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RCOphth (The Royal College of Ophthalmologists) Management of Diabetic macular oedema: state-of-the-art

Talks will include: 1) OCT biomarkers in DMO - what adds value in clinical-decision making? - Christiana Dinah, Consultant Ophthalmologist and medical retina specialist, London 2) Debate: When should you switch treatment in DMO? versus late - Deepali Varma, Consultant...

The role of injection assistant devices in establishing a nurse-led AMD service

The author shares his experience of setting up a nurse-led service to deliver anti-VEGF intravitreal injections and how injection assistant devices supported training. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has become a leading cause of irreversible blindness [1]. It is estimated that...

Hanson Wade: Dry AMD and Geographic Atrophy Therapeutics Summit 2025

Welcome to the 6th Dry AMD and Geographic Atrophy Therapeutics SummitTransformative Therapies for Dry, Intermediate & Late-Stage AMDWith late-phase trials advancing, novel mechanisms emerging, and global regulatory expectations evolving, the dry AMD and GA field is accelerating exponentially. Returning digitally...

Setting up successful safe & efficient nurse-led intravitreal injection service

In September 2019, we organised a training course at Great Western NHS Hospital (GWH), Swindon, which provided presentations, discussions and hands-on wet lab experience on how to perform intravitreal injection using intravitreal assisted device (INVITRIA) for nurses and doctors from...

Clinic invests in Hampshire people’s eyecare

Sight-saving specialist Newmedica has officially opened a multimillion-pound clinic for the people of Hampshire.

Practical Handbook of OCT (Retina, Choroid, Glaucoma)

With the rapid development and expansion in the usage of optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology there is always demand for a new OCT publication on the bookshelves. The operation and acquisition skills required are more easily acquired than for the...

Audiology and ophthalmology: A comparative perspective on diagnostics and patient care

I’m here with Chris Gordon and Anthony Vukic from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to find out how two professions that may appear unrelated on the surface actually have a lot in common. Some of this article might surprise you....

Friends of Moorfields shortlisted for the Charity Awards 2025

We are delighted to announce that we have made the shortlist for this year’s Charity Awards, the longest-running awards scheme in the charity sector. Friends of Moorfields has been shortlisted in the Healthcare and Medical Research category for our handholding...

Reflections as an international trainee

I had the privilege of undertaking two glaucoma fellowships in the UK – first at the St Paul’s Eye Unit in Liverpool (2022–23), followed by a second year at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London (2023–24). Many of my seniors had...

Horizontal recti injection of botulinum toxin for treatment of infantile nystagmus

In this study the authors aimed to demonstrate the effect of botulinum toxin (BT) on the frequency of ocular oscillation in children with infantile nystagmus syndrome (INS). Botulinum toxin was administered with direct injection into the horizontal recti muscles using...

BEECS (British Emergency Eye Care Society) Annual Meeting 2025

British Emergency Eye Care SocietyWelcome to BEECSThe Society was founded in 2013 with the aim of bringing together practitioners in the United Kingdom who provide acute ophthalmology services within their institutions. We run an annual scientific meeting open to all...

Inaugural meeting and dinner of the British Chinese Ophthalmic Society (BCOS)

by Professor Christopher Liu OBE, Founder of British Chinese Ophthalmic Society. When I was a medical student in the 80s, planning a career in ophthalmology, there were very few ophthalmologists of Chinese descent in the UK. Mr Hung Cheng was...