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Atlas of Clinical and Surgical Orbital Anatomy (Third Edition)

This textbook highlights in its preface to the third edition that considerable research has been undertaken in the fields of orbital and periorbital anatomy since 1994 (first edition) and 2011 (second edition). Various topics have been elucidated, such as the...

What's trending Dec/Jan 2026

A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #SciFi #Vision Growing up at home, it was my job to read the crossword clues out to my parents. I usually...

Imaging within clinical research trials

Clinical research is essential to the future of healthcare and the wellbeing of patients, no matter what health condition they face. Many patients who choose to participate in clinical research studies in ophthalmology find optimism in discovering novel medicines to...

Crystalline keratopathy in monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance

Monoclonal gammopathies encompass a group of plasma cell disorders characterised by the excessive production of abnormal monoclonal immunoglobulins in the bloodstream [1]. This category includes multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), amyloidosis and other lymphoproliferative disorders. Monoclonal gammopathy...

25 years of OCT

David Huang first described optical coherence tomography (OCT) in 1991, in his seminal paper on the subject in Science. This method developed the work of others on ophthalmic interferometry, which essentially showed that measuring reflected light could be used to...

Moorfields Nd:YAG laser for ophthalmic HCPs

Moorfields Education Nd:YAG laser for posterior capsulotomy training for nurses and ophthalmic health care professionals

College of Optometrists and British Optical Museum open to visitors on Sunday 10 September

The College of Optometrists is once again opening its doors to visitors, as part of Open House London.

Are retinal vein occlusions seasonal? And if so why might that be?

Some studies have reported a strong seasonal pattern to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) occurrence with a peak in January, but other studies have failed to replicate this finding. The authors sought to determine data for Stockholm’s seasonal variation in...

Antibiotic prophylaxis after intravitreal injections

The use of topical antibiotics as prophylaxis after intravitreal injections is a contentious issue, especially now with increasing use of intravitreal anti-VEGF agents. In the Wills Eye Institute, prior to May 2011, all patients undergoing intravitreal injections in the office...

The International AMD Genomics Consortium study: another success in understanding the complex genetics of AMD

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a neurodegenerative complex disease of the eye and a major cause of blindness and visual impairment among the elderly worldwide. The early stages of the disease are characterised by asymptomatic pigmentary abnormalities and accumulation of...

“Beware of the pigment”

Using some captivating artwork, Iheukwumere Duru describes key features of pigment dispersion syndrome. Pigmentary dispersion syndrome (PDS) leads to pigmentary glaucoma (PG) in approximately 35-50% of patients with the condition [1]. PG is the leading cause of non-traumatic blindness in...

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus: a clinician’s perspective

Introduction Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV). The term herpes is derived from a Greek work, herpein, which means ‘creeping’ and the word zoster means a belt or a girdle...