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College of Optometrists calls for vital community minor and urgent eyecare services to be universally commissioned in England

5 June 2025 | The College of Optometrists, optometrists, England, service delivery, optometry, news
Lack of funding threatens commissioning of urgent care eye services in England. The College of Optometrists calls for vital community minor and urgent eye care services to be universally commissioned in England. As demand for eye care in England continues...

Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy: Changes in understanding of the disease over the last 25 years and how the UK is helping low-income countries tackle the challenges

1 June 2018 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Diabetes – a historical perspective Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease caused by inherited and / or acquired deficiency in production of insulin by the pancreas, or by the ineffectiveness of the insulin produced. Such a deficiency results in...

LambdaVision aims to refine process for in-space manufacturing of artificial retinas through ISS National Lab-sponsored investigation

1 February 2024 | ISS, retinal, artificial, LambdaVision, industry, innovation, retinitis pigmentosa, RP
Approximately 1.5 million people worldwide are affected by retinitis pigmentosa, a rare genetic disorder that causes vision loss. Currently there is no cure, but researchers from LambdaVision are turning to the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory to look for...

CooperVision announces ‘Fresh Start’ the next phase of its ‘Fresh Thinking’ campaign at 100% Optical 2024

24 February 2024 | contact lens, optometry, Opticians, conferences, events, 100%
Leading manufacturer continues conversation with eyecare professionals on shaping the future of the contact lens patient fitting journey.

Seeing with fresh eyes: Snails as a system for studying sight restoration

11 August 2025 | research, Stowers, regenerative, restoring vision
Stowers scientists have established the apple snail as a new research organism for investigating eye regeneration, which may hold the key for restoring vision due to damage and disease. Snails are slimy, simple creatures yet one species, the apple snail,...

Acetylcholine receptor antibodies in the diagnosis of ocular myasthenia gravis at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

3 August 2023 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is the commonest autoimmune condition to affect the neuromuscular junction. In the UK, its prevalence is 15 per 10,000 [1,2] and recent studies have shown that rates are steadily increasing [3,4]. Aims of this audit The aim...

Imaging within clinical research trials

5 August 2026 | | EYE - Imaging
Clinical research is essential to the future of healthcare and the wellbeing of patients, no matter what health condition they face. Many patients who choose to participate in clinical research studies in ophthalmology find optimism in discovering novel medicines to...

The structure function relationship in glaucoma

1 April 2017 | | EYE - Glaucoma
Chronic open angle glaucoma (COAG) is the second most common cause of blindness worldwide. It is diagnosed on the basis of three clinical signs, raised intraocular pressure (IOP), visual field (VF) defects and structural changes to the optic nerve head...

The Eye Health Network – an ‘optometry-first’ approach to eye care

1 April 2014 | | EYE - Cornea
Historically, in NHS Grampian, ophthalmology and optometry worked separately, with even the process of optometry referral to hospital occurring only at the behest of the patient’s general practitioner (GP). Criteria for referral were not discussed and feedback after referral was...

Prof Dhillon discusses the importance of educational events

21 May 2021 |
Eye News Co-editor Prof Baljean Dhillon shares a few words about the importance of educational events, particularly for trainees, as we move on from the worst of COVID-19.

EPOS 2026

24 September 2026 -26 September 2026
51st European Paediatric Ophthalmology Society Meeting