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In conversation with Robert Henderson
Revolutionary eye treatments offer hope for children facing blindness from CLN2 batten disease. Robert Henderson discusses this, and his use of Heidelberg Engineering’s Spectralis device to better combat it. Pioneering research from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and the University...Retina World Congress 2025
As one of the largest retina meetings in the world, Retina World Congress is leading the advancement of science in retina. Its annual meeting brings together retina specialists from every continent to achieve a global scientific and clinical exchange in...How the other half live – ophthalmology training around the world
Ophthalmology speciality training is currently seven years in the UK without an additional fellowship. UK trainees are privileged to have a training programme that is held in high esteem across the world, but did you ever wonder what other trainees...Genetic therapy gives infants life-changing improvements in sight
Four young children have gained life-changing improvements in sight following treatment with a pioneering new genetic medicine through Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, with the support of MeiraGTx. The children were born with a severe impairment to...Moorfields Education: Oculoplastic nursing and allied health professionals study day
This in-person course has been designed to improve clinical practice and knowledge by highlighting new ways of working within this specialty. Suitable for nurses, optometrists, orthoptists, technicians and managers.SOE 2025
A Multi-Specialty in-person meeting, delivering a world class scientific programme. Offering symposia, YO sessions, workshops, live surgery, debates, mystery cases and updates on all topicsAre we short-sighted about myopia?
Worldwide prevalence of myopia has increased rapidly in recent years and has now reached epidemic levels, particularly in South-East Asia where prevalence is around 80% [1-4]. Myopia prevalence is also increasing in the United States and Europe where it is...
The Eye in History
Amongst the numerous texts that are available, one occasionally encounters a history of ophthalmology. There is such rapid development of technology in recent years and one can get drawn into the minutiae of a particular subject, losing track of the...Just sign here: the intricacies of consent in the post-Montgomery era
The consent process is a vital part of the patient pathway and is far more than just getting the patient to sign on the dotted line. In my work in litigation I often see issues around informed consent resulting in...The fragile p-value
Abdus Samad Ansari explores the limitation of the p-value and the application of the fragility index in clinical trials. Clinical trials and tribulations? The restoration of vision or more purely the gift of sight is an aspect of care that...SeeAbility’s Martyn Howlett wins at Optician Awards 2024
SeeAbility are delighted to announce that Senior Dispensing Optician and Dispensing Team Lead Martyn Howlett has won Dispensing Optician of the Year at the 2024 Optician Awards. The awards have been running for over 25 years and are a mainstay...
