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New study uncovers key mechanism behind a common genetic cause of age-related visual loss

A groundbreaking study has revealed important insights into the mechanisms behind Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD), a common cause of age-related visual loss, providing hope for future therapeutic developments, and finding implications for other neurological diseases. FECD is a common,...

Motability Foundation and RNIB to explore how journeys can be improved for people with sight loss

A new innovation partnership between the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and the Motability Foundation will explore innovative ways of making journeys better for people with sight loss. The three-year partnership will see both organisations share their expertise...

Glaucoma UK introduces its first ever Pitts Crick Fellow

Glaucoma UK is delighted to announce the recipient of their first ever Pitts Crick Fellowship. This Fellowship was an important part of the charity’s 50th anniversary celebration throughout 2024. Its aim was to honour the legacy of the founder Ronald...

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,...

50 Studies Every Ophthalmologist Should Know

This book features a compilation of 50 important clinical studies that have left a profound impact on the current clinical practice of ophthalmology. From the 1980 botulinum toxin injection study by AB Scott to the United Kingdom Glaucoma Treatment Study...

Factors associated with seeking delayed strabismus surgery

The purpose of this study was to investigate the main reasons for delay in strabismus surgery and assess patients’ motivations to undergo strabismus surgery in adulthood. This was a prospective study in the Republic of Moldova of 91 patients with...

Sight Sciences Glaucoma Fellows Academy, Birmingham

Saturday 7 October saw Sight Sciences hold their inaugural UK Glaucoma Fellows Academy training day.

The results of the last survey Dec23

*Please be aware that this data does not form part of a peer reviewed research study. The information therein should not be relied upon for clinical purposes but instead used as a guide for clinical practice and reflection. Hopefully by...

If looks could kill – kohl and the eye

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: If looks could kill – kohl and the eye Human fascination with beautification can be traced...

Home testing can help glaucoma patients, new study shows

Nearly 60,000 people in Scotland living with glaucoma could benefit from carrying out tests at home, a study funded by Sight Scotland and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has shown.

Moorfields: Ocular emergencies level 1

Designed for optometrists, orthoptists, nurses and other allied ophthalmic health professionals, this module will deliver the knowledge and skills required for the examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients who present in an ophthalmic emergency setting. Entry requirementsBSc (Hons)...

Moorfields Education: Glaucoma level 2 (College of Optometrists Professional Higher Certificate in Glaucoma) 2025

The course is designed to build up from level 1 to further develop skills in detecting change in clinical status and decision-making in patients at risk of developing glaucoma. Entry requirementsPossess a minimum of a BSc(Hons) in Optometry or equivalent....