Technology

A portable instrument has been used to image the retinas of 12 healthy adult volunteers and two children

Two siblings with retinal dystrophy have become the first patients to be tested through a pioneering service run by Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai

A chip containing compartments of cultured cells could create an alternative to animal testing, accelerating the development of novel therapies

“The blood vessels are the highways and the different parts of the retina are neighbourhoods. A clinician can zoom in to different regions of the retina”

From viewfinders that allow the colour blind to enjoy autumnal scenery to video games for the treatment of amblyopia, OT  explores the potential of emerging technology

Colombia University Professor of Visual Science, Donald Hood, talks with OT  about his one-page OCT report

OT  hears from the experts on the right time to invest in OCT technology and the right way to introduce it to your practice

A plan to use screen printing technology to create a living model of the human retina has secured a £69,000 grant from the National Eye Institute

Gregory Hoffmeyer used one of the first OCT devices at Duke University in 1997. He talks with OT  about the device’s rise and its exciting trajectory

OCT has revolutionised the way optometrists practise. OT  talks with Dr Peter Hampson and Dr Padraig Mulholland about its implications