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EQUALeyes: Illuminating insights into using health data, AI and inclusion

Reflecting the Bloomsbury Festival theme of Human.Kind, and current public conversations on the benefits and potential threats of AI, we bring together leaders in the field of healthcare AI to discuss key issues, with a special focus on eyes.

Protecting retinal ganglion cells

Glaucoma is considered to be a heterogeneous group of conditions giving retinal ganglion cells (RGC) damage. Lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) reduces the risk of progressive RGC loss in glaucoma. Regeneration of the optic nerve has been shown to restore some...

Fundamentals of Ophthalmic Practice

Fundamentals of Ophthalmic Practice is a handy guide for eyecare professionals at all stages, including ophthalmology trainees, nurses, orthoptists, and optometrists. This book provides clear, step-by-step instructions across essential ophthalmic procedures, making it an ideal resource for those building foundational...

Belfast briefing: Retina Day roundup from the RCOphth 2024 Annual Congress

Belfast hosted this year’s Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ (RCOphth) Annual Congress, a meeting dedicated to sharing advances, knowledge and clinical practice points in ophthalmic care. This article summarises selected talks by medical and surgical retina specialists during the Retina Subspecialty...

Ranibizumab safety in pregnancy

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a pivotal role during pregnancy, and systemic anti-VEGF administration during this period should thus be avoided. VEGF is expressed in multiple embryonic and foetal tissues during development, with the highest levels found in the...

Lord Trees and Baroness Sugg call to end Neglected Tropical Diseases with charity coalition at Westminster event

UK Coalition against Neglected Tropical Diseases works alongside co-host parliamentary reception in the House of Lords.

Systemic fungal infections and corneal transplants

This prospective study looked at corneal donors with positive medical history of systemic fungal infection (oral thrush or respiratory, urine, wound, sputum, bronchial, tracheal, or throat culture positive for fungus), to establish if the risk of post-keratoplasty fungal eye infections...

AI breakthrough in detecting leading cause of childhood blindness

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool could be an effective way of identifying retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), the leading cause of childhood blindness in middle-income countries, finds a new study led by UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital researchers.

Rate and predisposing factors for post-vitrectomy cataract formation in children

This study was a retrospective analysis of post-vitrectomy cataract formation in the general paediatric population. The authors aimed to determine the number of phakic children needing cataract surgery after vitrectomy surgery and related perioperative factors. The study was a 10-year...

The Worshipful Company Of Spectacle Makers closes 2023 with 9 new liverymen and 1 new court assistant

The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers brought a successful 2023 to a close with the admission of 9 new Liverymen at its December Court Lunch.

Deadline approaching for Edinburgh scholarship applications

The University of Edinburgh has opened applications for scholarships to its two online courses, the MSc in Primary Care Ophthalmology and the ChM in Clinical Ophthalmology.

The Eye: A Very Short Introduction

I am a big fan of the ‘Very Short Introductions’ series and find them a great way to gain a basic understanding of several topics, ranging from science to philosophy. The Eye: A Very Short Introduction is no exception. It...