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Blinking blepharitis has a lot to answer for…

Never ignore the small things’…someone once said. There is no doubt blepharitis is one of the most common eye conditions encountered daily, but with the typical pressures of a busy outpatient department, the management of more obvious, sight-threatening conditions necessarily...

Real-world experience and outcomes of SLT laser used as a first-line treatment in ocular hypertension patients in a United Kingdom National Health Service setting

The management of raised intraocular pressure (IOP) in the context of ocular hypertension (OHT) and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) remains a major contributor to the workload of ophthalmology units across the UK. Treatment of these conditions has historically centred...

Post-stroke visual impairment: how big is the problem, how do we identify it, what we can do about it, and why does it matter?

In the UK, 100,000 new strokes occur each year, with 1.3 million stroke survivors [1]. This article will focus on post-stroke visual impairment, discussing topics of how common it is, how it can be detected, possible management options and how...

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus: a clinician’s perspective

Introduction Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV). The term herpes is derived from a Greek work, herpein, which means ‘creeping’ and the word zoster means a belt or a girdle...

Detecting apoptosis in retinal cells

This is a review paper in which the authors summarise the transitioning of techniques detecting apoptosis from bench to bedside, along with the future possibilities they encase. Detection of Apoptosis in Retinal Cells (DARC) technology can be used as a...

Efficacy and safety of intravitreal faricimab in nAMD, DME and RVO

This paper is an analysis of data extracted from 13 eligible studies in the context of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), diabetic macular edema (DME), and retinal vein occlusion (RVO), collected from systematic literature search of MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane...

In conversation with Dr Robert B Nussenblatt

Dr Robert B Nussenblatt is Chief of the Laboratory of Immunology at the National Eye Institute, an eminent ocular immunologist and an expert in clinical research design and conduct. Describe the success or relevance of the SUN project. The Standardization...

First UK Direct Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (DSLT) device placed at Moorfields

Following an internationally successful Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) comparing the Direct Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (DSLT) with standard SLT, the first ever commercial device in the UK, the ‘Eagle’, has been installed and is in use at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.

College of Optometrists and British Optical Museum open to visitors on Sunday 10 September

The College of Optometrists is once again opening its doors to visitors, as part of Open House London.

Clinic invests in Hampshire people’s eyecare

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

An Introduction to: RCOphth's Microsurgery Course

For foundation doctors and medical students with a keen interest on becoming ophthalmologists, the RCOphth Microsurgery Introduction Course stands as a gateway to introducing doctors to the intricacies of microsurgery.

Glaucoma UK announces £100,000 Health and Social Care Professionals Award for 2024

Glaucoma UK is pleased to announce that applications for its Health and Social Care Professionals Research Award are now open.