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Surgitrac are pleased to announce that they have partnered with Surgi Lab CH to distribute their products in the UK.

Ophthalmic surgical procedures demand exceptional precision and dexterity. Not only do surgeons need to maintain hours of high level of focus and perform intricate movements, but they may need to switch between different instruments while performing a surgery.

UKISCRS Annual Congress Image Contest

Are you an ophthalmic trainee in the UK or Ireland? Have you always wanted to attend the UKISCRS Annual Congress? Scope Eyecare are delighted to announce the UKISCRS Annual Congress Image Contest. Enter this contest and you could attend the...

Selective laser trabeculoplasty after medical treatment

Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) is a well-established treatment for open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and ocular hypertension (OHT). This post-hoc secondary analysis of the LiGHT trial extension examined SLT as a secondary intervention after 3 years of protocolised medical therapy in patients...

Visual acuity improvement in amblyopic eyes following fellow eye vision loss

The authors present a systematic review with the aim of reporting how frequently and to what extent amblyopia recovers following the loss of vision in the fellow eye and identify any potential clinical predictors. Studies including adults with amblyopia and...

Using ‘piggyback prisms’ to measure large angle strabismus – don’t simply add them together

An experimental study was conducted with the aim of developing a method to measure strabismus angles larger than 50 prism dioptres (PD) using ‘piggyback prisms’ – stacking Fresnel and block prisms. The stacked prisms were placed 2cm from the light...

Identification of potential social determinants which may impact on idiopathic intracranial hypertension

The authors analysed cross-sectional data with the aim of exploring the social determinants of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). The data was obtained from the National Institute of Health (NIH) All of Us research programme (version 6 – May 2018 to...

Vision screening and socio-demographic disparities in Iranian school entrants

The authors present a large population-based cross-sectional study evaluating the vision status of children entering school in Iran and its association with socio-demographic characteristics. Parents reported whether their children had healthy vision, wore eyeglasses, or had suspected vision problems, alongside...

ROCK inhibition after descemetorhexis without endothelial keratoplasty: a small but timely Indian RCT

The authors present a single-centre, prospective, randomised, comparative clinical trial (RCT) of 24 eyes of 24 patients with mild-to-moderate Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) undergoing combined phacoemulsification and a standardised 4mm central descemetorhexis without endothelial keratoplasty (DWEK), with or without...

Quality and readability of English and Spanish patient educational materials generated by AI

This study evaluated the quality and readability of ChatGPT-generated patient educational materials for 4 common paediatric ophthalmology procedures, in both English and Spanish languages. Responses were compared to the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) patient handouts. The...

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What's trending Dec/Jan 2026

A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #SciFi #Vision Growing up at home, it was my job to read the crossword clues out to my parents. I usually...

RCT of simultaneous vs sequential glasses and patching treatment for amblyopia shows difference for stereopsis but not visual acuity outcomes

The purpose of this prospective randomised controlled trial was to compare outcomes of simultaneous (group A) vs sequential (group B) refractive correction and patching in the treatment of amblyopia. The trial included 70 patients aged mean 10.27 ±3.31 years overall...