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Sustainability in eyecare: Intraocular gases and the climate emergency

4 August 2021 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
In 2020 the NHS became the first national health system to commit to delivering ‘net zero’ carbon emissions by 2040. The author investigates how the impact of ophthalmic surgery can be reduced. Medical gases have been used in ophthalmic surgery...

Understanding amniotic membrane grafts

1 June 2019 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
Safa Elhassan gives a brief review of amniotic membrane grafts and their application in theatre and clinic-based settings. Amniotic membrane (AM) transplant has been an established adjuvant treatment for many corneal, conjunctival and scleral disorders in ophthalmic clinical practice with...
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Dichoptic vs occlusion therapy outcomes for anisometropic amblyopia

1 March 2024 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
The authors evaluated a binocular Tetris game for Android phones and compared its effectiveness, compliance and adverse events with part-time patching in children with anisometropic amblyopia. This was a prospective randomised study. Group 1 played the game for two hours...

Maximising the ocular surface prior to cataract surgery: The old and the new modalities of treatment

3 June 2026 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea
Cataract surgery is among the most commonly performed surgical procedures worldwide. Over time, it has evolved from a lens-extraction procedure into a refractive intervention that demands meticulous perioperative planning and precision to achieve optimal outcomes. Optimisation of the ocular surface...

Deliberate darkness: The systematic weaponisation of blinding in global protests

18 March 2026 | | EYE - General
As eyecare professionals, we spend our entire professional lives fighting to preserve light. We train to master the delicate microscopic topography of the cornea, the retina and the optic nerve, all with the objective of saving our patients from the...

Ophthalmology in the Middle East: Reflections from two electives in Jordan and the UAE

3 October 2024 | | EYE - General
In the summer of 2021, I was fortunate enough to embark on two electives in ophthalmology at the Shami Eye Centre in Amman, Jordan, and Moorfields Eye Hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). These eye hospitals serve distinct populations,...

Record rise in competition ratios for ophthalmology: What does this mean for the future of the ophthalmology training programme?

2 October 2025 | | EYE - General
In this article, Adina Smith discusses factors likely to contribute to the record rise in competition ratios and the impact this may have on the future of OST. Ophthalmology specialty training (OST) is the fifth most competitive training programme in...

Optical Express sponsors Atlantic rowing challenge for dementia research

5 January 2024 | Charity, Dementia, Race Against Dementia, Foundation, Work, Sponsorship
Optical Express has become the official headline sponsor of a rowing challenge that will see Jason Black (52) and Neil Glover (60) row over 3100 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, in an effort to raise money to fund groundbreaking research into a cure for dementia.

Sight loss and complex needs CPD training day

25 November 2025
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) invites eye care professionals to join a unique, hands-on training day designed to enhance confidence and competence in supporting patients with sight loss and complex needs. Delivered by the RNIB Health and...

Developing community eye care: the GOS package in Scotland

1 December 2018 | | EYE - General
In the second in the series about community eye care in the home nations, Janet Pooley explains how Scotland has developed its services within GOS. The United Kingdom has devolved healthcare; the powers were transferred from Westminster to Scotland and...

Moorfields Education: Biometry study day

1 March 2024
This in-person study day has been designed to meet the training needs of nurses, nursing associates, technicians, and anyone with an interest to improve their knowledge and understanding of biometry and its calculation and reading a biometry report.

It’s not all about ARED - Time for a pragmatic approach to nutrition for eye health?

1 April 2016 | | EYE - Cornea
Advances in treatment for retinal diseases involving neovascularisation have undoubtedly changed the future of eye care across the UK for the better, but also created great challenges for service delivery in ophthalmology, particularly within the NHS. Some statistics are starting...