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In conversation with Robert McLaren at RCOphth 2019

In this video Professor Robert MacLaren talks to Eye News about the Keeler Lecture he gave on Gene Therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa. Click the image below to see his answers to our questions.

In conversation with Professor Francesca Cordiero at RCOphth 2019

In this video Professor Francesca Cordiero talks to Eye News about the Duke Elder Lecture she gave on Detection of Apoptosing Retinal Cells (DARC) Development and Translation. Click the image below to see her answers to our questions.

In conversation with Robert Dempsey (2017)

The new Head of Global Ophthalmics at Shire met us at the 2017 Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), to tell us why Shire feels the time is right to launch into ophthalmology. Click the...

Professor Tariq Aslam lecture - 'Will a robot take my job?'

Eye News Co-editor Professor Tariq Aslam, from the University of Manchester, delivers his keynote lecture ‘Will a robot take my job?’ at the Eye News ‘AI and New Technology’ Symposium in Glasgow in January 2020.

Strengthening eye care services in Botswana through the Botswana-Addenbrooke’s Abroad VISION 2020 LINK

The VISION 2020 LINK between Botswana and Addenbrooke’s Abroad has been running for 10 years. With support from the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme two-way exchange visits were undertaken leading to the formation of the first formal international partnership under Addenbrooke’s...

A new observation point: updating the nomenclature and classification with OCT

The evolution of ophthalmic imaging technologies has been particularly rapid over the last few years. The author provides an update of the current terms for common signs and pathologies observed using optical coherence tomography. My experience as an ophthalmic technician,...

Introduction of the Mydriasert insert at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

The authors report on a study to examine the effects of the Mydriasert insert on time, effects, patient comfort and tolerability at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. Mydriasert is an insoluble ophthalmic insert indicated for mydriasis prior to ophthalmic surgery, which...

Changing the post cataract surgery review pathway – is patient safety compromised?

Cataract surgery continues to be the most commonly performed elective surgical procedure in the UK, with an annual rate of approximately 4150/100,000 people over the age of 65 accounting for a significant proportion of the surgical workload of most ophthalmologists...

Addressing medical risk factors for diabetes and understanding the new systemic treatments

As global diabetes figures continue to rise, the importance of reducing the burden of macrovascular and microvascular complications of diabetes has never been so great. By 2025 it is estimated that five million people in the UK will have diabetes...

Urban Changes and Rural Struggles for Ophthalmology in China

China is by far the most populated country in the world, with over 1.3 billion inhabitants. It is also the country with the highest number of blind and visually impaired people. As a developing country, half of China’s population lives...