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Innovation update: key advances in eyecare transformation in the last year
1 December 2021
| Vishal Shah, Alexander Chiu, Guy Mole, Melanie Hingorani
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - General
Vishal Shah and his co-authors reflect on examples of innovation in eyecare delivery published in the last year and the implications for the future of eyecare services. The “new normal” is an overused phrase to describe extraordinary measures that have...
Ocular Telehealth: A Practical Guide, 1st Edition
3 February 2023
| Paras Agarwal
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EYE - General
Ocular Telehealth: A Practical Guide is in its first edition, which is great considering the recent adjustments to practical medical delivery that the COVID-19 pandemic has mandated. Overall, this book is well written in a structured format defining the uses...
Darren Hargreaves joins Sense Medical as Clinical Solutions Director
26 July 2023
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Recruitment & Personnel
Sense Medical Ltd welcomes the new appointment of Darren Hargreaves as Clinical Solutions Director.
What's trending Feb/Mar 2021
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. Happy New Year! Goodbye 2020, a year no one could have imagined, with our lives and headlines dominated by COVID-19 as...My Top Five: Emerging technologies revolutionising ophthalmology
3 October 2024
| Khaled Saqqaw
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Cornea
Advancements in ophthalmology have significantly transformed eyecare practices. This article explores five emerging technologies that are revolutionising the field, from virtual reality (VR) surgical training to novel therapies for corneal conditions. These innovations are reshaping how eyecare professionals diagnose, treat...
Artificial intelligence and the 2024 Esme’s Umbrella Medical Student Essay Prize
2 April 2025
| Vanessa Chou, Judith Potts, Helen Khan, Dominic ffytche (Prof)
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Esme’s Umbrella is a charity for people with Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS), helping raise awareness of the condition as well as offering support and advice. All clinical specialties may encounter CBS, so Esme’s Umbrella inaugurated a medical student essay prize...
Mind the gap
4 February 2025
| Peter Cackett
As a medical student in London many moons ago, the only thing that I was mindful of was the gap between the platform and the train as I traversed the city on the underground. I first became aware of mindfulness...
Envision Glasses – A different take on a sight impairment wearable (part 2)
1 February 2022
| David Haider
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EYE - General
This is the second part of the review of the Envision Glasses (see Part 1 here), a wearable piece of assistive technology. Features From the main menu four feature modes can be chosen: Read, Identify, Find and Call. The Glasses...
My Top Five: Innovations in the diagnosis of ocular tumours
Ocular tumours can vary widely in origin, from benign growths to metastases from distant disseminated malignancies. Although rare, ocular tumours pose a significant health and economic burden globally, with ocular cancers accounting for 0.2% of all diagnosed malignancies in the...Orbis launches podcast and vodcast series exploring cutting edge tech
7 December 2020
A new podcast and vodcast series exploring cutting edge tech to curb rise in preventable blindness has been launched by international eye health charity, Orbis.
Online submissions open for NCC contact lens congress
Online submissions for a collaborative research symposium to be held as part of Europe’s biggest eye health conference are now open.Orthoptist takes office as Master of The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers
6 October 2023
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spectacle makers, Liz Shilling, Liz Tomlin, Guy’s and St Thomas, Opticians, ophthalmology
In what she called “a giant leap for orthoptists”, Liz Shilling (known professionally as Liz Tomlin), was installed this week as Master of The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers, the first orthoptist ever to serve as Master in the Company’s almost 400 year-old history.
