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Landmark dataset to accelerate research on anterior segment eye disease

1 July 2026 | research, technology, diagnostics
Diseases affecting the anterior segment, the front part of the eye, are among the leading causes of visual impairment and blindness globally, yet few large-scale datasets have been available for these conditions. In response, clinical researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital...

Dropless cataract surgery

3 June 2026 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea
Dropless cataract surgery (DCS) describes the complete provision of anti-inflammatory and antibiotic prophylaxis intraoperatively. This eliminates the need for postoperative eyedrops to be self-administered by the patient and thus is also known as ‘dropless after cataract surgery’ (DACS) (n.b. this...

RayOne EMV honoured with King’s Award for Enterprise

8 May 2025 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
Rayner, the UK’s sole manufacturer of intraocular lenses (IOLs) and a global leader in cataract surgery solutions, has received the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise 2025 in the Innovation category for its groundbreaking RayOne EMV lens. Launched in 2020 and...

Oertli launches the OS 4 UpTM surgical platform along with new instruments for retina and cataract surgery

9 September 2025 | Company Profiles, Research & Development
Berneck, 4th September 2025 – Oertli Instrumente AG presented its surgical platform, the OS 4 UpTM, to the attendees of the Euretina and ESCRS congresses. The platform introduces forward-thinking solutions for vitreoretinal and cataract surgery and is complemented by new...

Heidelberg Engineering announces expansion of market access for digital surgical visualization platform

6 August 2026 | Research & Development
Heidelberg Engineering today announced the upcoming commercialization of Heidelberg OPERA®*, its fully digital surgical visualisation platform, which will be introduced through the company’s global sales force and distribution network. Heidelberg OPERA® is centred around a fully digital surgical microscope which...

Ciclosporin Unleashed: A New Era of Innovation and Treatment Without Compromise

8 October 2026 | Company Profiles, Research & Development, Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
On the evening of Sunday 13th September during the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), delegates gathered for an insightful educational symposium, ‘Ciclosporin Unleashed: A New Era of Innovation’, exploring how advances in ciclosporin therapy are helping clinicians...

SpaMedica backs next generation of NHS ophthalmologists with European fellowship

1 October 2026 | awards, private sector, industry
SpaMedica has announced Dr Ahmed Zewar as the winner of its annual Training Award at a special Veonet event, held in partnership with Rayner, during the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) Congress in London. Dr Zewar, a...

Case series of toxic anterior segment syndrome

1 August 2019 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
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...

An environmentally friendly eye service

1 August 2025 | | climate change, sustainability news, net zero, greenhouse gases, environment
A single cataract procedure in the UK has been estimated to have a carbon footprint equivalent to driving a typical non-electric car for 310 miles. Surprisingly, very few centres around the world have worked out the environmental cost of cataract...

Towards virtual reality conferences?

5 August 2020 | | EYE - General
COVID-19 is forcing us to reconsider every aspect of life. The authors ask what future ophthalmic meetings could look like. The coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic disrupted ophthalmic conferences resulting in the cancellation of the majority of meetings in 2020, e.g....

Intracameral antibiotics in cataract surgery: current evidence base

1 August 2019 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Following on from our recent online survey*, the authors examine the use of intracameral cefuroxime as the standard of care in cataract surgery. Cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the...

I have to be here…

4 December 2025 |
Apparently, I’ve been known to attend the occasional eye conference! I firmly believe that such events broaden the mind and help maintain a love of our specialty through community. There are many lessons to be learned at such congresses, and...