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Ophthalmology clinical teaching and research fellowships: a pathway into ophthalmology specialty training

25 January 2022 | | EYE - General
Ophthalmology is known for being one of the most competitive medical specialties in the UK, with 6.8 applicants per post in 2021. In fact, the competition ratio has drastically increased in recent years, rising from 5.73 in 2020 and 3.24...

Congenital and paediatric cataract: Advances in diagnosis and management

4 December 2025 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Cataract
Congenital and paediatric cataracts are relatively rare, although prevalence varies significantly between countries, influenced by factors such as nutrition, immunisation policy and population genetics [1]. In the UK, around 3–4 of every 10,000 babies are born with cataracts. It’s a...

Orbis marks 100-millionth antibiotic dose in the fight against trachoma in Ethiopia

12 May 2023 | Orbis, antibiotics, trachoma, Ethiopia
Orbis and partners mark historic 100-millionth dose of azithromycin antibiotics in the fight to eliminate blinding trachoma in Ethiopia by 2030. This milestone was achieved 20 years after Orbis began leading mass drug administrations.

Cataract care at Staffordshire eye hospital rated ‘outstanding’ by Care Quality Commission

29 May 2023 | spamedica, Cataract surgery, infrastructure
SpaMedica in Newcastle-under-Lyme has been awarded the highest possible rating following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England.

Oriel celebrates breaking ground milestone

17 July 2023 | Oriel, London
A special breaking ground celebration was held on 11 July to mark the start of construction to build Oriel, a new eyecare, research and education centre in Camden.

We are all Hadiza

1 February 2018 | | 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
When I worked as a registrar at Newport many years ago I remember a no-nonsense corneal consultant railing about the way the tragic case of Lucie Linforth was being reported in the media. Lucie was a toddler taken into a...

Your precious submission is awaited

1 June 2018 | | EYE - General
It is one of the great trials of medical life trying to get things published. Where once upon a time a few case reports and being eighth author on a paper or two was more than sufficient to secure a...

CALL TO ACTION: Help the Ridley Eye Foundation ‘reach more of the unreachable’ in the Himalayas

4 October 2023 |
On the 29 November 1949, Harold Ridley carried out the first implant of an intraocular lens (IoL). This was the first major breakthrough in the cure of cataract blindness since Jacques Daviel conducted the first extra-capsular extraction 198 years earlier....

On reflection

4 December 2023 |
Welcome one and all to our festive Eye News Dec/Jan 2024. The arrow of time has flown through 2023, landing us at the year’s end, but not before Santa brings you this special delivery. Aside from the partying and generally...

New IGA research award

11 February 2020
Applications open for new £50,000 glaucoma research Allied Healthcare professionals award The International Glaucoma Association (IGA) announces call for applications for new £50,000 Allied Healthcare professionals award for glaucoma research. The new award, which opened on 21 October 2019 and...

Volunteers urged to consider VCHP in 2025

24 January 2025 | Volunteering, charity, VCHP, Homeless
Chair of Vision Care for Homeless People (VCHP) Elaine Styles is urging the profession to get behind the charity in 2025 and put a few hours aside each month for volunteering. “We have ambitious plans for the growth of our...

Shaping the future: The College of Optometrists holds AI in eyecare summit

22 April 2025 | AI, Artificiial intelligence, guidelines, policy, optometry, allied professions, optometrist
On 2 April, The College of Optometrists brought together leading experts, patient and public involvement representatives, policymakers and eye care professionals for its AI in Eye Care Summit. The Summit served as a collaborative platform where key stakeholders discussed and...