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Meltdown, Spectre, Flying Hospitals and Spy Cams

iPhone slowdown In early 2018 users discovered that Apple was slowing down older iPhones intentionally. The reported reason was to prolong the usable battery life. These changes were made without the knowledge or consent of owners. Unsurprisingly, a community backlash...

In conversation with Captain Gary Dyson

Captain Gary Dyson, Chief Pilot of the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, spoke to Chris Henson about his 22-year stint flying the plane, its role at the cutting edge of aviation and medical technology, and how Orbis plan to continue to...

Views invited on the future Special Schools Eye Care Service

NHS England are consulting on the current model of the Special Schools Eye Care service that is live in 83 schools across England.

Conference Report: National Students Ophthalmology Conference 2025

On 10 May, we led the fourth National Student Ophthalmology Conference (NSOC) for the first time in person, in London, with remote accessibility via Zoom, hosting over 130 attendees from the UK and across the globe. The day was packed...

New report calls for national funding to expand life-changing eye care technology

Optometry Scotland warns of “postcode lottery” Optometry Scotland (OS), the representative body for optical professionals, has published a landmark report calling for the full integration of an early diagnostic tool in primary eyecare across Scotland. Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT) is...

Sight loss charities slam Scottish government for making blind and partially sighted people play tactile paving roulette

Sight Scotland launches ‘Pave the Way’ campaign to have tactile paving installed in every train station in Scotland.

Patients prefer vision from lasik than from smile in a contralateral-eye trial

This prospective, randomised, single surgeon, contralateral-eye clinical trial compared the results in myopic patients undergoing wavefront-guided femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in one eye and small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in the fellow eye. The patient-reported outcomes with laser in...

The screening and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity

A male child is born at 31 weeks and requires 100% oxygen supplementation with intensive care. What would be the ophthalmic management of this child? In the first instance, it will be useful to know the screening criteria and protocol....

Basic and Clinical Science Course: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

The Basic and Clinical Science Course done by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is a firm favourite, not just in the US, but across Europe as well. We’ve reviewed a few updates to their series, and I was happy...

Orbis eye health programme integrated into school curriculum in Nepal

Leading eyecare charity Orbis and Nepal’s National Society of Comprehensive Eye Care (NNJS) have worked together since 2019 to implement a programme called REACH (Refractive Error Among Children) in Eastern Nepal.

Medical Medway Fayre 2024

by Ines Lahlou Chettab, Ophthalmologist (Algeria), MCh Ophthalmology Student, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. Over the past six years, the Institute of Medical Sciences of Canterbury Christ Church University has hosted the Medway Medical Fayre. This event was initiated and...

Sensitive cilia – eyelashes in health and disease

In health our eyelashes protect the eyes, but in disease they can disfigure, impair quality of life and threaten vision. In this review the authors discuss aspects of lashes that are relevant to all professionals working near the eyes and...