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Risks of advanced ROP development in unscreened babies

1 April 2025 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
The authors report a retrospective study of the prevalence of infants with stage 4b and 5 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) who were never screened and the importance of screening guidelines. The study was conducted in a tertiary eye hospital in...

Working smarter not harder: How to transform eyecare delivery in the United Kingdom (part 1)

1 December 2021 | | EYE - General
Are we doing enough to meet the current demands on ophthalmic services? In part one of a two-part series (see Part 2 here), Rosalind Harrison takes a look at how efficiency has been improved in eyecare services in the US....

Postgraduate training for ophthalmic practitioners

1 December 2025 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Cornea
The UK currently spends £25 billion per year on ocular disease, and there is expected to be a 40% increase in those affected by visual impairment by 2050 [1]. To manage this demand, 82% of ophthalmology units across the UK...

Optical coherence tomography – reinventing the eye examination

1 October 2016 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Imaging
It has been 25 years since Huang et al. presented the first optical coherence tomography (OCT) images in Science [1]. With vast improvements in OCT technology over the years, it is now possible to acquire high-resolution cross-sectional images of the...

100 years of insulin

3 October 2022
*Joint first authors The centenary of the discovery of insulin is a time to celebrate one of the most significant scientific discoveries of the 20th century. Background Before 1923, Type 1 diabetes mellitus [T1DM] resulted in death from severe ketoacidosis...

2018/19 Ophthalmology Honours results announced

13 March 2019
Recipients of the 2018/19 Ophthalmology Honours by Bayer were recognised during a presentation held at BMA House, London.

Eye surgeon gives sight to Cambodians

12 October 2022
Professor Sunil Shah has racked up his air miles in recent years. Since 2016, the Consultant Ophthalmologist at Midland Eye and the Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, has become a repeat visitor to Cambodia where he has led a series...

VisionSpring’s screening methodology is adopted by the World Health Organisation to increase global access to reading glasses

9 January 2023
By endorsing the training of health workers and nurses to identify blurry near vision and dispense reading glasses, the WHO’s new training program is helping solve this billion person issue.

Contract signed to build Oriel, a state-of-the-art eye health centre

1 March 2023
A £300 million contract has been awarded to Bouygues UK to build Oriel, a new eye care, research and education centre in Camden.

New vision programme will test the sight of 47,500 rural Zambians

12 July 2023 | VisionSpring, Live Well, CCZ, eyecare services, international, Zambia, rural areas, test
Last month, VisionSpring, Live Well (affiliated with CARE International) and the Council of Churches Zambia (CCZ) officially launched the Reading Glasses for Improved Livelihoods (RGIL) programme in Zambia.

Carol celebrates better vision as Wakefield Eye Hospital’s 20,000th patient

12 September 2023 | SpaMedica, Wakefield Eye Hospital, Cataract surgery
“It’s been brilliant – I’d much rather have cataract surgery than visit the dentist!” Carol celebrates better vision as Wakefield Eye Hospital’s 20,000th patient.

CHEC ‘Re:Sets’ sights on patient outcomes and growth ambitions

21 September 2023 | CHEC, NHS, infrastructure, Industry
CHEC, one of the largest providers of community-based ophthalmology services in the UK, has launched an enhanced go-to-market strategy that will better align its service offerings and provision with the NHS’ evolving needs.