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SightCare appoints Stephen Bolland to its Board of Directors

11 February 2026 | industry news
The SightCare Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Stephen Bolland as a Director of SightCare, following his successful election at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 28 January 2026. Stephen is an owner and the practice manager...

RCOphth: Creating a strong learning culture for safety and quality

9 October 2025
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
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ROCK inhibition after descemetorhexis without endothelial keratoplasty: a small but timely Indian RCT

5 August 2026 | | EYE - Cornea
The authors present a single-centre, prospective, randomised, comparative clinical trial (RCT) of 24 eyes of 24 patients with mild-to-moderate Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) undergoing combined phacoemulsification and a standardised 4mm central descemetorhexis without endothelial keratoplasty (DWEK), with or without...
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Ophthalmic drug delivery: Advancement, industrialization prospect and applications (1st Edition)

5 October 2026 | | EYE - General
This first edition addresses a key challenge in ophthalmology: effective drug delivery to the eye. It focuses on translating scientific advances into clinical and industrial practice, offering a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary research. Early chapters cover ocular anatomy, physiology and...

Flashes and floaters in community optometry – diagnosing a posterior vitreous detachment

1 October 2018 | | EYE - General
Managing patients who attend a practice with symptoms of flashes and floaters is a regular occurrence in community optometric practice. It’s often very distressing for patients; symptoms can be quite dramatic and an internet search can indicate imminent blindness from...

Building capacity in eye health: A story of partnerships and collaborations

4 December 2024 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
In the evolving landscape of global eye health, partnerships and collaborations have been instrumental in driving capacity building and professional development. The impact of strategic alliances like VISION 2020 LINKS and the Diabetic Retinopathy Network (DR-NET) cannot be overstated, as...

Hot debates in medical retina and imaging: Perspectives from the Controversies in Ophthalmology 2020 virtual conference

5 August 2020 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
Controversies in medical retina and imaging were debated during the Controversies in Ophthalmology 2020 virtual conference held during two mid-day scientific sessions on 27 and 28 March 2020. The author recounts key perspectives and presents viewpoint recommendations from the Vision...

Refined glaucoma referral practice offers prospect of improved capacity and expanded role for primary eye care professionals

1 February 2018 | | EYE - Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the most frequent cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and the second leading cause of blindness in the UK [1,2]. The global prevalence of glaucoma in 2010 was approximately 3.5% for people aged 40-80 years, according to Jonas et...

Strategies for managing neovascular AMD and DMO in routine clinical care

1 October 2015 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Treatment practice in the management of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular oedema (DMO) illustrate increasing adoption of patient-tailored treatment approaches based on initial diagnosis and regular monitoring of imaging and visual outcomes in routine clinical care. The...

Climb every mountain!

2 August 2024 |
Recently, on a weekend break away in the beautiful Cairngorms, I foolishly let it be known that I had never actually climbed a ‘Munro’, despite having moved from Northern Ireland to Scotland nearly 17 years ago! For the unaware, Munros...

ANTS Imaging Competition 2026

10 August 2026 | EYE - Imaging | allied professions, innovation, event
The ANTerior Segment Imaging Competition from Eye News and Keeler promotes and celebrates the work of slit-lamp imaging, culminating in cash prizes and exposure for its winners. After a successful run in 2024 and 2025, the ANTS Imaging Competition returned...

Orbis named winner of 2023 Amazon Web Services IMAGINE grant for non-profits

11 January 2024 | charity, international, funding, AI, Asia, Africa
Orbis will work with Amazon's cloud computing arm to expand access to artificial intelligence-assisted eye screenings in Asia and Africa.