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Innovations in posterior uveitis: In conversation with Dr Colin Chu

1 July 2025 | | EYE - Imaging
A research team has been awarded significant funding by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to develop an innovative drug-device combination that aims to revolutionise how individual immune cells are monitored and treated in patients at Moorfields...

Using medical AI as ‘autopilot’ risks deskilling of clinicians, caution doctors and aviation safety experts

2 April 2026 | artificial intelligence, services, oculomics
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into healthcare services, there are important lessons that the medical profession can learn from the aviation industry, which faced widespread loss of human skills after the adoption of autopilot. While calls for medicine...

One bottle, many eyes: The hidden dangers of sharing eyedrops in the community

3 April 2026 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
We report a case of unilateral mydriasis in a female patient referred by her general practitioner (GP) with a dilated and sluggish left pupil, likely caused by the accidental use of her husband’s prescription eyedrops. This case highlights the importance...

Ocular toxicity secondary to deferoxamine

12 June 2026 | | EYE - Pathology, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Patients with myelodysplastic syndromes can develop transfusion-related iron overload as they become dependent on recurrent blood transfusions [1]. Iron chelation therapy is indicated for the treatment of iron overload and one established example of this is deferoxamine. However, deferoxamine ocular...

Unlocking the power of simulation: a next generation solution to training ophthalmic professionals

30 November 2020
With experts predicting that global blindness will triple by 2050, and the number of people requiring eyecare already outpacing the number of trained ophthalmologists, eyecare training has never been more vital. Traditional in-person ophthalmic training has been curtailed by the...

Obituary: Sohan Singh Hayreh (1927 - 2022)

24 November 2022
Sohan would have been 95 on 6 November this year, but due to complications of COVID-19, he passed away on 29 September.

All systems go for Oriel - final approval granted to make new centre a reality

24 November 2022
Plans for Oriel, a new state-of-the-art eye care, research and education centre, have been given the green light.

Orbis and FedEx team up on three-week training for Eye Care Professionals in Vietnam

26 May 2023 | flying hospitl, international, FedEx, Orbis, charity
This is the first surgical project for the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital in three years.

‘Agenda-setting’ BCLA Clinical Conference to shape the future of contact lens practice around the world

16 June 2023 | BCLA, Conference, contact lens
The global eye care professional network’s “unquenchable thirst for learning” ensured the success of the first in-person BCLA Clinical Conference & Exhibition in four years.

Bradford College ranks in English Top 3 for Dispensing Optician Higher Education

29 August 2023 | Bradford college, NSS, National Student Survey, Opticians, Dispensing
Bradford College has ranked in the top three institutions in England offering ophthalmic dispensing (Dispensing Optician) higher education courses, according to the recently published National Student Survey (NSS).

Partially sighted poet focuses on visual impairment and parenthood in new book

20 February 2024 | poetry, Scotland, RNIB, book, Nuala Watt, glasgow, art, creativiy, visual impairment
Glasgow-based poet Nuala Watt (39) aims to show that disabled people “have important things to say” in her latest book of poems, ‘The Department of Work and Pensions Assesses a Jade Fish’.

Recognising responsibility, breakthrough design

21 October 2024 | SILMO 2024, awards, competitions, meetings, events, conferences, fashion, opticians, glasses
Celebrating achievements in the international optical world, the 30th anniversary of the Silmo d’Or Awards was a spectacular event. Eyewear designers, international media and senior optical executives and VIPs were welcomed to the underground halls of the Carrousel du Louvre...