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Glaucoma and cataract CPD sessions for optometrists and dispensing opticians at 100% Optical

14 February 2025 | ISP, independent, industry, 100%, meetings, events, glaucoma, cataract, CPD, training, education

The importance of ophthalmology and optometry working together to transform care for patients with conditions such as cataracts and glaucoma will come under the spotlight at 100% Optical. NHS ophthalmology provider Newmedica is hosting a series of continuing professional development...

Sight test saves Norma’s life

9 October 2025 | blood pressure, patient stories, sight test, UK, optometry

When you go for an eye test, the last thing you expect to be diagnosed with is a heart attack, but that is exactly what happened to a woman from Greater Manchester. Norma, from Stockport, was telling her story as...

Prognostic AI for diabetic retinopathy: Towards the first prospective trial in the UK

3 February 2026 | Nikhil Jain, Paul Nderitu, Timothy L Jackson | EYE - Imaging, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal

Artificial intelligence (AI) is frequently described as having the capacity to dramatically change and improve healthcare. One extensively studied application of AI in ophthalmology involves the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy (DR) or diabetic maculopathy (DM) using retinal imaging. An emerging...

Orbis teams up with the Alcon Foundation and OMEGA to improve eyecare in Zambia

29 September 2023 | orbis, Flying Eye Hospital, alcon, OMEGA, Zambia, Africa

The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital returns to Zambia for a three-week training project in Lusaka coinciding with World Sight Day on October 12.

Postgraduate training for ophthalmic practitioners

1 December 2025 | Anish Jindal | EYE - Cataract, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Cornea

The UK currently spends £25 billion per year on ocular disease, and there is expected to be a 40% increase in those affected by visual impairment by 2050 [1]. To manage this demand, 82% of ophthalmology units across the UK...

IN FOCUS - The achievements and lasting effects of VISION 2020

1 April 2020 | Gullapalli N Rao | EYE - General

Blindness is a major public health problem globally. The first estimate of global blindness by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1972 provided a figure of 10 to 15 million, which was considered an underestimate [1]. In 1999, an extraordinary...

General purpose AI: Transitioning from high performance in highly curated settings to useful applications in ophthalmology

2 August 2024 | Arun James Thirunavukarasu | EYE - General

Artificial intelligence (AI) may be understood as the ability of machines to perform tasks which otherwise require human perception, reasoning, or learning. With the advent of deep learning, AI has achieved remarkable results across a wide range of medical tasks...

My top five: Emerging alternatives to manage and treat nAMD

3 April 2024 | Nikhil Sharma, Paras Agarwal | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal

Wet (exudative or neovascular) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is characterised by choroidal neovascularisation, in which new blood vessels from the choroid invade through Bruch’s membrane. These blood vessels proliferate beneath or through the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), causing patients to...

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