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Rayner champions earlier conversations about cataract lens options

Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed operation in the UK, with an estimate of 960,000 procedures in 2026i. As demand continues to rise, so does the importance of helping patients understand the intraocular lens choices available to them. For...

Early vitrectomy for endophthalmitis offers hope to patients

A Phase 2 feasibility study published today in the prestigious Nature Communications Medicine journal has shown that early vitrectomy surgery treatment for acute endophthalmitis can be potentially more beneficial to patients’ vision compared with the current antibiotic-first approach. This is...

UK Paediatric Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting 2025

by Hussain Aluzri, Junior Glaucoma Cinical Research Fellow, Birmingham Midland Eye Centre, UK. The UKPGS 2025 conference was another resounding success, held on 24 January 2025 at the Cavendish Conference Centre, London. The event commenced with an opening address by...

Yorkshire Retina Society Winter Meeting 2024

by Madiah Mahmood, Junior Medical Education Fellow, Bradford Teaching Hospitals and Foundation Trust, UK; Ewan McCallum, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Bradford Teaching Hospitals and Foundation Trust, UK. The Yorkshire Retina Society is one of the largest regional subspecialty societies in the UK,...

Belfast Eye Conference 2024

by Zina Mobarak, FY1 Doctor, Manchester University Foundation Trust, UK. The Belfast Eye conference was held online over two days, aimed at anyone interested in ophthalmology and focused on delivering informative talks from specialists in various ophthalmic specialties and presenting...

XXII SARCS (State of the Art Refractive Cataract Surgery) Symposium 2024

by Andrew Bourne, BSc, MCOptom, DipTp(IP), Dip Glauc, Principal Optometrist, Hull & East Yorkshire Eye Hospital, UK. Once again, Milind Pande welcomed over 220 ophthalmologists and allied professionals to his annual symposium, this year held once again at the University...

UK Eye Genetics Group (UK-EGG) 2024

by Mohammed Aslam, FY 3 Doctor, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, UK. Founded in 2002, the UK EGG provides a hub to share knowledge on inherited eye disease and train the next generation of clinicians and scientists. This year’s...

Practical Medical Retina: Navigating the Net

I wasn’t sure if reviewing a book whilst on maternity leave with a demanding (but cute) baby was a good idea. However, this textbook was so easy to read I could understand it even when I was mildly sleep deprived....

Building data infrastructure for eye research in the NHS: Real-world lessons from the Liverpool Eye Data Platform

The Liverpool Eye Data Platform demonstrates how governance-compliant infrastructure can bring together routinely-collected, siloed NHS eye data. Routine care delivered across the NHS generates vast amounts of clinical data within a healthcare system that is uniquely characterised by comprehensive population...

World’s largest vision award goes to Botond Roska and José-Alain Sahel

Botond Roska, Director of Science at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB), and José-Alain Sahel, University of Pittsburgh and Chair of the IOB Scientific Advisory Board, have been awarded the 2026 António Champalimaud Vision Award. Worth EUR...

Magnificent views in Massachusetts to stunning scenes in Southern Florida!

On a quiet night flight to Azerbaijan, I glanced through the pages of inflight reading material. With a warm cup of americano in hand, I was astonished to read that spiders usually have eight eyes and box jellyfish have 24...

SpaMedica backs next generation of NHS ophthalmologists with European fellowship

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...