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Children with ‘lazy eye’ are at increased risk of serious disease in adulthood

11 March 2024 | education, research, oculomics, amblyopia, biomarkers, Siegfried Wagner, UCL
Adults who had amblyopia (‘lazy eye’) in childhood are more likely to experience hypertension, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in adulthood, as well as an increased risk of heart attack, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

ABDO launches annual plan for 2024

11 January 2024 | ABDO, Annual Plan, Report, Opticians, optometry
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has launched its new annual plan, which will guide its work over the coming year on behalf of members.
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Association of sleep problems in children with visual impairment

1 December 2022 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
The intention of this study was to investigate sleep problems in children who had a wide range of visual impairments. Recruitment was via an online survey distributed through the National Federation of Blind and National Organisation for Albinism and Hypopigmentation,...

Exciting opportunities for ophthalmic surgeons with the UK and Europe’s leading provider of cataract surgery, lens replacement surgery and laser eye surgery.

20 March 2023 | Recruitment & Personnel
We have opportunities across the UK and Ireland for ophthalmic surgeons to treat private pay, PMI and NHS funded patients.

Graham Popham joins Glaukos as Senior Director, Market Access EMEAI

11 December 2025 | Recruitment & Personnel
Glaukos are delighted to announce the appointment of Graham Popham as Senior Director, Market Access EMEAI. Graham comments: "’I'm excited to join Glaukos at such a pivotal time in the evolution of ophthalmic care and growth of the organisation. Throughout...

ABDO welcomes a new regional lead for Northern Ireland

18 February 2026 | industry news, optometry
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has welcomed Chris McConnell as the new regional lead for Northern Ireland. Chris McConnell, FBDO, is a dispensing optician based in Belfast with over a decade of experience in the optical industry. His...

Celebrating eight years of the nurse-led intravitreal injection service

4 February 2021 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London celebrated the eighth year of its nurse-led intravitreal (IVT) injection service in 2020. In collaboration with Beaver-Visitec International (BVI), Moorfields’ comprehensive one-day course for non-medical staff has blossomed into a thriving success....

The extended role of the specialist ophthalmic photographer

2 August 2022 | | EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
The prevalence of certain retinal conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is projected to grow substantially over the next decades. Estimates for the projected growth in burden on eye services for diabetic retinopathy and neovascular ARMD...

Comic leaflets: an innovative method of patient education

1 August 2014 | | EYE - General
Nowadays almost everyone has been exposed to comics, especially during childhood. In a way, this is a natural form of progression from children’s story books, which also contain words and pictures. This exposure has helped us to develop the graphic...

Javier Bardem 'donates' his iris to the Eyes of the World Foundation to fight avoidable blindness

21 September 2022
The Eyes of the World Foundation has launched 'Iris of the World' to raise awareness of the deficiencies in eye care in the most vulnerable areas of the world, and to defend the universal right to vision.

VISION 2020 LINKS Programme and DR-NET World Sight Day Workshop

7 December 2020 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
World Sight Day (WSD) was celebrated globally on 8 October 2020 [1]. From Australia and the Pacific to the Americas, via Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, awareness-raising and advocacy activities took place throughout the day, to focus attention on unnecessary...

Presentation feedback tools

4 October 2023 | | EYE - General
The topic of this issue stems from a desire to find the best free-to-use tool for collecting feedback after a presentation. It is a common requirement for clinicians to collect audience feedback after a teaching session. This feedback contributes toward...