesn’t know someone who is blind now has higher expectations of what...

Systemic sarcoidosis presenting with acute myopia and angle closure

1 June 2016 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Case report A 40-year-old Asian man presented to the Emergency Department with a one day history of sudden onset visual disturbance in his right eye. He complained of image distortion and noted that objects now appeared smaller. He also described...