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All-star cast brings Pride and Prejudice to life for milestone Talking Books anniversary

23 February 2026 | news, charity, culture section
Leading sight loss charity, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is celebrating 90 years of its renowned Talking Books Service with a retelling of Jane Austen’s classic love story, Pride and Prejudice. Twelve of the UK’s best-loved actors...

National Usher Syndrome Helpline launched to provide one-stop support for people with Usher syndrome

23 February 2026 | charity, patient stories
Deafblind UK and Deafblind Scotland have announced the launch of a new Usher Syndrome Helpline, a dedicated national support service for people living with Usher syndrome and for families, carers and professionals supporting them. Launched by the charity partnership on...

Married sighted guide runners take on Edinburgh Marathon for Sight Scotland

19 May 2026 | patient stories
When Javi and Nuria take their place on the start line of the Edinburgh Marathon Festival this May, they will not be simply running a race. They will be showing what is possible when you refuse to give up on...

Orbis celebrates International Day of Friendship

31 July 2023 | Orbis, Flying Eye Hospital, international, charity, humanitarian, vietnam, travel
International eyecare charity Orbis recognises the importance of strong bonds on International Day of Friendship 2023.

Blind Faith: In Conversation with Mariya Moosajee

16 August 2023 | EYE - General
In light of the BBC releasing Blind Faith: Do genetic eye disease ‘treatments' work? earlier this year, a documentary which follows BBC journalist Ramadan Younes as he investigates practitioners who falsely claim to have ‘treatments’ for genetic eye disease, Eye...

Mind the gap

4 February 2025 |
As a medical student in London many moons ago, the only thing that I was mindful of was the gap between the platform and the train as I traversed the city on the underground. I first became aware of mindfulness...

A step-by-step approach to the diagnosis and management of Sands of Sahara Syndrome

1 October 2018 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Sands of Sahara syndrome (diffuse lamellar keratitis) is a rare postoperative complication of Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Its estimated prevalence is reported to be 2-4% among LASIK cases [1], despite that, it is more likely to be encountered by...

“Herr Doktor, I can’t see but I am driving”

1 February 2018 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
This 56-year-old lady was quite puzzling. With her own glasses and the pinhole she merely managed to see the 1.3 and 1.0 logMAR lines with her right and left eye, respectively (I am currently working in Germany again, so goodbye...

How to pass FRCOphth Part 1 on the first attempt

4 December 2024 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Studying for this exam makes one wonder how there is so much to know about such a small organ. The FRCOphth Part 1 examination is notorious for its low pass rate, with only 20–40% of candidates succeeding at each sitting....

What you learn after performing 10,000 cataracts

1 May 2018 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
What do you do when the anterior chamber shallows, or the zonules give way? How do you handle the stubborn epinuclear plate? Raymond Radford shares the benefit of his experience when dealing with tricky cataract surgery. Firstly, you realise you...

Crombie comes home: Tips and hacks for the FRCOphth Part 1

3 June 2026 | | EYE - General
This article offers a reflection on preparation, strategies and insights gained while preparing for a first exam encounter: the FRCOphth Part 1. Preparing for the FRCOphth Part 1, the first major hurdle on the path to fellowship of the Royal...

Considerations in the management of retinal disorders

1 October 2017 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Vision research presentations and publications explore practice considerations in the management of AMD and diabetic retinopathy. Over the past two decades in Europe there has been a decreasing prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and an improvement in visual acuity...