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87% of UK unaware they can have cataract surgery immediately and don't have to suffer with declining vision
Cataract symptoms, myths and surgery options as extensive national eye health survey shows huge lack of awareness in UK's public.Sustainability in eyecare: Aravind Eye Hospital’s low carbon eyecare system
The field of healthcare has a substantial impact on the environment as it is responsible for 5-10% of greenhouse gas emissions and 9% of air pollutant generation [1]. Surgery is associated with the rapid consumption of single-use products and waste...
Anterior and posterior capsular opacification with the Tecnis ZCBOO and AcrySof SA60AT IOL
This a randomised, controlled, prospective and double-blind study comparing the anterior capsular opacification (ACO) and posterior capsular opacification (PCO) outcomes with two types of single-piece hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses (IOL), and AcrySof SA60AT – Group A, and Tecnis ZCBOO –...Heidelberg Engineering and Orbis expand global eyecare education
Building on a successful collaboration that began in 2024, Heidelberg Engineering and international eye care charity Orbis are expanding their global ophthalmic education partnership in 2026, with four additional expert-led webinars delivered through Orbis’s Cybersight telemedicine and e-learning platform. Throughout...
OCT angiography in PAMM secondary to CRVO
Paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM) is a recently described manifestation presenting with hyperreflective bands within mid retina on spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT). The current view is that these findings are markers of ischaemia of deep retinal circulation....
Sex differences in the relationship between obesity and choroidal nevus in US adults
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); a population-based survey conducted annually in the US by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was used to identify populations at higher risk for choroidal naevus. Over a period of four...
Risk factors for lens dislocation post cataract surgery
This retrospective cohort study in Korea assessed the risk factors for intraocular lens (IOL) dislocation. They used national data of 2,162,191 patients who had had cataract surgery between 2009 and 2016. They excluded any patient who had an IOL dislocation...
Comparing bimedial rectus recession and botulinum toxin for partially accommodative esotropia
The authors present a retrospective case review to compare bimedial rectus recession and botulinum toxin injection to the medial recti. This study was possible due to the different first-line preferences of the individual surgeons within the team. Inclusion criteria were...
Visual prognosis in Irish Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy
Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is an inherited optic neuropathy This paper presents a retrospective review of clinical data from patients with LHON presenting to an Irish tertiary referral ophthalmic hospital. Clinical and genetic characteristics were assessed for useful biomarkers...
Association of sleep problems in children with visual impairment
The intention of this study was to investigate sleep problems in children who had a wide range of visual impairments. Recruitment was via an online survey distributed through the National Federation of Blind and National Organisation for Albinism and Hypopigmentation,...
Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy outcomes in an Indian population
A large cohort study in an Indian population is presented, with clinical and genetic profile analysis of patients with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) treated over a five-year period. The study included 157 patients; 143 male, 14 female (10.2:1 ratio)...
