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Nikolaos Koutris takes on half marathon to raise awareness for Sight Scotland and high eye pressure

22 August 2024 | pressure, ocular hypertension, sight scotland, patient stories
Nikolaos Koutris, 37, originally from Greece and now residing in Edinburgh, has been inspired to run a half marathon for Sight Scotland after being diagnosed with high eye pressure.

Motability Foundation and RNIB to explore how journeys can be improved for people with sight loss

7 November 2024 | Royal National Institute of Blind People, industry, charity, patient experience, blindness, partnership
A new innovation partnership between the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and the Motability Foundation will explore innovative ways of making journeys better for people with sight loss. The three-year partnership will see both organisations share their expertise...

Glaucoma UK introduces its first ever Pitts Crick Fellow

26 March 2025 | glaucoma, digital twins, personalised medicine, technology, simulation
Glaucoma UK is delighted to announce the recipient of their first ever Pitts Crick Fellowship. This Fellowship was an important part of the charity’s 50th anniversary celebration throughout 2024. Its aim was to honour the legacy of the founder Ronald...

CooperVision announces UK&I OptiStudent™ award winner

26 August 2025 | training, medical student, industry news, optometry, contact lens
The end of June saw the final of the UK&I OptiStudent™ Awards, an annual competition for optometry students across Europe, organised by global contact lens manufacturer, CooperVision. Representing Cardiff University, third year optometry student, Cherilyn Tan, was announced as this...

AI detects eye changes that lead to sight loss in young people

16 October 2025 | artificial intelligence, kerataconus, Moorfields, sight loss
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can accurately predict when young people with the sight- threatening eye condition kerataconus need treatment to stabilise the cornea and prevent loss of vision. Developed by researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of...

UKISOP 2023

2 November 2023
by Lorcan Butler, Optical Engagement Manager, thebraintumourcharity.org, UKISCRS is the UK & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons who had their annual Conference in London with a two-day event at The Leonardo City Hotel. On the other hand, UKISOP...

Yorkshire Retina Society Winter Meeting 2024

3 December 2024
by Madiah Mahmood, Junior Medical Education Fellow, Bradford Teaching Hospitals and Foundation Trust, UK; Ewan McCallum, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Bradford Teaching Hospitals and Foundation Trust, UK. The Yorkshire Retina Society is one of the largest regional subspecialty societies in the UK,...

Are we short-sighted about myopia?

1 December 2017 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Worldwide prevalence of myopia has increased rapidly in recent years and has now reached epidemic levels, particularly in South-East Asia where prevalence is around 80% [1-4]. Myopia prevalence is also increasing in the United States and Europe where it is...

Ocular electrophysiology

1 April 2014 | | EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Orbit
A 34-year-old woman, who is a CEO in a multinational firm, has been losing vision over the last 12 months. She has seen her opticians, who initially tried different glasses but could not improve things. Clinical examination is unremarkable. How...

Poppers retinopathy: What is it and how do we treat it?

2 June 2025 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Poppers retinopathy is a relatively unknown phenomenon which afflicts users of poppers but should be considered as a differential in sudden-onset or sub-acute visual acuity loss – particularly in patients with a history of recreational drug use. Raising awareness of...

What's trending Aug/Sep 2020

5 August 2020 | | EYE - General
Life, at least from headlines, is certainly awakening again. #DominicCummings #Specsavers #BarnardCastleeyetest In one of the bizarre developments of #coronaviruslife, Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s most senior advisor, claimed he drove to Barnard Castle from Durham to test his eyesight. He...

What's trending Dec/Jan 2023

1 December 2022 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #frightnight #halloween #protectyoureyes The Royal College of Optometrists advised the public against wearing novelty contact lenses this Halloween. In a...