Research

PHE and the British and Irish Orthoptic Society have developed online training on vision screening in children

“People often come to me and say ‘Where have you made your eyelashes? They look so real?’”

A new study suggests that observation should be the preferred approach for patients with centre-involved diabetic macular oedema and good vision

The PhD student and specialist optometrist discusses how his research provides evidence for the use of OCT in primary care

A 74-year-old man presented to a North Carolina hospital with a corneal lesion protruding 1cm from the surface of his eye

A 54-year-old patient sought treatment for fungal keratitis after she injured her eye removing a contact lens and fake eye lashes

A patient started vomiting blood and experienced liver failure after initially presenting at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with a painful right eye

New research reports that those born blind or who lose their sight early in life have a more refined sense of hearing

A preliminary trial has found that wearing goggles may be an option for alleviating ocular changes experienced during space travel

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