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Diagnosis and management of IV cranial nerve palsy

1 October 2017 | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Aetiology: Trochlear nerve palsy can be divided into acute or congenital. Congenital trochlear nerve palsy is usually noted in childhood with development of abnormal head posture. Various pathologies can lead to acute IV nerve palsy, most commonly trauma. Other causes...

Labour peer immortalised in bronze to celebrate achievements of vision impaired people

22 October 2025 | fight for sight, David Blunkett, vision impairment, charity, politics
A bronze bust of Labour peer, the Rt Hon Lord David Blunkett – the UK’s first blind cabinet minister – has been unveiled at the House of Lords. The unveiling was part of a special event last night​​ by national...

Blind gaming group levels up at five years

10 December 2025 | patient stories, technology, services
A community of gamers with sight loss from across Scotland and Northern Ireland says its network is thriving as it marks its fifth anniversary. Formed during the pandemic lockdown in November 2020, as part of RNIB’s community work, the group...

Study to slow short-sightedness in young adults

19 December 2025 | research, diagnostics, innovation
The University of Bradford is spearheading a study into the progression of short-sightedness among young adults, aiming to tackle one of the fastest-growing global eye health challenges. The research on short-sightedness, also known as myopia, among people aged in their...

Scottish Government announces permanent free rail travel for companions of visually impaired people

19 March 2026 | charity, services, patient stories, allied professions
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans welcome the Scottish Government announcement today that free rail travel for companions of visually impaired people has been made a permanent policy across all ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper services. Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland...

Countdown to opening begins as NHS takes keys for new Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital

18 June 2026 | services
Leaders at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust today took their first steps inside the region’s new specialist eye hospital as construction partner Kier officially handed over the keys. Set to open later this summer, NHS leaders have also...

SeeAbility to offer eyecare to tens of thousands of children in special schools across London and the South East

4 August 2026 | charity, public health, services
Disability charity SeeAbility has been awarded an NHS contract to offer eyecare to most special schools in London and large areas of South East England. The rollout of the charity’s expanded Special School Eye Care Service, starting from September 2026...

5th World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

11 July 2024 -13 July 2024
by WSPOS Team. When we planned our trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this year to attend the 5th World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, little did we know that we would have the time of our lives. In the...

Friends of Moorfields shortlisted for the Charity Awards 2025

16 May 2025 | charity, awards, achievements, news, Friends of Moorfields, handholding, shortlist
We are delighted to announce that we have made the shortlist for this year’s Charity Awards, the longest-running awards scheme in the charity sector. Friends of Moorfields has been shortlisted in the Healthcare and Medical Research category for our handholding...

Cytomegalovirus retinitis post intravitreal triamcinolone in an immunocompetent patient with juvenile glaucoma

1 December 2014 | | 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
Figure 1: Fundus photograph shows active CMV retinitis four weeks after IVTA in the right eye. Figure 2: Fundus photograph of the left eye with no CMV retinitis; atrophic disc as a result of juvenile glaucoma. Case report A 29-year-old...

Global health and conflict: the unseen consequences

27 October 2021 | | EYE - Orbit, EYE - General
Global eye health inequalities stem from poor access to affordable care, causing preventative vision impairment and blindness. In 2020, a study showed that 510 million people, the majority being in low-income and middle-income countries, had uncorrected near vision impairment simply...

Glasgow eye department continues to disrupt ocular simulation training through novel DRV system - the first of many?

24 November 2022 | | EYE - General, EYE - Imaging
Ongoing technological developments are enabling continuous progress to be made across all aspects of medical simulation training. This is particularly true within the field of ophthalmology, where surgical training advancements have enabled the role of simulation to expand dramatically over...