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Developing community eye care: the evolution of Wales’ eye care services

1 April 2020 | | EYE - General
In the third in our series about community eye care in the home nations, David O’Sullivan explains how Wales has developed its community eye care services. Since the devolution of healthcare to Wales on 1 July 1999 [1], significant changes...

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus: the essentials

24 July 2020 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
Herpes zoster, also referred to as shingles, is a common infection most typically caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus that lies dormant (sometime for decades) in the dorsal root nerve ganglion following primary chickenpox infection [1]. In 10-20%...

RCOphth Annual Congress - Day 4

26 May 2022 |
Live updates from the final day at the RCOphth 2022 Annual Congress.

The pyramid

1 December 2017 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The first time I attended the Congress of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists was now more than 10 years ago, though I still remember the excitement of wandering down the aisles in the exhibition hall marvelling at the stands and...

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.

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.

AOP welcomes Labour plan on primary care optometry

25 January 2024 | government, politics, health policy, optometry, optometrist, backlog, outpatient
In a keynote health policy speech at the Institute for Government (IfG) annual conference, Karin Smyth MP committed to working with primary care optometry to reduce hospital waiting times.

College comments on the DHSC’s update on GOS sight test fees for England and clinical placement training payments for 2025/2026

19 December 2025 | optometry, services
This week, the Department of Health and Social Care published details of its confirmed NHS sight test fee and NHS domiciliary fees from 1 April 2025, continuing professional development payments for 2024, and clinical placement training payments from 1 April...

Archery enthusiast’s sight is back on target following ‘life-changing’ eye surgery for cataracts

16 December 2022
Retired bus driver and keen archer Roger Kent is feeling grateful for his improved quality of life after undergoing successful cataract surgery at Freedom Vision in Bolton.

New initiative lifts barriers to cataract care for people with disabilities and dementia

24 February 2022
Picture books and personalised videos - SpaMedica rolls out scheme to benefit vulnerable NHS cataract patients across country

St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital receives recognition and support

7 February 2020
In 2017 the St John Ophthalmic Association (SOA) was established by ophthalmic practitioners across the world to support the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group. The purpose of the Association is to broaden the ophthalmic expertise available to St John and its staff.

Congenital and paediatric cataract: Advances in diagnosis and management

4 December 2025 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Cataract
Congenital and paediatric cataracts are relatively rare, although prevalence varies significantly between countries, influenced by factors such as nutrition, immunisation policy and population genetics [1]. In the UK, around 3–4 of every 10,000 babies are born with cataracts. It’s a...