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Introducing: the ANTS Imaging Competition

17 May 2024 | | imaging, ophthalmic, competition, anterior segment, slit lamp, slit-lamp, Keeler, Eye News, OIA, BARS, Crazy Optom
Do you have an interest in ophthalmic imaging? Fancy capturing the anterior segment using a slit-lamp? Check out the new ANTS Imaging Competition.

Imagination

2 October 2025 |
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” In this quote by Albert Einstein, he reminds us that whilst logic is useful for practical solutions, the expansive nature of imagination breaks boundaries. It can lead...

Choosing a subspecialty

1 October 2019 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
It is quite worrying how many registrars reach the final years of training without choosing a subspecialty. Sometimes this is because they love everything and cannot countenance giving any of it up, but more commonly this is due to various...

Virtual reality pupil assessment software

1 October 2021 | | EYE - General
For Oct/Nov 2021 we review a virtual reality (VR) solution for training and assessing pupil function. Different types of VR exist, and the application described here is used on the Oculus Quest or Pico headsets. The user wears a headset...

Eye research: where next?

1 December 2017
Eye research in the UK is underfunded relative to other areas of medical research and general awareness of sight loss and its prevention remains poor, messages that were reinforced in presentations and discussions during a recent research summit meeting in...

Usher syndrome: an overview

22 September 2020 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Usher syndrome is the most common hereditary condition that affects both vision and hearing. It is an autosomal recessive condition characterised by retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss [1,2]. Usher syndrome is the cause of approximately 10% of...

In conversation with Prof Carrie MacEwen, Chair of The Way Forward and President, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists

1 April 2017 | | EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - General
Prof Carrie MacEwen. Scope for optimising capacity within the Hospital Eye Service (HES)? The demand for ophthalmic care continues to grow with no increase in capacity. In order to be able to continue to deliver adequate care ophthalmologists have devised...

Eye News to host educational day focused on AI and new technology

29 October 2019
We’re delighted to announce that we will be hosting a symposium again next year as part of Eyecare 2020.

Eye surgeon gives sight to Cambodians

12 October 2022
Professor Sunil Shah has racked up his air miles in recent years. Since 2016, the Consultant Ophthalmologist at Midland Eye and the Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, has become a repeat visitor to Cambodia where he has led a series...

Professor Roy Taylor awarded MBE for services to diabetes research

20 January 2023
Congratulations to Diabetes UK-funded researcher Professor Roy Taylor, who has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list, recognising his world-leading work in diabetes research.

SightCare 'The Future is Now' Conference a Success

14 February 2023
SightCare, the business support community for independent practices, was held on 29 and 30 January 2023 after its postponement from its original September date which unfortunately fell on the day of the Queen’s funeral.

New Swansea eye hospital officially opened by Lord Mayor

6 April 2023 | spamedica, swansea, hospital
A new hospital specialising in NHS eye patient services has been officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Swansea, Councillor Mike Day.