Health services

Following in the footsteps of his optometrist father, Professor Jonathan Jackson entered the profession in 1981. Just two years later, Mr Jackson became the first optometrist to be formally appointed in the hospital setting in Northern Ireland. He shares his experiences with OT 

Laura de Benito-Llopis speaks to OT  about referring patients with red eye

An eye drop has been approved for use by the NHS in Scotland for patients with severe vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Luxtura is the first one-time gene therapy to improve visual acuity in people with rare inherited retinal disease

Talk by independent opticians helps AMD sufferer receive much needed support

Following new measures, the department is now seeing patients within the recommended timeframes

The patients at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital are the first in the UK to trial the eyeWatch surgical implant

Nick Howard explains that dry eye should no longer be viewed by the profession as a “minor nuisance” in order to improve patient care

Optegra Manchester will receive all non-emergency eye surgery referrals in eastern Cheshire

Around 15 practices in Primary Eyecare North Yorkshire and Humber have signed up to the post-op cataract scheme