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Ethnic disparities in diagnostic sequencing yield

2 October 2025 | | EYE - Pathology
The authors present a systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic yield of next generation sequencing (NGS) for inherited retinal diseases and compare yield from studies performed primarily on patients of European descent from those primarily of East Asian descent....

WATCH: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

22 February 2023
This Andean Medical Mission series is called Beyond 2020, and focuses on the many aspects of creating services which will ultimately impact on eliminating avoidable blindness in countries with developing eyecare services.

The final step

1 April 2017 | | 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
Not long after securing my fellowship in London I was successful at interview for a consultant post at Singleton Hospital, Swansea. The interview took place before I had actually started in London and besides the basic things that are asked...

The ROP Network: a south-south collaboration to improve care for premature babies

4 October 2023 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disorder of the immature preterm retina and a leading cause of preventable, irreversible blindness in children. There are 15 million preterm births annually, and over 32,000 neonates became blind from ROP in 2010 [1]....

Issues with standard practice: Luer lock syringes in cataract surgery

4 December 2025 | | EYE - Cataract
For a few years, we have worked together with the practice variance surveys to tease out differences in the way we work and to discuss issues that arise. I hope that we have learnt some lessons and reflected on what...

Anaesthetic drops abuse

5 October 2020 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
A 67-year-old retired female nurse presented with persistent, bilateral, non-healing (>6 weeks) corneal ulcers and stromal ring infiltrates (Figures 1 and 2). The epithelial defects were the result of chemical burns caused by her contact lenses which had been stored...

Reflections on deployment to ICU

21 May 2020 | | EYE - General
Being unexpectedly uprooted from ophthalmology to ICU during the coronavirus pandemic was certainly a challenge, not just clinically, but emotionally and personally. However, it is only through adversary that we learn to appreciate what we have, and there are definitely...

World-class centre for eye health reaches construction milestone

28 January 2025 | Construction, research, Oriel, london
The new home for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology reached a significant construction milestone today. The completion of the concrete structure as part of the new centre for advancing eye health in St...

New partnership to prevent unnecessary sight loss

13 December 2022
Sight loss charity the Macular Society has announced a new partnership with OcuPlan, a service designed to give patients with long-term eye conditions such as macular disease affordable access to specialist care to prevent unnecessary sight loss.

New study maps priorities for UK eyecare research

4 June 2024 | glaucoma, AMD, dry, wet, new study, research, updates, UK, eyecare
Glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, childhood vision loss, and short-sightedness are highlighted as target study areas.

New free eye test service is open and accepting bookings

23 September 2024 | charity, VCHP, homeless, vision care for homeless people, eye tests, free
We at Vision Care for Homeless People (VCHP) are pleased to announce that our brand-new clinic is now open and accepting bookings for free eye tests and spectacles. We are based at the Crisis Skylight building on Canongate in Edinburgh,...