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Know Your Risk: Glaucoma UK launches interactive online quiz to help prevent sight loss

4 August 2025 | glaucoma, Questionnaire, test, risk, patient

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the UK – it can affect anyone, at any time, and is often symptomless. Approximately 700,000 people in the UK have glaucoma, but 50% of them don’t know - if...

New UK study finds widespread hidden sensory loss

20 October 2025 | The College of Optometrists, funding, eye health, optometry, sensory loss

One in four over-50s has vision impairment and three quarters have some hearing loss. Groundbreaking research involving eye tests and hearing examinations with more than 500 over-50’s – the first of its kind in the UK – has revealed widespread...

Paediatric spectacle dispensing: more than a frame and lenses

1 April 2017 | Barry Duncan | EYE - General

It’s incredibly rewarding to fit a child’s first pair of spectacles and see their face light up; looking around to see the wider world for the first time. Sometimes it is so obvious that even the most reluctant parent will...

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1 February 2022 | Gwyn Samuel Williams | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General

One of the great disasters of becoming a consultant ophthalmologist is the massive increase in emails that then occurs. Every time I open my inbox in work it seems complete luck whether there are 50 or 90 emails waiting avidly...

Glaucoma-NET: a novel way of improving glaucoma management in sub-Saharan Africa

1 June 2022 | Fatima Kyari, Affiong Ibanga, Adeola Onakoya, Heiko Philippin, Winifred Nolan, William Dean, Marcia Zondervan, Covadonga Bascaran, Andrew Tatham | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General

Background Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness worldwide [1]. People with untreated glaucoma suffer from irreversible, progressive loss of sight. The disease is characterised by progressive loss of visual field, with pathological cupping of the optic disc...

Optical coherence tomography – reinventing the eye examination

1 October 2016 | Reena Chopra, Pearse A Keane (Prof) | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Imaging

It has been 25 years since Huang et al. presented the first optical coherence tomography (OCT) images in Science [1]. With vast improvements in OCT technology over the years, it is now possible to acquire high-resolution cross-sectional images of the...

Surgical options for the treatment of hyperopia

1 August 2016 | Allon Barsam | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive

The modern refractive surgeon has a variety of options available to treat patients with hyperopia who wish to be independent of spectacles and contact lenses. Unlike in low myopia where presbyopic patients may have the ability to see well for...

SILMO 2019: Anything goes, but sustainability grows

29 October 2019

Trying to spot the trends at this year’s SILMO in Paris, one of the largest optical fairs in the world, was a tough ask. Thin metals, especially in rose gold, abounded, but that’s now; tomorrow remained elusive.

How to write and publish a case report – tips and common pitfalls

2 August 2024 | William Evans | EYE - General

Ophthalmology is an extremely popular specialty, with the competition ratio at ST1 level entry being 10:1 in 2023 [1]. Consequently, applicants are required to achieve higher portfolio scores to remain competitive. For those considering a career in ophthalmology, two points...

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