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Introducing Danny Laycock, talent solutions specialist for the ophthalmology sector with a truly global reach
Is your company changing the future of Ophthalmics? We’re collating a list of the top companies to watch in the space for 2024.30 Years of Excellence: Surgitrac Instruments at the 42nd ESCRS Congress
Surgitrac Instruments proudly participated in the 42nd Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) this September, celebrating 30 years of heritage. The congress was the ideal opportunity to showcase our expertise in manufacturing and supplying high-quality...Haag-Streit UK relaunches the Perkins Mk 3 hand-held applanation tonometer
Haag-Streit UK (HS-UK), the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard diagnostic and surgical devices and instruments for ophthalmologists, optometrists, and orthoptists, is pleased to announce that they have relaunched the Perkins Mk 3 hand-held applanation tonometer. Haag-Streit UK discontinued the...Usher syndrome: an overview
Usher syndrome is the most common hereditary condition that affects both vision and hearing. It is an autosomal recessive condition characterised by retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss [1,2]. Usher syndrome is the cause of approximately 10% of...Improving eye care for children with learning difficulties: a view from SeeAbility
Marek P Karas from sightloss charity SeeAbility examines why children with a learning disability do not access the eye care they need and asks how the system needs to change. Children with a learning disability are 28 times more likely...South-South collaboration for the treatment of avoidable blindness in Botswana
This article describes the value of South-South collaboration in the reduction of avoidable blindness. Specifically it describes a South-South collaboration between India and Botswana that evolved out of the VISION 2020 LINK between Cambridge University Hospitals, two institutions in India...IN FOCUS - The achievements and lasting effects of VISION 2020
Blindness is a major public health problem globally. The first estimate of global blindness by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1972 provided a figure of 10 to 15 million, which was considered an underestimate [1]. In 1999, an extraordinary...What's trending Feb/Mar 2025
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #ChrisMcCausland #StrictlyWinner “I hope that anybody out there that doesn’t know someone who is blind now has higher expectations of what...Running a high-volume nurse led intravitreal service using the Sp.eye device – the Stanley Eye Unit experience
Introduction The vast majority of ophthalmology units utilise allied healthcare professionals (AHPs) to deliver intravitreal injections (IVIs). The Royal College of Ophthalmologists issued a statement 10 years ago advocating the use of non-medical practitioners performing IVIs [1]. The main benefit...In conversation with Robert F Walters, Orbis Trustee
Can you give us a brief overview of the organisation and its hope for the future? Orbis International is a global non-governmental organisation (NGO) which is dedicated to the prevention of blindness. We’ve now been going since 1982. We’re very...
