Research

The number of patients admitted to hospital for diseases of the eye and adnexa has risen significantly in England and Wales since 1999

A 44-year-old patient who took oral acetazolamide in preparation for a hiking trip to Everest experienced “profoundly” blurred vision

An 88-year-old woman from Dagenham has had a 2mm wide microchip inserted under her retina as part of a Europe-wide clinical trial

Clinicians from Great Ormond Street Hospital and UCL GOS Institute of Child Health are exploring the use of a new treatment in children with CLN2

Researchers have explored the effect of resting in a vacuum-equipped bag that eases the build-up of pressure in the head

The study could be “transformational for medical research of any kind”

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology researchers have investigated the effect on eye health of a weekly three-minute exposure to deep red light

US researchers have demonstrated that temporarily anaesthetising the retina of the good eye can result in lasting vision improvement

Scientists have explored the potential of gene therapy to restore vision through experiments in mice

A UK project aims to investigate the role of genome sequencing in patients with undiagnosed rare diseases