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Ollie Finn is elected as the 25th known Clerk of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers

19 December 2025
The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers is pleased to announce that Ollie Finn has succeeded Helen Perkins as Clerk, becoming the 25th known Clerk of the Company. Ollie previously worked for two years as Clerk to the Worshipful Company of...

BBC News Highlights New Approach to Treating Ocular Hypotony

21 January 2026 | Research & Development, Company Profiles
Ocular hypotony has been in the spotlight following recent BBC News coverage highlighting how new clinical research is delivering meaningful benefits for patients affected by this sight threatening condition. The feature draws attention to a newly published study from the...

Report: UKISCRS 2023

15 November 2023 | | UKISCRS, Cataract surgery, refractive surgeons, Gill Wood, London, Events, Conferences, 2023
An Eye News exclusive report of The 47th Annual Congress of the United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons.

The TOPCON / OIA Imaging Competition and a brief history of ophthalmic photography

3 June 2021 | | EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
We hope you like and appreciate the image forming the cover of the June/July 2021 edition of Eye News. The Ophthalmic Imaging Association (OIA) was honoured to have been invited to submit a series of images from the winners of...

Preparing to start as a consultant

5 December 2025 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Glaucoma
I was just coming to the end of a fantastic glaucoma fellowship at Moorfields, during which Samad Ansari had been a colleague and friend, and soon to start as a consultant in Oxford where Rebecca Turner is Clinical Director, and...

Two centuries later, braille is still as important as ever, says teenage sight loss campaigner

4 January 2024 | RNIB, Braille, anniversary, campaign, blindness, Scotland, charity
Braille, the system of raised dots that has enabled blind people to read and write, is as vital as ever, and has adapted to the advances of new technology, says RNIB, Scotland's leading sight loss charity.

Ciliatech appoints world-class panel of eyecare specialists to newly created KOL advisory board

6 December 2024 | research, education, KOL, glaucoma, innovation, treatment
Ciliatech will leverage ophthalmic expertise of seven-member advisory board to bring to market Intercil® Uveal Spacer, a novel glaucoma implant offering unique benefits to eye surgeons and patients across the globe Ciliatech, an innovative medtech company focusing on the treatment...

The results of the last survey Apr22

5 April 2022 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The answer to the first question was interesting in that it seems an increasing number of units are doing same-sitting bilateral cataract surgery. It is becoming accepted practice and mainstream. Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) involves performing phacoemulsification with...

A curry a day could keep the ophthalmologist away

2 December 2019 | | EYE - General
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: A curry a day could keep the ophthalmologist away The dietary supplement market is a multibillion-dollar...

Braille phones, glaucoma implants and screenshots

1 December 2014 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Basic phone for Braille readers (or kids and the elderly) We’ve previously covered the extensive features of smartphones that can help the sight impaired. It’s clear, however, that smartphones are not for everyone. One alternative is a custom made Braille...

The future of binocular viewing systems?

1 December 2022 | | EYE - General
I recently had the pleasure to visit Vision Engineering’s headquarters and manufacturing facility in Woking, UK. Vision Engineering have built an international reputation for engineering microscopes that provide 3D visualisation without the use of traditional optical eyepieces. Although the company...

Attending ophthalmology conferences as a foundation trainee: an eye-opener?

21 November 2023 | | EYE - General
The benefits of attending specialty conferences for clinicians are numerous. For example, staying up to date with the latest advancements in the field and integrating these into clinical practice. However, foundation doctors are yet to enter a training pathway and...