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The All Eyes Foundation

At its core, All Eyes Foundation (AEF) wishes to help bring vision back to Iraq, and it intends to do this through ophthalmic subspecialty training, mentoring and infrastructure development. Based in Najaf, just over 100 miles south of Baghdad, the...

WHO SPECS 2030: a global initiative to strengthen refractive error services

Globally, it is estimated that only around one-third of people with vision impairment due to refractive error have received access to a quality pair of spectacles [1]. In recognition that uncorrected refractive error is the leading cause of vision impairment...

Ridley Eye Foundation’s Spring camp programme

The Ridley Eye Foundation continues its work in taking surgery to patients in remote communities living above 2000m in Nepal’s Himalayas. This spring, between 28 March – 7 April 2024, we supported surgical camps in Jumla and Mugu, both in...

In conversation with Robert Johnston

Robert Johnston. What is your current role with Medisoft? Clinical Director, i.e. I head up the analysis for and design of Medisoft’s ophthalmology electronic medical records (EMR) product. I don’t program: all coding is done by Medisoft’s team of computer...

Touching base with Peter Holland, CEO of the IAPB

For the upcoming Eye News Dec/Jan 2025, our co-editor, David Lockington, had the opportunity to sit down with the CEO of IAPB, Peter Holland. We’re really excited to share this interview with you, which delves into Peter’s fascinating career and...

Altomed joins sister company Mid-Optic in supporting Guide Dogs

Altomed are excited to announce that they have chosen Guide Dogs as their new charity partner.

Conference Preview: UKISCRS, UKISOP and YOP 2025

London’s calling, and we will be rejoining the United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS), the Young Ophthalmologists Programme (YOP), and United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Ophthalmic Practitioners (UKISOP) between 12–14 November. The former will...

Quantum imaging research could improve retinal scans

New EU-funded feasibility project is testing a quantum approach that could reveal finer detail in the eye than ever before. A European research consortium is exploring a new quantum imaging technique that could one day help clinicians see the earliest...

Over one million estimated to have glaucoma in UK

Over one million people are estimated to currently have glaucoma in the UK, a figure projected to reach more than 1.6 million by 2060, according to a study led by Moorfields and UCL researchers. The new figures, published in the...

Eyecare clinic has clear vision for Ugandan village

The team from a sight-saving Worcester eye clinic are taking their skills to Uganda after being inspired by a patient whose charity work in Africa began following the tragic death of her husband. Newmedica Worcester – which offers a range...

The College of Optometrists launches its manifesto for eyecare in Scotland: building on success

As Scotland marks 20 years since it became the only UK nation to introduce free NHS-funded eye examinations for people of all ages in 2006, The College of Optometrists is calling on the next Scottish Government to continue leading the...

UKISCRS Cornea & Cataract Day 2026

United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractce Surgeons Cornea & Cataract Day 2026