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The paediatric cataract: an overview of the embryology and pathophysiology

5 February 2020 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
In the first of the two articles (see Part 2 here) on paediatric cataracts, Samuel Aryee reviews the aetiology of this condition. Cataracts arise from opacification of the natural transparent lens, which can cause partial or total blindness. Although the...

Appeal for fundus cameras and OCT machines for Nigeria

29 January 2021
Nigeria has the highest population of people living with diabetes mellitus (DM) in sub-Saharan Africa. As at 2013 the population of people living with DM stood at 4.9 million, of whom an estimated 1.7 million had diabetic retinopathy (DR). There is currently no national DR screening and treatment programme.

Serendipity

3 October 2024 |
“Serendipity is looking in a haystack for a needle and discovering a farmer’s daughter” – Julius Comroe Jr (Surgeon, Medical Researcher and Author) One of the attractive features of ophthalmology, apart from the good quality of life and the relatively...

What's trending Aug/Sep 2022

2 August 2022 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #JustinBieber #RamsayHuntsyndrome #facialparalysis Justin Bieber revealed he has been afflicted by Ramsay Hunt syndrome, and thus has had to cancel...

Bionic eyes: deciphering the neural circuitry of vision restoration

3 June 2024 | | EYE - Cataract
As the boundaries between technology and biology blur, retinal prosthetics, often dubbed ‘bionic eyes’, present a ground-breaking paradigm shift in addressing blindness. This article delves into the captivating scientific intricacies of these neural interfaces, exploring their mechanisms of action, current...

In conversation with Robert F Walters, Orbis Trustee

7 December 2020 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Can you give us a brief overview of the organisation and its hope for the future? Orbis International is a global non-governmental organisation (NGO) which is dedicated to the prevention of blindness. We’ve now been going since 1982. We’re very...

In conversation with Robert Henderson

14 November 2024 | EYE - Imaging, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Revolutionary eye treatments offer hope for children facing blindness from CLN2 batten disease. Robert Henderson discusses this, and his use of Heidelberg Engineering’s Spectralis device to better combat it. Pioneering research from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and the University...

SEEN by Joshua

4 December 2025 | | EYE - General
They were all SEEN by one individual who then took their story to the world to witness. He saw them through his eyes and captured them in his camera lens. Through his vision and through their visual interpretations, an extraordinary,...

Could the sclera be key to glaucoma?

1 December 2017 | | EYE - Glaucoma
The glaucomas are a group of conditions characterised by optic neuropathy and associated visual field defects. Of these, chronic open-angle glaucoma (COAG) – diagnosed on the basis of progressive structural changes to the optic nerve head (ONH) and nerve fibre...

Cancelled eye surgeries could mean permanent sight-loss, warns Fight for Sight

4 June 2020
A survey by eye research charity Fight for Sight has found that people with sight loss fear their sight will further deteriorate during the Covid-19 pandemic, as they struggle to access treatment for their eye conditions.

UKEGS reveals new president and president-elect

9 December 2020
Glaucoma UK has announced the appointments of the new president and president-elect for its UK and Éire Glaucoma Society (UKEGS).

World Optometry Day 2022

23 March 2022 |
Today, Wednesday 23rd March, is #WorldOptometryDay. A day to celebrate the global community of optometrists and all the eye care professionals that support the ophthalmic health and wellbeing of many millions of patients.