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Addressing diabetes-related complications in Tanzania and Eswatini: A comprehensive approach to eye and foot screening

Diabetes is rising globally, particularly in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs), where healthcare systems are under resourced [1,2]. Among its complications, diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic foot disease are preventable yet frequently overlooked [3-6]. These problems often develop together due...

Here comes the fear

“At a cardiac arrest, the first procedure is to take your own pulse” The quote above is the Fat Man’s third law from the book The House of God by Samuel Shem, previously described in the ‘Doctor by the sea’...

House of cards

When I was a junior doctor in the late 1990s writing my first scientific papers, once each article was finished, I had to fill out an application form, print out multiple copies and then walk to the post office at...

The Eyes Have It and World Eye Health Day - A Q&A with Marsha de Cordova

Westminster Eye Health Day is the flagship parliamentary event of The Eyes have It, a partnership of Roche, Macular Society, Fight for Sight, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Association of Optometrists and RNIB and has returned for its third year, sponsored by Marsha de Cordova MP.

Development of a modern surgical simulation suite to promote safer ophthalmic surgical training

For trainees, having access to surgical simulation equipment is more important than ever. The authors describe the creation of a bespoke teaching and training suite in Glasgow to help trainees develop their skills and promote surgical excellence. Simulation has become...

Redeployment during the COVID-19 pandemic: personal accounts from four ophthalmology trainees

We once believed that the coronavirus would not penetrate the safe confines of the United Kingdom, like so many outbreaks before this. Once the news came that this pandemic descended into our hospitals, the anxieties about redeployment began. Many of...

2nd International Conference on Ophthalmology and Vision Science (ICOVS-2026)

Ophthalmology Conference-2026 invites global experts to Frankfurt, Germany, on July 9–10, 2026. Hosted at Hotel NH Frankfurt Airport West, this hybrid conference provides opportunities for networking, scientific exchange, and professional development in ophthalmology and vision science, along with CPD credits and publication benefits. Accepted abstracts will be published with a DOI & ISBN, and participants will earn CPD credits for professional development and a participation certificate.

RCOphth Annual Congress 2024

RIWC24 (Retina International World Congress)

The Retina International World Congress hosted by Fighting Blindness will take place in Dublin, Ireland, from June 5-8. Featuring speakers at the vanguard of eye research, the event brings together scientists and clinicians from around the globe dedicated to finding treatments and cures for sight loss. For detailed programme and registration information, visit www.fightingblindness.ie