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College insight: RCOphth Annual Congress 2024

8 January 2024 | Preview, Conference, Events, RCOphth, RCOphth2024
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists share with Eye News some insights to 2024's annual congress.

Orbis and FundamentalVR to talk at 100% Optical

24 February 2024 | orbis, cataract, international, charity, conferences, events
The health care technology company teams up with the global non-profit to showcase how simulation, telemedicine and virtual reality (VR) are changing the landscape of cataract surgery education.

ABDO to run pre-Board elections webinars

12 April 2024 | optometry, opticians, ABDO, Daryl Newsome, learning, education
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) is inviting its members to attend one of two webinars in preparation for its forthcoming Board elections.

“We try our best”, but we should still be open and transparent

1 February 2018 | | EYE - General
In a recent discussion with colleagues, someone recognised that many, when asked what they do, say, “I am a doctor”. Rather than “I work as a doctor”. This sense of belonging, pride and duty comes with responsibility. Becoming a surgeon,...

Imaging without a slit-lamp, more Google Glass news and strabismus humour

1 October 2014 | | EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
Pinterest Many of you will know about this site that organises collections of mostly graphical information. It’s used heavily for fashion, recipes and cupcakes. Well, it seems it has also become quite a useful resource for ophthalmology, optometry and related...

My Top Five: Visionary inventions in ophthalmology

3 April 2026 | | EYE - General
When we see how technologically forward and advanced modern-day medicine is, we forget that it is also an age-old, ancient profession with a rich, intriguing history that we remain unaware of. Ophthalmology in particular has always been at the forefront...

The bionic eye – behind the headlines

1 October 2016 | | EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Orbit
Multiple visual prosthetic projects and other vision regeneration initiatives being tested in preclinical and clinical development worldwide illustrate continuing progress and opportunities in addressing profound blindness from hereditary retinal diseases and other causes (Table 1). Three implantable bionic vision systems...

Orbital airgun pellet injuries: A paediatric case pair

10 December 2025 | | EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics
Airgun injuries to the eye and orbit can be visually devastating. The pellet need not impact the globe directly to cause visual loss, as the cone shaped orbit may funnel the projectile into the orbital apex and optic nerve. We...

Jury duty

1 February 2018 | | EYE - General
Until a few years ago doctors were exempt from jury duty. I am glad that this exemption was lifted as the stint I did at the crown court in Swansea recently was one of the most illuminating two weeks I...

The writing on the wall

1 December 2021 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The Prophet Daniel tells a famous tale of how the tyrannical king of Babylon held a feast for all his top lords and ladies, and as the feasting grew to fever pitch a mysterious hand appeared from nowhere that started...

Code4Health

1 August 2015 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Like many of the topics covered in this column this subject is not ophthalmic specific. Hopefully it is of sufficient interest to be relevant to this audience. Code4Health is a programme from NHS England that was announced in March 2015...

Doctor at large

1 October 2021 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
“In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the… Anyone? Anyone?... the Great Depression, passed the… Anyone? Anyone? The tariff bill? The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Which, anyone…?” In this memorable scene, the monotonous...