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In conversation with Dr Monicah Bitok, Global Inclusive Eye Health Advisor (CBM)

22 April 2022 | EYE - General
Eye News spoke to Dr Monicah Bitok, Global Inclusive Eye Health Advisor with the Christian Blind Mission (CBM), about the rise in diabetes-related preventable blindness, systemic ophthalmic changes in low- and middle-income countries, and the impacts of a COVID-19-induced backlog...

Advances in the understanding, diagnostic and treatment of keratoconus

1 December 2022 | | EYE - General
*Joint first authors Keratoconus is a bilateral and asymmetric eye condition in which the cornea’s structure is affected and thinned, causing a cone-shaped bulge to develop. This results in progressive loss of vision and impairs the ability of the eye...

What's trending Feb/Mar 2020

5 February 2020 | | 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
#gbhockey #samward #sight Great Britain Hockey player Sam Ward, described as one of the “deadliest attackers in world hockey” [1], sustained a sight-threatening injury after being struck in the face by a ball during the Olympic qualifying match against Malaysia...
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The evolution and visual prognosis of glial proliferation of different grades after macular hole surgery

3 April 2024 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
This retrospective research study aimed to investigate the evolution of glial proliferation of varying grades after successful idiopathic macular hole repair and its effects on foveal microstructure and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). Two-hundred and two eyes were enrolled in this...
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Traumatic macular holes: reconstructive changes in foveal microstructures and visual predictor analysis, following surgical repair

5 April 2022 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The purpose of this paper was to investigate the reconstructive changes in foveal microstructures postoperatively and analyse the visual predictors in eyes with surgically closed traumatic macular holes (TMHs). This retrospective study analysed the data collected from 71 eyes of...

National sight loss charity calls for street credibility

16 May 2023 | sight loss, RNIB, scotland
Urgent action must be taken to improve street design and accessibility for blind and partially sighted pedestrians says the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Scotland in their latest report, ‘Street Credibility’.

New BCLA President stresses importance of embracing change

21 June 2023 | BCLA, optometry, Specsavers, Rakesh Kapoor
‘If you don't keep up you risk going out of business’ – new BCLA President stresses importance of embracing change.

Novel retinal pigment metric tackles bias in AI models

25 February 2025 | AI, oculomics, Moorfields, research, equality, retinal pigment score, RPS, UCL, diversity
Researchers have developed an innovative metric for objectively classifying pigmentation in a retinal image, rather than using subjective social constructs like ethnicity or other demographic variables, as is currently the case when building health datasets. Called the Retinal Pigment Score...

FMLM Conference 2024

26 March 2024
by Somain Verma, Ophthalmology Registrar (ST2), Northampton General Hospital. Clinical leadership is more important than ever. With an ever-increasingly burdened health system, we must assure that appropriate resources and systems are in place to maintain an effective and efficient health...

SightCare showcases 40 years of independent success at exclusive practice event

11 September 2026 | historical, allied professions
Independent optical practice owners and managers are being invited to take an exclusive look inside one of the UK's long-established independent practices as SightCare continues its series of regional networking events. Hosted at Andrew Morgan Opticians in Boston Spa on...

Ciclosporin Unleashed: A New Era of Innovation and Treatment Without Compromise

8 October 2026 | Company Profiles, Research & Development, Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
On the evening of Sunday 13th September during the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), delegates gathered for an insightful educational symposium, ‘Ciclosporin Unleashed: A New Era of Innovation’, exploring how advances in ciclosporin therapy are helping clinicians...

Patients with low vision benefit from optical sector seeing ‘beyond the eyes’

26 February 2019
Patients with low vision are benefitting from an initiative developed by Visualise Training and Consultancy and funded by Thomas Pocklington Trust. Seeing Beyond the Eyes has released its impact report which highlights a huge increase in the number of optical professionals who will now refer patients with low vision to vital support services – up from only 9% to an impressive 96%.