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Clinical relevance of the anatomic classification of neovascular age-related macular degeneration

The author explains why an OCT-based classification of neovascular AMD is needed and how these neovascular subtypes may help to predict patients’ long-term visual outcome. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative process involving the macula in...

CRATER 2025

The Conference on Recent Advances in Translational Eye Research 2025

CPD education sessions now live for 100% Optical and 100% Ophthalmology

Organisers of the UK’s largest optical show, 100% Optical have announced that its first batch of CPD education programme sessions have launched with the second phase set to go live in the weeks to come. With a promise to ‘focus...

Pathological myopia: a trainer’s perceptive

High myopia is defined as myopic refraction of greater than -6 dioptres with an axial length greater than 26.5mm, while pathological myopia is myopic refraction with posterior pole degeneration [1]. These degenerative changes can affect a young population and in...

Conference Report: Retina UK 2025

The Retina UK Annual Conference 2025 took place at the Holiday Inn London in London, UK, on 20 September and was hosted both in-person and online. The event included expert speakers, healthcare professionals, and patients with lived experience with retinal...

The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers awards two Master’s Medals for early career research

The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers (WCSM) this week announced the winners of two Master’s Medals for 2025. Fabian Yii from Edinburgh was awarded the Master’s Medal for his paper, 'Fundus Refraction Offset as a Personalized Biomarker for 12-Year Risk...

Influence of hormone treatment on choroidal development in isolated growth hormone deficiency patients

This study evaluated retinal parameters and choroidal structure in children with isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) to compare them with healthy children and to find out if these parameters are affected by recombinant human growth hormone treatment. This was an...

Amblyopia OCT results

The authors compared the macular and peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thicknesses of amblyopic and fellow eyes using Stratus optical coherence tomography (OCT) to reveal any differences. They sought to determine the anatomical differences between these subtypes of strabismic...

Variability between handheld fundus cameras

Handheld fundus cameras offer the potential of enhancing opportunities for telemedicine diagnosis of glaucoma, especially in underserved settings, as they are less bulky, inexpensive and don’t require skilled personnel compared to traditional table-mounted retinal cameras. This study aimed to compare...

Sickle cell eye disease: an overview of vitreoretinal complications and their surgical management

Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder worldwide and is associated with lifelong anaemia, intermittent pain and multi-organ morbidity. Ocular involvement can be associated with significant visual impairment due to the complications of proliferative sickle retinopathy (PSR). Occasionally...

Moorfields: Surgical retina in primary and optometric care

OverviewThis intensive, interactive course is designed for ophthalmic practitioners and advanced clinical practice healthcare specialists. It provides essential knowledge of the peripheral fundus and vitreoretinal disease, combining core basic sciences with practical clinical applications. The course offers a structured approach...

Pathophysiology of diabetic macular oedema: why combination therapy may be better

The prevalence of diabetes has continued to increase over the years. It is currently estimated that there are 382 million with diabetes worldwide in 2013, and that this figure is expected to rise to 592 million by 2035 [1]. In...