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What are the indications and outcomes of optic nerve and optic nerve sheath biopsies?

This retrospective multicentre study reviewed 72 patients who underwent optic nerve or optic nerve sheath biopsy at 3 sites over a 24-year period. The authors aimed to evaluate the indications, diagnostic yield and complications associated with these procedures, which are...

Heidelberg Engineering announces commercial availability for new SPECTRALIS® software release, advancing speed and diagnostic confidence

Heidelberg Engineering, a global leader in ophthalmic imaging and healthcare data solutions, today announced the commercial availability of its CE and FDA cleared latest SPECTRALIS® Software Version. This release is designed to deliver speed, workflow flexibility, and diagnostic depth to...

Changes to refractive error after surgery for congenital ptosis

In this study, the authors examined surgically induced refractive changes and changes in visual acuity after congenital ptosis surgery for 24 patients (16 males, 8 females) with age at surgery of 1.82 ±3.48 years and time from diagnosis to surgery...

The eye without tears

The Art is long and Life is short. So goes the dispiriting tag in Latin and flung from day one and at regular intervals thereafter at idle medical students who, inevitably brainwashed, come by graduation to believe that the only...

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

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).

Ellen aims to inspire a future focused on accessibility

Ellen Doherty, 47, who has macular degeneration due to Stargardt’s disease, became one of Scotland’s first Sight Loss Council volunteers earlier this year and is determined to inspire others to make accessibility a priority. Ellen and Callum Lancashire, Engagement Manager,...

New survey reveals over half of UK adults expect to experience sight loss in the next 10 years.

This survey and media article are fully organised and funded by Apellis. New survey reveals over half of UK adults expect to experience sight loss in the next 10 years. Yet more than one in four (29%) of those surveyed...

World-class centre for eye health reaches construction milestone

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...

OrCam MyEye – innovative sight assistance (Part 2)

Following on from Part 1 of this topic, we will cover the remaining features, pricing and support of the OrCam MyEye. Facial and person identification The MyEye Pro can be taught to recognise up to 150 individuals (or 75 if...

COVID-19 and Charles Bonnet Syndrome

As COVID-19 rips through the country, it is – of course – imperative that we stay at home to try and prevent the virus spreading through the whole community. We are all aware of the need to take special care...

SeeAbility to offer eyecare to tens of thousands of children in special schools across London and the South East

Disability charity SeeAbility has been awarded an NHS contract to offer eyecare to most special schools in London and large areas of South East England. The rollout of the charity’s expanded Special School Eye Care Service, starting from September 2026...

How to examine the visual system Part 2: Accommodation, pupils, fundoscopy and additional tests

Examining the visual system can be a tricky skill for medical students to master, yet it is a task that is frequently tested in examinations. This is the second of a two-part series of articles, which together aim to improve...