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Hospital wins funding to investigate sickle cell sight loss.

The hospital trust is the first in the UK to lead on a research project to understand the impact of sickle cell disease on eyesight.

New speaker for the SEE Summit

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has announced another speaker for the SEE Summit. Former GP Dr Matt Sawyer runs an environmental sustainability consultancy, SEE Sustainability, working to improve human and planetary health.

Part 2: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh Visits Ethiopia with Orbis

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh has today taken part in a historic trachoma elimination conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

CHEC treats first surgical eye patients at Stockport Exchange

Community healthcare provider restores sight for local residents in partnership with the NHS.

Inaugural IP education session hailed a hit

A pioneering session has brought together a group of independent prescribers to create content ‘for practitioners by practitioners’ for use in real world scenarios.

Glaucoma UK launches new research grant programme to support innovative glaucoma research

Glaucoma UK is thrilled to announce the launch of its reshaped research programme for 2025 to support innovative research to improve the understanding, treatment, and care of glaucoma. The charity is committed to funding the most promising researchers and proposals...

The College calls for funding for primary eye care services to be prioritised to address NHS ophthalmology backlog

The College of Optometrists has welcomed the extra funding promised for NHS England as a necessary step forward to help reduce waiting lists but calls on the government to prioritise funding towards primary eye care services to help tackle the...

Run for Glaucoma UK in the 2026 London Marathon

For the first time ever, Glaucoma UK has 12 charity places in the iconic TCS London Marathon for 2026, and applications are now officially open! Mark your calendars - the big day is Sunday 26 April 2026! In previous years,...

Medical Ophthalmological Society (MOSUK) Meeting 2024

by Nima Ghadiri, Medical Ophthalmology Consultant and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Liverpool. Diseases at the interface between ophthalmology and systemic medicine are like chameleons, masterful in their ability to adapt and often challenging to diagnose. These conditions don't always present...

Moorfields Education: myopia control in children

This full day, online course will deliver a range of lectures from various experts involved in research and treatment of children with myopia. We will be covering myopia epidemiology, risk factors and causes, progression of myopia, current research and evidence,...

Cornea teaching techniques: one cornea donor tissue for two purposes

There is a national shortage in the UK in corneal graft material [1,2]. The majority (69%) of corneal transplants in the UK are partial thickness, with 35% being Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) [2]. During the preparation of the donor...

Handbook of Retinal Disease: a case based approach

This book is suitable for all doctors, particularly ophthalmologists, who want to further their knowledge and understanding of retinal pathologies and keep up to date. The case-based format is effective in evoking an interactive approach to differential diagnosis. The tabulation...