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Doctor prints cornea on demand!

1 April 2019 | Simerdip Kaur | EYE - Cornea, 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: Doctor prints cornea on demand! Dr Hideo Kodama from the Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute first...

Jury duty

1 February 2018 | Gwyn Samuel Williams | EYE - General

Until a few years ago doctors were exempt from jury duty. I am glad that this exemption was lifted as the stint I did at the crown court in Swansea recently was one of the most illuminating two weeks I...

Artists Unite: hear from artist Lindsey Whitelaw

22 June 2022 | Chris Henson

An art exhibition examining sight loss opened as part of the Wandsworth Arts Fringe in London on 10 June. Artist Lindsey Whitelaw spoke to Eye News about her process, and the influence of visual impairment on her work.

Blind veterans take to the hills for life-changing winter survival course

19 March 2024 | charity, Sight Scotland Veterans, sight loss, impairment, blind

A group of inspirational Sight Scotland Veterans recently ventured up the Cairngorms to participate in a life-changing Winter Skills Course.

‘Let’s place focus on Scotland’s vast innovation opportunities during National Eye Health Week’

24 September 2024 | NEHW24, eye health, InnoScot Health, Scottish Government, industry news, NHS

National Eye Health Week (NEHW) could provide essential inspiration for NHS Scotland staff looking to focus on fresh ophthalmic innovation, says InnoScot Health. This year's NEHW is taking place from 23 to 29 September under an inclusive theme of ‘Vision...

Children with ‘lazy eye’ are at increased risk of serious disease in adulthood

11 March 2024 | education, research, oculomics, amblyopia, biomarkers, Siegfried Wagner, UCL

Adults who had amblyopia (‘lazy eye’) in childhood are more likely to experience hypertension, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in adulthood, as well as an increased risk of heart attack, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Does vitrectomy increase the risk of glaucoma? A retrospective review from a UK hospital

5 April 2022 | Aiman Jamal, Helen Burn, Asifa Shaikh | EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General

The authors investigate what proportion of patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy subsequently developed ocular hypertension or a diagnosis of glaucoma. A systematic review carried out in 2017 including seven studies found that there is evidence that pars plana vitrectomy (PPV)...

White dot syndromes

1 September 2015 | Gwyn Samuel Williams | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal

It is fair to say that trainees and consultants who are not medical retina specialists are a bit scared of the so called retinal ‘white dot syndromes’. It is easy to understand why this is the case, as almost every...

Feb/Mar 2019 Quiz

1 February 2019 | 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

History A 31-year-old female patient presented with history of gradual downward displacement of the globe over the last six months. The superotemporal mass then became palpable (Figure 1). Lateral orbitotomy was performed following CT scans (Figure 2). Figure 1. Figure...

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