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Understanding retinal ciliopathy through Bardet-Biedl syndrome

This is a review article looking at up-to-date understanding and ongoing research in retinal ciliopathies. Syndromic ciliopathies consist of a group of disorders caused by ciliary dysfunction or abnormal ciliogenesis. These disorders have multiorgan involvement in addition to retinal degeneration...

Bacterial keratitis through the window of the known unknowns

This review article provides an up-to-date summary of current challenges in research and management of bacterial keratitis. The authors highlight that there is no current agreement on the criteria that should define bacterial keratitis; the role of investigation is unclear,...

Detecting glaucoma with only OCT

In this review article, the authors describe a probability model based upon only OCT to detect glaucoma. They explain how normal anatomical variation can lead to false positives and applying a model to account for this improves specificity. The application...

Ground control to optic nerve – the space oddity to be studied

The authors explore the clinical entity that is known as Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS). Its clinical characteristics include optic disc oedema, hyperopic refractive shifts, globe flattening, and chorioretinal folds, may pose a health risk for future space exploration. Understanding...

In conversation with Emilio Torres-Netto

We chat to Emilio Torres-Netto from the ELZA Institute, Zurich, Switzerland at ESCRS 2019 about winning the ICO-Allergan Research Fellowship in 2018 and his research. Click the image below to see his answers to our questions.

Dr David Hoyle - ‘Demystifying AI: everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask’

Dr David Hoyle, Senior Research Data Scientist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester, delivers his talk ‘Demystifying AI: everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask’ at the Eye News ‘AI and New Technology’ Symposium in...

Clinical Pathways in Neuro-Ophthalmology: An evidence based approach (Third edition)

This is a fairly comprehensive textbook with 20 chapters covering the most common neuro-ophthalmic problems you are likely to encounter in clinical practice. The chapters each comprise several sections, the titles of which are often phrased as questions the reader...

Study to slow short-sightedness in young adults

The University of Bradford is spearheading a study into the progression of short-sightedness among young adults, aiming to tackle one of the fastest-growing global eye health challenges. The research on short-sightedness, also known as myopia, among people aged in their...

British Council for Prevention of Blindness has a new Chairman

BCPB’s new Chairman Mr Michael Burdon FRCOphth FRCP is a consultant ophthalmologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with a specialist interest in neuro-ophthalmology.

Hospital wins funding to investigate sickle cell sight loss.

The hospital trust is the first in the UK to lead on a research project to understand the impact of sickle cell disease on eyesight.