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Pituitary tumours: why are they so often missed?

1 April 2017 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Part 1: Introduction, historical background and Edinburgh connections (see also Part 2 and Part 3) Is there any ophthalmologist who has not missed a pituitary tumour? Hopefully this article will help those currently in practice to avoid such an embarrassment,...

OBITUARY: James Finbarr (Barry) Cullen

16 October 2020 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - General
On the sad passing of Eye News’ first editor and long-term contributor JF (Barry) Cullen, his friend Hector Chawla takes a look at the life and career of this effervescent character and giant of the ophthalmology world. Barry Cullen was...

Does vitrectomy increase the risk of glaucoma? A retrospective review from a UK hospital

5 April 2022 | | EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The authors investigate what proportion of patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy subsequently developed ocular hypertension or a diagnosis of glaucoma. A systematic review carried out in 2017 including seven studies found that there is evidence that pars plana vitrectomy (PPV)...

Looking on the brightside: Lord David Blunkett

4 December 2025 | | EYE - General
“I can hear people smile” As a young adult in the 1980s and 1990s I gradually became more politically informed with occasional forays into BBC’s Question Time. In doing so, I learnt of the rise of politician David Blunkett, a...

The Spectacle Makers’ Charity takes up the challenge of glaucoma in Nigeria

16 August 2022
The Glaucoma-NET was established by the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme in 2021 to address the high levels of irreversible blindness due to glaucoma in low-income countries. It aims to preserve the sight of people with glaucoma through bringing together patients, clinicians, researchers, NGOs and Ministries of Health, with a lasting and sustainable impact.

A social media triumph for Ukraine

27 March 2023 | Written by | Ukraine, OAEE, charity
Following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February last year, the charity Ophthalmic Aid to Eastern Europe (OAEE) set about trying to gather ophthalmic equipment and supplies for Ukraine.

New rules on capturing a homeless patient’s address will correct ‘major health inequality’, says the AOP

11 July 2023 | AOP, Homeless, GOS
The Association of Optometrists (AOP) has welcomed an announcement by NHS England, which confirms that patients without a fixed address, including people who are homeless or rough sleeping, have a route to access NHS sight care by proving an alternative address.

Primary care optometry poised to help demand on GPs

21 July 2023 | AOP, waiting times, optometry
The 2023 GP Patient Survey (GPPS) published last week shows a decline in the number of patients reporting a good overall experience with their GP practice.

AOP responds to GOC consultation on contact lens care

7 September 2023 | contact lens, AOP, GOC, aftercare
The regulator is reviewing the process for verifying contact lens specifications and the definition of patient aftercare.

New speakers for the SEE Summit

20 September 2023 | SEE, SEE Summit, climate change, abdo, asda
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has announced two new speakers for the SEE Summit, dispensing optician Millie Fellows and Dr Angela Smith of ASDA Opticians.

Orthoptist takes office as Master of The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers

6 October 2023 | spectacle makers, Liz Shilling, Liz Tomlin, Guy’s and St Thomas, Opticians, ophthalmology
In what she called “a giant leap for orthoptists”, Liz Shilling (known professionally as Liz Tomlin), was installed this week as Master of The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers, the first orthoptist ever to serve as Master in the Company’s almost 400 year-old history.

Updated Guidance for Professional Practice published by College of Optometrists

11 December 2023 | optometry, guidelines, legislation, patient care, Decision making, clinical, Good Practice Better Care
The College of Optometrists has today (11 December) published updated Guidance for Professional Practice for optometrists, including new sections.