Cornea

Air pollution rises over an industrial neighbourhood in a city

Does air pollution have a carcinogenic effect on the ocular surface?

Iranian researchers have examined the relationship between ambient air pollution and ocular surface squamous neoplasia risk

Research

27 Oct

A clinician wearing a surgical mask and face shield stands in a hospital

Exploring how bacterial keratitis infections have evolved following the COVID-19 pandemic

Research

13 Oct

Nadiia Ulianova and Igor Khramov at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Congress

From late presentations to ocular trauma: how the Ukraine war is affecting the nation’s eye health

Research

13 Oct 6 min read 1

Cara Campbell, Freddy Beer and Liam Price

Reducing waiting times for corneal grafts using donor tissue imported from the US

Research

17 Sep

A myna bird in a field

Pet mynah bird injury results in loss of LASIK flap

Research

16 Sep

A female cabin crew members is viewed from the back

33-year-old cabin crew member develops asteroid hyalosis

Research

08 Sep

Hamza Mussa speaks at Optometry Tomorrow

Anterior segment imaging using a smartphone and adapter

Career development

16 Jun

A teenager applies make up in front of a ring light and mobile phone

Cosmetic-related eye injuries among US teenagers increase post-pandemic

Research

12 Jun

Mould grows on a petri dish

Keratitis outbreak linked to environmental mould at New York eye clinic

Research

08 Jun

A photo of the London skyline illuminated orange at sunset

Expert: climate change may influence frequency and spread of parasitic eye infection

Research

21 May 7 min read

Jemma Iacono’s right eye following an infection with Vittaforma corneaea, a microsporidia species

Aussie Rules eye infections: “The pain was unbearable”

Patients

14 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

A gloved hand holds up a petrie dish with bacterial colonies

Research spotlight

Harnessing the hidden potential of the ocular microbiome

Research

16 Apr

Corneal lesions as part of a keratoconjunctivitis outbreak in Darwin

Source of eye infection outbreak among 100 Darwin AFL players confirmed

Patients

02 Apr

A young woman holds a football with other Australian Football League players in the background on a field

Inside a mysterious eye infection outbreak among Darwin AFL players

Patients

26 Mar

A person holds a single tooth wearing blue surgical gloves

Restoring vision using a patient’s own tooth

Hospital optometry

04 Feb 2

A woman takes a pill with a glass of water

Could a drug used to treat alcohol dependency help patients with a rare eye condition?

Research

27 Jan

A group of senior pickleball players pose for a selfie

Study reports increase in ocular injuries linked to pickleball

Research

23 Oct 2025

A perforation is present on Andrew Robertson’s cornea

“I know how lucky I’ve been”

Patients

22 Oct 2025

Dr Lucy Bosworth, Professor Rachel Williams, Dr Helen Cauldbeck and Jan Harrison

UK researchers aim to develop minimally-invasive treatment for keratoconus

Research

15 Oct 2025

A boy and a girl complete a puzzle

Elevated risk of keratoconus in patients with autism

Research

29 Aug 2025

A surgeon performs surgery

An incision-free alternative to refractive surgery?

Research

26 Aug 2025

Dr Danielle Nesbitt, wearing a blue and green floral dress, stands at the Bausch + Lomb exhibition stand at the BCLA conference

Bausch + Lomb on specialty contact lenses

Products

09 Jul 2025

Closeup of surgeons hands performing manual eye surgery

I could not live without…

CAIRS, a new treatment for keratoconus

Products

05 Jun 2025 1 mins

A girl has her eyes examined

The coffee-coloured iris nodules that could indicate a rare genetic condition

Patients

08 May 2025

Mahi Muqit in green scrubs performing an eye surgery

Moorfields ophthalmologists treat patients with eye trauma in Bangladesh

Patients

16 Apr 2025

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Tools and solutions for dry eye

Products

04 Apr 2025

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An older man stands looking out a window

Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

Sameer and Hannah pose during a sight test. Sameer has turned to the camera. With one hand he holds the control for a slit lamp, and with the other he holds a volk lens up to Hannah’s eye

An optometrist saved my life

Hannah Mockler: “I could have been left with permanent damage to my vision”

Practitioner stories

16 Oct

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

Most popular across Cornea

A female cabin crew members is viewed from the back

33-year-old cabin crew member develops asteroid hyalosis

Research

08 Sep

A myna bird in a field

Pet mynah bird injury results in loss of LASIK flap

Research

16 Sep

Nadiia Ulianova and Igor Khramov at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Congress

From late presentations to ocular trauma: how the Ukraine war is affecting the nation’s eye health

Research

13 Oct 6 min read 1

Cara Campbell, Freddy Beer and Liam Price

Reducing waiting times for corneal grafts using donor tissue imported from the US

Research

17 Sep

A clinician wearing a surgical mask and face shield stands in a hospital

Exploring how bacterial keratitis infections have evolved following the COVID-19 pandemic

Research

13 Oct

Chosen for you

Exterior of De Montfort University’s Hawthorn Building, home to the university’s Health and Life Sciences faculty

De Montfort’s new optometry degree: increasing eye care accessibility in diverse communities in the East Midlands

Students and pre-regs

29 Oct 10 min read 3

Prime Minister Andy Burnham Budget meeting with John Healey, Chancellor of the Exchequer in 10 Downing Street

Increases to small business rate relief and national minimum wage announced in Budget

Government and regulation

29 Oct

A woman injects a weight-loss medication into her abdomen

An ophthalmic surgeon on how weight-loss drugs affect eye health

NHS and health

02 Nov

Two co-workers engaged in a business review, examining documents on a laptop screen in a professional setting

GOC testing of sight proposals raise “fundamental concerns,” AOP says

AOP

29 Oct 2

Inflammation and localised dilation of the episcleral small vessels external layer of the sclerotic

IP and me

Tenderness and aching in the right eye after a period of stress

Patients

02 Oct 5 min read