Research

“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

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