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Assessing everyday visual function in dry AMD – what matters to the person?

1 April 2019 | Bethany E Higgins, Deanna J Taylor, David P Crabb (Prof) | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the primary cause of blindness in the developed world and is accountable for more than one half of sight impairment registrations within England and Wales [1]. AMD is prevalent in people aged 60 years and...

Over 8700 Scots will lose their sight this year

24 April 2026 | public health

New data from sight loss charity RNIB reveals that 8730 people in Scotland will begin living with sight loss in the next 12 months alone, and that the total number of people affected is set to grow by nearly 21%...

Sight Scotland Veteran’s Linburn Walled Garden being transformed into therapy hub

2 August 2023

Sight Scotland Veterans has joined forces with Cyrenians to transform the Walled Garden at its Linburn Centre in West Lothian into a therapy hub which can be used by veterans, families and the local community.

HS-UK to be authorised distributor for the Vision Engineering 3D Deep Reality Viewer

23 January 2023 | Contracts & Distributors

HS-UK is delighted to announce that it is now the authorised distributor for the Deep Reality Viewer (DRV) in the UK.

Acute dacryoadenitis secondary to COVID-19

4 October 2023 | Kareem Waleed Alsaffarini, Han Xern Khoo, Colin Vize | EYE - General

Acute dacryoadenitis is defined as the rapid onset of discomfort and swelling of the lacrimal gland, classically giving rise to an S-shaped ptosis [1]. Dacryoadenitis is the most common cause of a painful mass in the lacrimal gland in young...

Biomarkers reveal how patients with glaucoma may respond to treatment

25 July 2024 | glaucoma, biomarkers, UCL, research, treatment, Diagnosis

Markers in the blood that predict whether glaucoma patients are at higher risk of continued loss of vision following conventional treatment have been identified by researchers at UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital.

ST 1 Ophthalmology Interview Mock Workshop 4

18 January 2025

Our philosophy is that you learn best by being tested. In medical school, we have gotten familiar with question banks for revision and testing the knowledge that we’ve picked up. Interviews are no different, and whilst mock interviews are an...