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How does a tablet based stereoacuity test perform in children with normal and abnormal visual acuity?

2 October 2025 | | EYE - Paediatrics
The authors present a prospective cross-sectional comparison study at a single centre. Paediatric patients attending an ophthalmology outpatient clinic and likely to be cooperative were approached to participate. Participants underwent stereoacuity assessment using the ASTEROID and Titmus tests, usually in...
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Treatment of anisometropia and strabismus amblyopia with syntonic phototherapy

2 October 2025 | | EYE - Strabismus
Syntonic phototherapy is a non-invasive light therapy treatment using specific light colours, frequency and wavelength to improve body regulatory centres in the brain. It is proposed that red light increases cell membrane capacitance buildup of electrical charge before discharge that...
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Feasibility and acceptability of virtual reality visual field testing compared to standard perimetry

2 December 2025 | | EYE - Glaucoma
The authors present a prospective pilot study which aimed to assess the feasibility and performance of the vivid vision perimeter (VVP). The VVP is a piece of software which can be used with off-the-shelf virtual reality (VR) headsets. Recruitment took...

Surgitrac confirms 2026 events so far

11 December 2025 | Company Profiles
Surgitrac Instruments is delighted to announce the first confirmed meetings for our 2026 events calendar, where our team will once again be out on the road meeting ophthalmic professionals across the UK. Our Clinical Specialists will be representing Surgitrac at...

Glaukos at ESCRS 2025

11 December 2025 | Company Profiles, Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
The 2026 ESCRS meeting in Copenhagen was a highly successful and busy event for Glaukos, highlighted by the launch of iStent infinite®. The new device was prominently featured across podium presentations, booth speaker sessions, and hands-on dry labs, following its...

Raphaél Ervinckx joins Glaukos

11 December 2025 | Recruitment & Personnel
Glaukos Corporation has appointed Raphaél Ervinckx as Vice President and General Manager for the EMEAI region, marking a strategic move to support the company’s continued international growth. Raphaël Ervinckx brings extensive experience in the ophthalmology sector, most recently serving as...

Brexit, for richer, for poorer: prospects for post-withdrawal Britain

1 July 2017 | | EYE - General
The people of the United Kingdom voted by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union (EU) in June 2016, a referendum decision intended by a slim majority to restore national self-determination and achieve what many believed to be a...

An update on inherited retinal disorders (part 2): Approaches to therapy for IRDs

1 December 2016 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Part 1 of this topic can be found here There are currently no proven cures for inherited retinal disease (IRD). However, multiple avenues of research are being investigated to better understand disease mechanisms and trial potential therapies that may slow...

The past and the future for paediatric ophthalmology

1 June 2018 | | EYE - Paediatrics
The past 25 years have seen remarkable advances in clinical eye care for children in the UK. This has led to both improved outcomes and better patient and family experiences. There have been substantial changes to patient pathways, major advances...

Cataract care at Staffordshire eye hospital rated ‘outstanding’ by Care Quality Commission

29 May 2023 | spamedica, Cataract surgery, infrastructure
SpaMedica in Newcastle-under-Lyme has been awarded the highest possible rating following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England.

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...

Iris chafing from displaced single-piece acrylic IOL

4 August 2021 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
A 74-year-old man had persistent 3+ cell one month following left eye cataract extraction, complicated by anterior capsular rent and zonular dialysis at 7 o’clock, with single-piece acrylic intraocular lens implantation (IOL) in the capsular bag. Figure 1: Haptic-like transillumination...