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NYU Langone Health performs world’s first whole-eye & partial-face transplant

Landmark whole-eye transplant is a major paradigm shift for potential vision therapies.

Artificial intelligence and oculomics: Improving global health

The application of artificial intelligence (AI), and in particular deep learning, to high-resolution ocular imaging has led to many new discoveries, enabling the prediction of multiple different systemic diseases from ocular biomarkers. This emerging field is known as ‘oculomics’ [1]....

100 years of insulin

*Joint first authors The centenary of the discovery of insulin is a time to celebrate one of the most significant scientific discoveries of the 20th century. Background Before 1923, Type 1 diabetes mellitus [T1DM] resulted in death from severe ketoacidosis...

Healthcare Science (Ophthalmic Imaging) Degree Apprenticeship for Employers

Hear from the team at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital and about how degree apprenticeships from University of Gloucestershire have helped their department.

Spectral domain OCT vs. confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope in measuring RNFL thickness

The aim of this prospective study was to compare the retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (RNFL) measurements obtained from the Cirrus optical coherence tomography (spectral domain OCT) with the Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph 3 (HRT3, confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope). Eighty-eight normal...

The compendium to clinical evidence in DMO treatment

This review article summarises the current evidence base in the treatment options for diabetic macular oedema (DMO). The authors have included many real-world data studies that provided valuable insights into the optimal management of DMO. The authors argue that these...

Andy Biart joins Carleton Optical as Surgical Business Manager, South

Carleton are pleased to welcome Andy Biart to their surgical team.

Mainline Instruments Partners with InMode to bring ENVISION to the UK & Ireland

We are excited to entering our new partnership with InMode, a global leader in medical technologies, to distribute the ENVISION Dry Eye care platform across the UK and Ireland. Envision is a state-of-the-art system that combines IPL and Radiofrequency to...

Andrew Geddes Becomes Vice President and Head of European Operations at Glaukos

Glaukos announces that Andrew Geddes is to become Vice President and Head of European Operations, recognising his eight years of leadership and contributions to the company’s growth. In this role, Geddes will lead Glaukos’ strategic expansion in Europe, Middle East...

The Optical Suppliers Association joins The Alliance for Healthcare from the Eye

The Optical Suppliers Association (OSA) has joined The Alliance for Healthcare from the Eye, underscoring its commitment to ethical adoption of oculomics and advancing the role of eye health within broader healthcare pathways. OSA will support the efforts of The...

BEECS 2026 Annual Meeting

British Emergency Eye Care Society 11th Annual Meeting

Can OCT predict Alzheimer’s disease?

Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are based on facts and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Can OCT predict Alzheimer’s disease? In 1986 Hinton et al. demonstrated evidence of optic nerve degeneration...