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Light view in night view!

Canary Wharf marked its eighth edition of the Winter Lights Festival earlier this year. Exhibiting new spectacular light installations alongside the permanent immersive art displays, a tiny spark of an idea has grown into the most anticipated event, already planning...

Laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) enables perfusion monitoring of the anterior segment during strabismus surgery: a study on the horizontal rectus muscles

Forty-four eyes with horizontal strabismus surgery involving medial and / or lateral rectus muscle detachment were recruited. The perfusion in the adjacent paralimbal and iris tissue was monitored with LSCI technique, by using a PeriCam PSI NR System. An infrared...

Addressing diabetes-related complications in Tanzania and Eswatini: A comprehensive approach to eye and foot screening

Diabetes is rising globally, particularly in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs), where healthcare systems are under resourced [1,2]. Among its complications, diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic foot disease are preventable yet frequently overlooked [3-6]. These problems often develop together due...

25 years of OCT

David Huang first described optical coherence tomography (OCT) in 1991, in his seminal paper on the subject in Science. This method developed the work of others on ophthalmic interferometry, which essentially showed that measuring reflected light could be used to...

The Global Vision Database

The overall goal of the Global Vision Database (GVD) [1] is to develop and deploy new and improved evidence on the prevalence of blindness and vision impairment (VI) globally. It is a repository which allows us to assess the causes...

European experts working with Royal Blind School on future of vision impairment education

Vision impairment education experts from Germany, Holland and Spain recently visited the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh to create a catalogue of objects that can be 3D printed.

Surgitrac are pleased to announce that they have partnered with Surgi Lab CH to distribute their products in the UK.

Ophthalmic surgical procedures demand exceptional precision and dexterity. Not only do surgeons need to maintain hours of high level of focus and perform intricate movements, but they may need to switch between different instruments while performing a surgery.

Obituary: a heartfelt goodbye to Roger Pope

One of the most admired of UK opticians, Roger Pope, holder of two Royal Warrants, has sadly passed away leaving a legacy as the greatest colleague and friend to the optical community.

The results of the last survey Dec23

*Please be aware that this data does not form part of a peer reviewed research study. The information therein should not be relied upon for clinical purposes but instead used as a guide for clinical practice and reflection. Hopefully by...

Enhancing glaucoma awareness and management in Nigeria – from grass roots to national policy development

This is the second in a series (see Part 1 here) of three articles about strengthening eye health services in Nigeria through collaboration with the LINKS and Networks run at the International Centre for Eye Health, LSHTM. This article highlights...

Corporate M&A pace gathers momentum

Intensifying franchise competition, maturing product development pipelines and looming loss of exclusivity spur renewed merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the ophthalmics sector. Rod McNeil reviews recent deals and related strategic developments. AbbVie to acquire Allergan in $63 billion mega-combination,...

Eyeviews Podcast

eyeviews presents conversations on seeing and sight loss, released by Eye News magazine. Hosted by Lorcan Butler, this podcast covers a wide and diverse range of topics related to ophthalmology, optometry and more. Eye Views is available on Spotify, Apple...