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SightCare Awards 2026 – shortlisted practices revealed
SightCare is delighted to announce the shortlisted practices for the SightCare Awards 2026, celebrating excellence, innovation and impact across the independent optical sector. The awards will take place as part of SightCare LIVE 2026, with a glittering black-tie gala dinner...Nano-ophthalmology paves a new path in the future of eyecare
Introduction The treatments of ocular conditions in the field of ophthalmology varies from topical to surgical procedures. The field of nanotechnology is one of the fast-growing fields of medicine, which plays an important role in turning the impossibilities of the...The symbolism of eyes in Halloween traditions and popular culture
Halloween is a festival steeped in symbolism. Pumpkins, skeletons, ghosts and witches dominate the seasonal iconography, each representing broader cultural anxieties about death, darkness and the supernatural. Among these motifs, the eye, often depicted as glowing, disembodied or grotesquely exaggerated,...Eye surgeon gives sight to Cambodians
Professor Sunil Shah has racked up his air miles in recent years. Since 2016, the Consultant Ophthalmologist at Midland Eye and the Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, has become a repeat visitor to Cambodia where he has led a series...Leading eye care charity Orbis celebrates Volunteers’ Week 2023
It’s Volunteers’ Week, and Orbis are celebrating the work of their expert Volunteer Faculty who are tackling preventable blindness around the world.87% of UK unaware they can have cataract surgery immediately and don't have to suffer with declining vision
Cataract symptoms, myths and surgery options as extensive national eye health survey shows huge lack of awareness in UK's public.World-class Health Innovation Hub to be built in Govan
The University of Glasgow and Kadans Science Partner, supported by Scottish Enterprise, are delighted to announce the construction of a new Health Innovation Hub in Govan, setting the stage for a thriving life sciences cluster in the area.Humanitarian aid for World Optometry Day
Lions Clubs International, a charity dedicated to providing humanitarian aid across the world, is thanking SpaMedica hospitals for their support with improving global eye health this World Optometry Day. World Optometry Day took place on Sunday 23rd March, with the...Conference Report: NEOS Summer Meeting 2025
The North of England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS) Summer Meeting 2025 was convened by Lawrence Gnanaraj, Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist at the Sunderland Eye Infirmary. The opening morning programme was titled ‘Is Small a Big Problem?’ and addressed a wide range of...The College of Optometrists: Optometry Tomorrow 2024 (incorporating BCLA Focus)
by Claire McLoughlin, PR Manager, College of Optometrists, UK. The College of Optometrists and British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) welcomed around 900 attendees at Optometry Tomorrow 24 – now incorporating BCLA Focus – on 28–29 April. This was the 20th...
Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy: from lab to clinic
Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) was the first clinically described mitochondrial disorder (1871). This article reviews the pathophysiology and clinical features of LHON with a focus on translational research. G11778A is currently the most common mutation worldwide and is associated...
