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Haag-Streit UK announces new topography module for SOLIX

The Optovue SOLIX is a Full Range OCT system with a comprehensive list of applications and unsurpassed imaging. Featuring multiple tools, it enables clinicians to identify and manage numerous pathologies from the front to the back of the eye. SOLIX...

Incidence of high IOP following corneal collagen cross-linking

This retrospective cohort study examined 405 patients (405 index eyes and 218 untreated fellow eyes) who underwent cross-linking over a 12-year follow-up duration at Duke Eye Center. Preoperative and postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements were collected at ~1 month, 3...

An interview with Professor John Forrester

What made you choose ophthalmology as a career and how did your interest in academia develop? During Medical School at Glasgow University, I was getting progressively disillusioned with the career options while my colleagues and friends all seemed to quickly...

In conversation with John Forrester

What made you choose ophthalmology as a career and how did your interest in academia develop? During Medical School at Glasgow University, I was getting progressively disillusioned with the career options while my colleagues and friends all seemed to quickly...

Ciclosporin and dry eye

Dry eye has an estimated prevalence of between 5 and 50% worldwide and has physical, psychological and socioeconomic consequences for the human population [1]. Loss of tear film homeostasis with associated ocular surface inflammation causes symptoms ranging from ‘tired’ eyes...

The refractive index in the eye lens – implications for clinical practice and optical design

The eye may appear to be a comparatively simple organ and yet its optical system is complex and continues to be a source of investigation and research. The major optical elements are considered to be the cornea and the lens...

Intraocular surgery and dry eye: Understanding the link, minimising the risk and preparing for the future

Dry eye disease (DED) and ocular surface disease (OSD) are increasingly recognised as central factors in contemporary intraocular surgery. As cataract, glaucoma and vitreoretinal procedures advance toward greater refractive precision, patient expectations have risen and tolerance for postoperative visual fluctuation...

Money never sleeps

“I want you to deal with your problems by becoming rich” As declared by Jordan Belfort in a motivational speech to his staff in the film Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Unfortunately, medicine as a career does not lead to...

Fight for Sight continues to promote eye research

Eye research charity Fight for Sight has announced its latest project funding and its plans for continuing its efforts to advance eye research in the current global health crisis and beyond.

Haag-Streit announces winners of Slit Lamp Imaging Competition 2023

Haag Streit is pleased to announce the release of the results of its Slit Lamp Imaging Competition 2023.

New solutions in the prevention and treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis

The global increase in Acanthamoeba keratitis infections has emphasised the inefficiencies of current treatment and preventative methods, here researchers from the West of Scotland detail a promising new series of compounds that may stem the tide. News headlines detailing horror...

PREVIEW: RCOphth Annual Congress 2025 #EyeConUK

That time of year is coming around again and the ophthalmic community are ironing their ties and polishing their shoes ready for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ Annual #EyeConUK Congress 2025, taking place at the ACC, Liverpool, between 19–22 May....