Humans grow up with a vibrant sense of knowledge from the colours, shapes, and sizes we are in contact with from all around us. These come together to form some wonderful objects and designs. We are in awe of nature...
As a junior medical student roaming the wards of St Thomas’ Hospital in the early 1990s, I was unaware that I was surrounded by a large art collection comprising over 4500 pieces. The collection is displayed throughout the building to...
With just four weeks to go, now is the time to secure your place at Optometry Tomorrow 2026. The College of Optometrists' flagship conference takes place on 14 and 15 June at the Harrogate Convention Centre. Two days of learning,...
Eye research in the UK is underfunded relative to other areas of medical research and general awareness of sight loss and its prevention remains poor, messages that were reinforced in presentations and discussions during a recent research summit meeting in...
Grace Kidd, 9, from Falkirk, is the winner of a creative writing competition hosted for the first time by leading sight loss charity, RNIB, to mark World Book Day.
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #Inspiration #FlyingEyeHospital It was with great sadness that I read about the passing of Dr David Paton at the age of...
4 February 2025
| Ningli Wang (Prof), Ning Tian, Mayinuer Yusufu
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EYE - Glaucoma
I was honoured to have the privilege of reconnecting with the Tongren Eye Center team in Beijing, China. Digital art in mainstream media has showcased some glorious works and it is humbling to see and hear about some creative new...
Demodex blepharitis is widely recognised among eyecare professionals as an important cause of chronic lid margin inflammation, dry eye and ocular surface diseases. The characteristic feature for diagnosis is the presence of waxy deposit at the lash bases on slit...
It’s a great honour to be handed the editorial relay baton by Professor Bal Dhillon and I hope I don’t fumble it along the way. As I put pen to paper, I reflect on Bal’s signing off in the last...
It would be fair to say that 2020 hasn’t quite turned out to be the year that anyone predicted. Living with a global pandemic has become our reality and we are having to get used to many aspects of our...
Herein we report two cases of toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) following uneventful cataract surgery. Both patients presented 24 hours after their uneventful operations with painless blurred vision in the operated eye. The inflammatory reaction was controlled successfully with an...
1 April 2016
| Nick Strouthidis, Winifred Nolan, Keith Barton
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EYE - Glaucoma
More effective treatments and drug delivery modalities, implantable minimally invasive glaucoma surgical (MIGS) devices, as well as accelerating clinical research programmes, will transform the surgical and clinical management of glaucoma in the near future. There is also an ever-greater emphasis...