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Retrospective analysis on the outcomes of contact lens-associated keratitis in a tertiary centre
30 May 2025
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - General
This is a retrospective cohort study of 161 eyes (153 patients) with contact lens-associated keratitis (CLAK) from Moorfields Hospital between 1 July 2021 to 28 February 2022. They were classified into three groups based on the size of the epithelial...
New vision programme will test the sight of 47,500 rural Zambians
12 July 2023
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VisionSpring, Live Well, CCZ, eyecare services, international, Zambia, rural areas, test
Last month, VisionSpring, Live Well (affiliated with CARE International) and the Council of Churches Zambia (CCZ) officially launched the Reading Glasses for Improved Livelihoods (RGIL) programme in Zambia.
Blind woman left traumatised after she feared falling in front of speeding train
26 September 2023
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RNIB, Sight Scotland, Traumatic experience, Samantha Gough, Football, Train strikes, travel
A blind woman footballer from Edinburgh was left traumatised after she feared falling in front of a speeding train when rail staff never showed up to help her.
IWD 2024: Women-led eye care is helping to shrink the blindness gender gap in Bangladesh
International Women's Day 2024 - a lack of female health providers is stealing the sight of women around the world. Blindness prevention charity Orbis is working to change this.Registration is now live for 100% Optical 2025
18 October 2024
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100% Optical, 100% ophthalmology, conferences, meetings, events, news, registration, opportunities, London, UK
It's time to ‘focus on the future’ with 100% Optical as they announce registration going live, a new look and website, confirmed sponsors and additional features for the 2025 exhibition. 100% Optical, the UK’s largest optical exhibition, is set to...
Smartphone use in adolescents and association with ocular symptoms and binocular issues
In this study, the proportion of ocular symptoms and binocular dysfunction was evaluated to determine their association with smartphone use on adolescents aged 10–19 years. This was a cross-sectional study of 123 participants (52% male, 48% female) with a mean...‘Life-changing eye surgery helped me win at Crufts’
22 May 2023
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Cataract surgery
Dog handler who needed FOUR pairs of glasses for daily tasks fulfils childhood dream following treatment at Freedom Vision.
Independent Opticians Win SightCare Excellence Awards at the 2022 SightCare Business & Networking Conference
14 February 2023
Six deserving independent optical practices were named as winners in the 2022 SightCare Awards celebrating the independent spirit.
Medical and eye health teams defy odds to deliver treatments for trachoma in Ethiopia, but millions worldwide risk return of disease amid UK aid cuts
27 January 2022
Ophthalmologists, nurses, and eye health workers in Ethiopia defied the odds to treat millions with trachoma-fighting antibiotics and surgeries - despite cuts to UK Aid assistance threatening eye care. This World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day Orbis, the international eye care...
Leading North London eye clinic appoints retina expert to treat growing ‘epidemic’ of patients living with myopia
Leading independent eye hospital based in Finchley, My-iClinic, has welcomed Consultant Ophthalmologist, Ms Yvonne Luo, to its growing team of specialists.‘The biggest jump in confidence’: SpaMedica officially launches STEPS development programme for NHS trainee ophthalmologists
STEPS aims to provide registrars with experience of treating all types of cataracts.Viral conjunctivitis and COVID-19
23 March 2020
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COVID-19
A joint statement was released by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and College of Optometrists on 19 March.
