Artificial intelligence

Cascader completes seed funding round

The funding will support the medical technology company, which is focused on applying AI to the detection of eye disease, to advance its initial products towards launch

Products

22 Sep

A man with his back to the camera looks into a display of glowing numbers that drop down in lines from above, indicating data and artificial intelligence

Health and social care regulators commit to collaborating on AI principles

Government and regulation

17 Sep

A woman is seated at a round table working on a laptop, she has a maroon headscarf and is surrounded by tools to make notes

AI Day 2026: Responsible AI use in eye care

AOP

16 Sep

Pierre Gasly, racing driver for BWT Alpine Formula One Team

From Formula One to the digital frontier

Products

09 Sep 7 min read

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The workshop

How can cyber insurance cover optometry practices when using AI apps and software?

Business and practice management

19 Aug

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Optometrists invited to complete survey on AI in eye care

Research

12 Aug

A futuristic map of the UK

Eye commentary suggests UK “uniquely placed” to bring oculomics from code to clinic

Research

07 Aug

A mother embraces her daughter, who is wearing a graduation gown and cap

In focus

A century of optometry at Aston University

Practitioner stories

07 Aug 10 min read

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In focus

Five factors shaping practice

AOP

06 Aug 10 min read

An older woman receives an eye examination

Scientists test AI system for detecting AMD

Research

04 Aug

A computer screen with a page displaying the Ask Stepper platform

Stepper launches AI information platform

Products

28 Jul

A group of professionals hold a meeting in a conference room

Five insights from General Optical Council

Government and regulation

09 Jul

A futuristic illustration of an eye with lines of data emanating from corneqa

Researchers apply AI to OCT scans and fundus photographs to learn more about systemic health

Research

09 Jul

Speakers at the Optometry Tomorrow panel discussion Optometry 2049: AI and the Future of Vision Care

How AI is changing eye care

NHS and health

16 Jun 1

100% Optical

Rows of attentively listening audiences look towards the stage where a man presents on the new company Cascader. The stage is branded as 100 percent optical

Five key topics from 100% Optical 2026

AOP

05 Jun

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An overview of AI applications in ophthalmology

Research

29 May

Dr Carlos Ciller, in a navy suit jacket and white shirt, is seated in the RetinAI exhibition stand at 100% Optical. He gestures at a screen behind him which displays the company’s platform

Technology to support right decisions sooner

Products

27 May

A clinician examines an x-ray of a pelvis

Using AI to predict risk of osteoporosis from retinal scans

Research

22 May

Optimising time for the clinician

Products

21 May

Dr Peter Thomas and Giles Edmonds are edited to face each other in cuts from interviews filmed at 100 percent optical

Exploring the integration of AI in practice

On the High Street

15 May

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, leave Number 10 Downing Street to attend the King’s Speech

Legislation to tackle late payments and introduction of a single patient record introduced in King’s Speech

Government and regulation

13 May

A clinician takes a man’s blood glucose reading

UK National Screening Committee consults on use of AI in diabetic eye screening

NHS and health

13 May

A shelf of Cubitts eyewear with the Cubitts x Altina frame in the centre. The frame is black with an ombre effect making the bottom of the frame front clear. One of the inside of the arms is visible, revealing a pattern indicating a speaker

Cubitts collaborates with hearing eyewear developer Altina

Products

13 May

Kishan Devraj, in a black turtleneck, is photographed by a screen with a large image of the inside of an eye

Five questions to consider for AI in optometry

Products

07 May

Text on a computer screen is reflected in the lenses of a person’s glasses

Using OCT to identify keratoconus earlier

Research

06 May

Trusit Dave smiles broadly, he wears a pink shirt and purple metal glasses. He leans against a desk which has a large screen displaying his referral technology

AI tools supporting referral letter creation

Products

30 Apr

100% Optical

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Looking to the future with London’s new THINC start-up hub

Products

23 Apr

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Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

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Moorfields Eye Hospital surgeon gives tips on staying safe during the solar eclipse

Patients

10 Aug 1

A toddler leans against a sofa holding a toy truck. One of his eyes is glowing with a white circle

An optometrist saved my life

“I knew straightaway that this was something that needed to be seen urgently”

Patients

20 Aug 5 min read

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07 Aug

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A mother embraces her daughter, who is wearing a graduation gown and cap

In focus

A century of optometry at Aston University

Practitioner stories

07 Aug 10 min read

Pierre Gasly, racing driver for BWT Alpine Formula One Team

From Formula One to the digital frontier

Products

09 Sep 7 min read

A futuristic illustration of an eye with lines of data emanating from corneqa

Researchers apply AI to OCT scans and fundus photographs to learn more about systemic health

Research

09 Jul

A group of professionals hold a meeting in a conference room

Five insights from General Optical Council

Government and regulation

09 Jul

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In focus

Five factors shaping practice

AOP

06 Aug 10 min read

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Winner of best overall talk at the British Congress of Optometry and Vision Science, Claire Nollett

Eight insights from BCOVS

Research

17 Sep 14 min read

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NEHW 2026: enhanced services in primary eye care

On the High Street

23 Sep 8 min read

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

A cosmetic technician applies eyelash extensions

Beauty and the (tiny) beast

Research

16 Sep

A hospital corridor is pictured with a sign saying ‘clinical suite’

Man with loss of vision and blocked nose found to have 9cm foreign body in nasal cavity

Research

11 Sep