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Developing eye health services in Malawi: a personal reflection

3 June 2024 | | EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Dr Chinsisi Namate reflects on her first two years as a consultant ophthalmologist at the eye unit at Zomba Central Hospital, and how she has already successfully expanded eyecare services for southeast Malawi. The Lions Sight First Eye Hospital in...

A focus on Pakistan’s growing eye care needs: over 43 million patients treated for curable blindness free of charge

5 February 2020 | | EYE - General
With 90% of the world’s visually impaired living in developing countries, Pakistan is no exception to this on-going global healthcare challenge. Despite massive leaps over the last few decades in targeting this issue, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that...

Dementia and visual impairment: what is the relationship and are we providing the best care?

1 February 2022 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Carla Maden discusses the implications of living with both dementia and visual impairment, and how general medical junior doctors and ophthalmologists can help to alleviate this burden and improve the quality of life of such patients. Dementia and visual impairment...

A semi-automated algorithm for identifying glaucoma patients with blindness

2 October 2025 | | EYE - Glaucoma
Patients with sight impairment (previously referred to as partial sightedness) or severe sight impairment (previously referred to as blindness) are eligible for a certificate of visual impairment (CVI). Certification confers eligibility for a wide range of benefits administered by local...

Regulatory approval for the use of AI as a medical device

2 October 2025 | | EYE - Imaging, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
A study led by researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology examined 36 ‘artificial intelligence as a medical device’ tools approved by regulators in Australia, Europe and the US, identifying that 19% had no published peer-reviewed data...

St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital receives recognition and support

7 February 2020
In 2017 the St John Ophthalmic Association (SOA) was established by ophthalmic practitioners across the world to support the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group. The purpose of the Association is to broaden the ophthalmic expertise available to St John and its staff.

Eye scans detect signs of Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before diagnosis

22 August 2023 | moorfields, Parkinson's disease, Siegfried Wagner, Pearse Keane, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, early detection
A team led by Siegfried Wagner and Pearse Keane of Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology (and spanning UCL institutions) has identified markers that indicate the presence of Parkinson’s disease in patients on average seven years before clinical presentation.

Landmark review of glaucoma treatment and research published by Moorfields-led team

22 September 2023 | moorfields, glaucoma, research, developments, guzzard, the eagle, MIGS, Omni
Four world-leading experts, including Hari Jayaram and Gus Gazzard from Moorfields, have combined their knowledge with the findings from over 150 peer-reviewed study publications to produce a landmark paper published in the Lancet.

Wearing glasses boosts income by a third in low-income communities, finds landmark new study

4 April 2024 | international, humanitarian, VisionSpring, BRAC, Queens University, Belfast, THRIVE, study, research
A pair of reading glasses increases the earnings of people in low-income communities by 33% according to new research.

Orbis brings the Flying Eye Hospital to Mongolia to train local eyecare teams

16 August 2024 | international, humanitarian, Mongolia, simulation, training, travel
With support from the Alcon Foundation, FedEx, and OMEGA, the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital returns to Mongolia for a three-week training project in Ulaanbaatar.

‘Let’s place focus on Scotland’s vast innovation opportunities during National Eye Health Week’

24 September 2024 | NEHW24, eye health, InnoScot Health, Scottish Government, industry news, NHS
National Eye Health Week (NEHW) could provide essential inspiration for NHS Scotland staff looking to focus on fresh ophthalmic innovation, says InnoScot Health. This year's NEHW is taking place from 23 to 29 September under an inclusive theme of ‘Vision...

Touching base with Peter Holland, CEO of the IAPB

12 November 2024 | IAPB, charity, love your eyes, glasses of the future, interview, in conversation
For the upcoming Eye News Dec/Jan 2025, our co-editor, David Lockington, had the opportunity to sit down with the CEO of IAPB, Peter Holland. We’re really excited to share this interview with you, which delves into Peter’s fascinating career and...