Science and vision

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Sweet solution for drug-administering contact lenses

A German-Israeli research team has secured €1m (£866,000) to develop contact lenses for drug delivery that incorporate liposomes and sugar

by Selina Powell

Ocular inflammation following caterpillar encounter

A girl who presented with a red, watery right eye was found to have caterpillar hairs embedded in her cornea and under her eyelid

by Selina Powell

AI identifies potential AMD treatment drugs

Action Against AMD will investigate the findings further

by Emily McCormick

Technology

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Huawei develops AI tool for flagging vision problems in children

Data gathered using gaze-tracking software is analysed using an artificial intelligence algorithm to identify potential cases of visual impairment

by Selina Powell

Are these spectacles the solution to travel sickness?

Those planning a summer vacation featuring windy roads or rough ferry crossings may be tempted by Citroen’s anti-motion sickness glasses

by Selina Powell

Q&A: Vasilios Papastefanou

The consultant ophthalmologist at Royal London Hospital and London Claremont Clinic shares his views on OCT and whether AI will ever replace clinicians

by Selina Powell

A new mindset for interventional glaucoma

Dr Ike Ahmed calls for a long-term strategy of blindness prevention at SECO 2019

by John White