Technology

News and features covering the latest advancements in technology that are impacting optometry

A small white robot with a black and white patterned woolly hat with ear muffs stands on a red platform

A social robot to motivate young patients with amblyopia

Science and vision

Surgeons wearing blue gowns and face masks operate on a patient in an operating theatre

Robot radiotherapy combined with injections for the treatment of AMD

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Research

The torso of a person wearing a white lab coat and blue medical gloves is shown. In their gloves, they hold a clear petri dish with an intraocular lens, which resembles the shape of a backwards

University of East Anglia researchers make progress towards 3D printing intraocular lenses

Science and vision

Professor Kathryn Saunders standing arms folded, smiling looking at the camera

How PreMO can support myopia management in practice

8 min read

Science and vision

Earth from space

Space odyssey: Okko Health to test eye health in extreme environments

Science and vision

The components of a computer chip are displayed close up

Professor Pearse Keane on the transformative power of AI

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The big picture: ultra-widefield imaging

Making dream machines a reality

A graphic indicating the inside of the retina with text reading: cholesterol, blood pressure, smoking, cardiovascular, diabetes

Toku gains CE and UKCA marks for retinal image analysis technology

Science and vision

Two red double-decker buses are stopped side by side on the road. In front of the buses, there is a cycle lane. Brown and white brick buildings line the street

Technology helps commuters with sight loss identify bus stops

Science and vision

Long reads

How PreMO can support myopia management in practice
8 min read
OT explores: micro-surgical robots for retinal therapies
5 min read

A man in his 30s with dark hair, a white shirt and a lanyard faces towards the camera. On half of the screen are two illustrations – an anatomical diagram of the eye, and an image of a scientific paper

Using retinal scans to identify signs of Parkinson’s

Science and vision

Four men in dark suits and ties stand smiling at the camera with a gold curtain behind them. Three of the men are wearing medals around their necks. The fourth man, without a medal, is US President Joe Biden

President Biden presents medal to the inventors of OCT

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A woman in a lab coat with dark hair in a pony tail holds in front of her eye a green square with a circular dark lens at the centre

Electronic chip imitates the retina

Science and vision

A small bat rests with wings outstretched on the bark of a tree during the daytime. In the background, dappled light can be seen on the leaves of the forest.

Drawing inspiration from bats to navigate with sound

Science and vision