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The meaning of life

Supercomputer: “The answer to the great question of Life, the Universe and Everything is…”Programmer: “Yes…?”Supercomputer: “42. It was a tough assignment”.Programmer: “42? Is that all you have got to show for seven and a half million years work?” In this...

Cataract care at Staffordshire eye hospital rated ‘outstanding’ by Care Quality Commission

SpaMedica in Newcastle-under-Lyme has been awarded the highest possible rating following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England.

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).

Blind and partially sighted actors star in charity films aimed at getting people to think #BeforeYouAsk

Leading sight loss charity the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has released a series of humorous, yet challenging, #BeforeYouAsk short films as part of its See the Person, Not the Sight Loss campaign which aims to raise awareness of and dispel misconceptions about sight loss.

Leading North London eye clinic appoints retina expert to treat growing ‘epidemic’ of patients living with myopia

Leading independent eye hospital based in Finchley, My-iClinic, has welcomed Consultant Ophthalmologist, Ms Yvonne Luo, to its growing team of specialists.

Ciliatech appoints world-class panel of eyecare specialists to newly created KOL advisory board

Ciliatech will leverage ophthalmic expertise of seven-member advisory board to bring to market Intercil® Uveal Spacer, a novel glaucoma implant offering unique benefits to eye surgeons and patients across the globe Ciliatech, an innovative medtech company focusing on the treatment...

Age and gender impacts effectiveness of new gene therapy treatments for eye diseases, new study finds

Older women could be vulnerable to harmful inflammation from new gene therapies to treat incurable eye diseases, new research has found. The University of Bristol-led study, published in Molecular Therapy, reveal how age and gender affects inflammation caused by gene...

Study flags evidence gaps in AI eye imaging devices approved for patient care

Uneven evidence and poor data transparency revealed in review of AI as a medical device. A review of regulator-approved medical AI models in eye care has found that they vary widely in providing evidence for clinical performance and lacked transparency...

An environmentally friendly eye service

A single cataract procedure in the UK has been estimated to have a carbon footprint equivalent to driving a typical non-electric car for 310 miles. Surprisingly, very few centres around the world have worked out the environmental cost of cataract...

BMLA 2023 Annual Conference & Educational Courses

Navroz Singh (far right) with Nirmal and Vasant Oswal (second and third left) and the other recipients of the Vasant and Nirmal Oswal Trainee Scholarship. Navroz Singh, core surgical trainee at Kings College NHS Trust. This year’s British Medical Laser...

BMLA Annual Conference & Educational Courses

Navroz Singh, core surgical trainee at Kings College NHS Trust. This year’s British Medical Laser Association (BMLA) annual conference was held over three days in a beautiful venue overlooking a sunny Cardiff Bay. It was attended by individuals hailing from...

A practical guide to anisocoria

Anisocoria means the presence of difference in the size of the right and left pupils. It is a sign of an abnormality in the efferent pathway. The first question facing the ophthalmologist is to ascertain if anisocoria is present or...