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The College of Optometrists celebrates 100 years of the international research journal Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (OPO)
The College partners with Springer Nature to take OPO into its second century. The year 2025 marks the centenary of The College of Optometrists’ leading international and interdisciplinary research journal for contemporary vision science and optometry, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics...SpaMedica launches pre-reg training programme to support future generations of optometrists
SpaMedica is partnering with Vision Express to offer pre-registration training placements to 150 aspiring optometrists. Trainees will have the opportunity to shadow SpaMedica’s clinical teams and in-house optometrists as they treat patients with a variety of eye conditions, including cataracts...More sensitive visual acuity test for age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world. Primarily associated with ageing, genetic factors and lifestyle choices such as smoking also play a contributory role. Patients with early AMD, characterised by the development of...
Case reports of neuro-visual consequences of mild COVID-19 in children
Neuro-visual involvement has been reported in numerous patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 disease, mainly among adult patients. In children, such involvement has been reported in rare cases, often in those presenting with severe forms of COVID-19. The aim of this work...Code-Free Deep Learning: a step into the future of ophthalmology
A new focus has arisen within the research domain of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare called code-free deep learning (CFDL), and recent research demonstrates that ophthalmology is becoming one of the leading specialties in this field. Artificial intelligence (AI) is...Moorfields: Endonasal DCR Hands-on Simulation Course
Moorfields: Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) Hands-on Simulation Course
Combined ranibizumab and ablative therapy for Coat’s disease
The aim of this study was to observe the efficacy of intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) combined with laser photocoagulation or cryotherapy, for Coats’ disease. Patients younger than 16 years of age who were diagnosed with Coats’ disease were included in this...ABDO publishes special centenary supplement celebrating 100 years of the dispensing optics profession
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has published a special commemorative supplement marking 100 years of the dispensing optics profession, as part of its year-long centenary celebrations. Included with the September issue of Dispensing Optics journal, the souvenir publication...New eye hospital opens in Telford
NHS cataract surgery and YAG laser capsulotomy patients will benefit from high-quality care and significantly reduced waiting times at new SpaMedica hospital.Introduction of the Mydriasert insert at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
The authors report on a study to examine the effects of the Mydriasert insert on time, effects, patient comfort and tolerability at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. Mydriasert is an insoluble ophthalmic insert indicated for mydriasis prior to ophthalmic surgery, which...
AI-Based devices in national screening programmes: barriers and challenges
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) may have long-term complications and is recorded as a leading cause of blindness. National DR screening programmes have effectively reduced severe visual loss by timely detection and subsequent treatment of sight-threatening proliferative DR and diabetic macular oedema....
