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Opening the AI ‘black box’ for glaucoma

3 February 2026 | | EYE - Glaucoma
Artificial intelligence (AI) models show great promise for glaucoma detection using retinal images, but their ‘black box’ nature is a major barrier to clinical adoption. Clinicians are often hesitant to trust a diagnosis without understanding its reasoning. This paper provides...

Orthoptic apprenticeship

17 March 2026 | allied professions, training
This is a landmark year for the Orthoptic Profession as we ready ourselves to launch the first ever BSc Orthoptic apprenticeship programme at The University of Sheffield. Apprenticeships already provide routes into a variety of careers in the NHS and...

Eye Emergencies for Nurses Study Day

4 October 2026
Join us for a dynamic, hands-on study day designed to strengthen your confidence and skills when dealing with ophthalmic emergencies. What to Expect This interactive day combines theoretical learning working through clinical scenarios, ensuring you leave equipped to oversee the...

Moorfields- Nd:YAG laser for posterior capsulotomy training for nurses and ophthalmic health care professionals

28 May 2025
Are you a senior nurse /health care professional who is ready to take your clinical skills to the next level ? Do you have a long waiting list for your patients who require YAG posterior capsulotomy? If the answer is...

Moorfields International refractive symposium

24 April 2025
The Moorfields International refractive symposium covers contemporary vision correction surgery to surgeons in the UK and around the world. Taking place on Thursday 24 April at the Royal College of Physicians in London (08:30 - 17:45), the symposium aims to...

Moorfields Education YAG laser training for nurses and AHPs

22 January 2025
Are you a senior nurse /allied health professional who is ready to take your clinical skills to the next level? Do you have a long waiting list for your patients who require YAG posterior capsulotomy? If the answer is yes,...

The Case of Dr Bawa-Garba – Do we truly have a ‘no blame’ culture?

1 October 2018 | | EYE - General
Eye News’ medico-legal specialist shares his thoughts on the recent acquittal of Dr Bawa-Garba. On 13 August 2018 the Court of Appeal ruled that Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba should be reinstated on the UK medical register. The Court of Appeal rejected...

Real world data of post-IVT endophthalmitis, from a nurse-delivered intravitreal injection service

3 April 2023 | | EYE - General
Introduction Intravitreal injection of neutralising anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibody was licenced more than a decade ago, and over the years there has been proportionate increase in the number of intravitreal injections [1]. Injection of a therapeutic agent through...

RNIB unveils Eye Care Support Pathway to transform eyecare support for patients

2 October 2024 | charity, Eye Care Support Pathway, patient stories, optometry
More than 100 people came together recently to back a new patient-centred approach to eyecare support. Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) which has taken the lead on this work, hosted an event at Aston University in Birmingham on...

Myopia management

1 December 2022 | | EYE - General
With the growing prevalence of myopia at epidemic levels in some countries and increasing number of research publications on myopia control, there is a lot of controversy regarding the management of myopia. As none of them are at present available...

Artificial intelligence in eyecare: how do we ensure new technologies truly benefit our patients?

3 April 2023 | | EYE - General
From monitoring patients with heart disease to improving the early diagnosis of cancer, artificial intelligence (AI) using deep learning techniques is already employed in many different healthcare specialties [1]. In the eyecare field, AI technologies have been used to analyse...

Blame the lens – not its position – in refractive surprise

3 February 2023 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Aetiology of postoperative refractive surprise Weber coined the term “wrong eye, wrong intraocular lens, wrong patient” in 2008 as an aide memoir of major factors believed to underlie refractive surprise – defined as a significant unintended difference between dioptric refraction...