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Orbis Launches #MyEyeStory Campaign with Industry Leaders to Inspire Action and Expand Eye Care for Children

18 October 2024 | charity, Orbis, WSD24, world sight day, international, news
International eyecare charity Orbis is dedicated to ensuring no one loses their sight simply because of where they live. During the recent World Sight Day, Orbis partnered with Babiators, Bausch & Lomb, Corza Medical, and Hoya Vision Care, to expand...

100% Optical unveils all of the new, returning, and independent brands for 2026 exhibition

12 November 2025 | conference preview, optometry
Organisers of the UK’s largest optical event, 100% Optical, have announced the official exhibitor list which features top independents, returning names and brands that will be making their 100% Optical debut at the 2026 show. New eyewear and eyecare brands...

Social networking

1 August 2016 | | EYE - General
The use of social networking is now very common in both home and work environments. The field is expanding continually and we have had some requests for a roundup of common platforms. What is social networking and social media? As...

What's trending Aug/Sep 2022

2 August 2022 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #JustinBieber #RamsayHuntsyndrome #facialparalysis Justin Bieber revealed he has been afflicted by Ramsay Hunt syndrome, and thus has had to cancel...

What's trending Apr/May 2023

3 April 2023 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #Cyborgeye #flashlighteye #prostheticeye #BrianStanleyeye Brian Stanley is a California-based engineer, who lost his eye to retinoblastoma when he was six-years-old. A...

What's trending Feb/Mar 2024

2 February 2024 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #ScleralTattoo #BlackEye Scleral tattoos aren’t necessarily a new phenomenon. A quick google search will identify cases being in the news from...

Committed to the next generation of Ophthalmologists

9 June 2025 | Newmedica, opthalmology, ophthalmic surgeons, training, trainees
Ophthalmology trainees are gaining invaluable surgical experience at Newmedica, an independent provider of NHS and private ophthalmology services. Newmedica Consultants report they are enthusiastic about sharing their skills and experience with the next generation of Ophthalmic surgeons to support the...

Mainline Instruments Announces NHS Approval for iCare DRSplus Fundus Imaging System

23 April 2025 | Company Profiles, Research & Development, Contracts & Distributors
Mainline Instruments is excited to share that the iCare DRSPlus Confocal Fundus Imaging System has received official approval from the NHS for use in the Diabetic Eye Screening (DES) Programme. This recognition follows a rigorous evaluation process, confirming that the...

The Ophthalmic Imaging Association holds successful first virtual conference

1 February 2022 | | EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, many of the things we enjoy were postponed or cancelled, including the 2020 Ophthalmic Imaging Association (OIA) conference. The Ophthalmic Imaging Association committee began focusing on 2021 but it soon became apparent a face-to-face conference...

Simulated intravitreal injection training – the way forward

1 December 2018 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Simulated surgical training is now recommended in the training curricula of all ophthalmologists in the United Kingdom [1]. Simulated training allows for familiarisation with a procedure, exercises the discipline of repetition, allows the resolution of technical difficulties and enables refinement...

Use of a smartphone repair microscope for microsurgical suturing simulation

5 August 2020 | | EYE - General
Suturing ocular tissues under microscopic guidance is a skill that has declined in frequency, with the majority of cataract operations being sutureless. With the recent COVID-19 outbreak, training opportunities in theatre have declined further, given elective surgery cancellations. Subsequently, trainees...

Ombudsman comments on CQC's annual State of Care report

25 October 2023 | Ombudsman, CQC, State of Care report, healthcare, system, opinion, comment
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens comments on the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) annual State of Care report.