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Moorfields to start new retinal detachment clinical trial

Moorfields to start new retinal detachment clinical trial following £1.2 million MRC DPFS grant awarded to UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital.

BCLA Presidential Address highlights the opportunities for growth in contact lens sector

The new President of the BCLA has used his inaugural address to urge the sector to have “meaningful” conversations after eye exams and deliver “better vision outcomes” for patients.

Report: Kabgayi International Ophthalmology Conference 2024

My journey to Rwanda in April 2022 aimed to expand vitreoretinal services, but it also highlighted the need for robust scientific discourse, akin to the UK's ophthalmology culture, and so we seized the opportunity to plan an 'international' ophthalmology conference to coincide with a visit from five of my former UK consultant colleagues.

Booster accelerates EU-funded projects results to create tangible impact

META Group is proud to announce that Booster has been renewed for another four years, with additional and customised services. Funded by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) and led by META Group, Booster offers a...

CHEC Wandsworth welcomes Marsha de Cordova MP to discuss her National Eye Health Strategy Bill

CHEC, a community healthcare provider delivering specialist ophthalmology services in partnership with the NHS, recently welcomed Marsha de Cordova, Labour MP for Battersea, to its new site in Wandsworth (Friday 17th Jan 2025) to share insights on how independent eyecare...

Mumsnet engaged by ABDO, College of Optometrists and OSA to promote children’s vision

Mumsnet, the most significant platform in the UK for parents to share concerns, ideas and information regarding their children’s wellbeing, has been engaged by ABDO, The College of Optometrists and the OSA. The biggest network for parents, the site attracts...

Topcon Healthcare Launches IDHea™ to Fuel AI and Digital Health Innovation from the Eye

Topcon Healthcare, Inc., a global leader in robotic diagnostics and digital health solutions, announced the launch of the Institute of Digital Health (IDHea™), an ocular data-as-a-service platform designed to accelerate AI research and digital health innovation. IDHea provides fast and...

Conference Report: Scottish Ophthalmological Club Spring 2025 Meeting

The biannual Scottish Ophthalmological Club (SOC) meeting took place on 21 February 2025 in the rolling hills of Stirling at the Stirling Court Hotel. Kindly hosted by NHS Forth Valley, the free paper session commenced after a cordial opening message...

Heidelberg Engineering’s Tosh Vadhia announced as new ambassador for Orbis UK

Tosh Vadhia, Head of Global Accounts at Heidelberg Engineering joins blindness prevention charity Orbis to help raise awareness of avoidable sight loss. Through Tosh Vadhia’s support, Heidelberg Engineering has played a key role in supporting Orbis’s mission to end avoidable...

‘At risk’ corneas are more easily identified with SCORE

Risk assessment of post-LASIK corneal ectasia in refractive surgery patients is now a more exact, objective, evaluation thanks to the work of Heidelberg Engineering and a leading research partner in Paris.