Diabetes

Dr Alistair Bounds in a blue shirt collar and grey jumper stands with Dr Dan Daly, who wears a blue linen shirt, in an office

Occuity secures £1.5m grant for diabetes screening tech

The grant from Innovate UK will support Occuity to advance its technology supporting diabetes and pre-diabetes screening through the eye

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21 Jul

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Should retinopathy-free older adults continue to be screened for diabetic eye disease?

Research

07 Jul 1

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Vaping linked to increased risk of vision-threatening disease

Research

01 Jul

A woman looks into an OCT

Sense Medical demonstrates Canon Xephilio OCT-R1

Products

01 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

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In focus

A focus on prevention in Wales

NHS and health

05 Jun 9 min read

A woman concentrates on a screen with a series of graphs

Exploring trends in vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy over two decades

Research

19 May

Gym goers exercise on treadmills

Both regular and condensed ‘weekend warrior’ exercise protects against eye disease

Research

14 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 photo of researchers at Queen’s University Belfast’s Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine

Developing new therapeutic options for diabetic retinopathy

Research

08 May

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Researchers explore role of gut dysfunction in diabetic retinopathy

Research

11 Feb

A woman is assisted in checking her blood sugar level at home

Routine eye examination could help to detect heart disease in diabetes patients

Research

28 Jan

A clinician listens to the heartbeat of an older woman using a stethoscope

Cardiovascular risk score predicts likelihood of developing common eye diseases

Research

13 Jan

100% Optical

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Education at 100% Optical: Imaging potential

On the High Street

17 Dec 2025

A man sitting in his bedroom holds a pill bottle in his hands. He has emptied some pills into his palm

A new drug for treating diabetic retinal disease?

Research

17 Dec 2025

A clinician examines an eye scan in a consultation room

UK researchers test performance of AI algorithms for the detection of diabetic eye disease

Research

25 Nov 2025

A clinician gives a man a finger prick test to assess his blood sugar levels

Using AI to screen for diabetic retinopathy in Australia

Research

28 Oct 2025

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Prevalence of undetected vision and hearing loss emphasised at UKNEHS event

Research

23 Oct 2025 5 min read

A woman sitting having her sight tested

Norway to deploy AI screening for diabetic retinopathy

Research

02 Oct 2025 1

A young woman has an eye test. The camera is angled over the shoulder of the clinician as he operates a slit lamp

NEHW forecast warns of rising eye disease

Patients

22 Sep 2025

A woman wearing glasses reviews data on a screen

Diabetes: AI predicts cardiovascular risk from retinal images

Research

23 Jul 2025 1

An older man sits at a dining room table with a glass of water and a tablet jar

An oral treatment for diabetic retinopathy

Research

26 Jun 2025

A person stands on a set of scales next to arm weights resting on the floor

Weight loss drugs double risk of wet AMD in diabetes patients

Research

11 Jun 2025

Dr Adrian Jones is photographed on Barry Island beach

The cover story

Expanding horizons

Career development

06 Jun 2025 15 min read

A pregnant woman talks with a co-worker beside a table with a laptop and mug

Changes in the eye during pregnancy

Research

14 Mar 2025

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Mental health challenges among barriers to uptake of diabetic eye screening

Research

29 Jan 2025

Professor Shahina Pardhan wears academic robes and holds a certificate from the College of Optometrists

Professor “surprised humbled and profoundly honoured” to be appointed OBE

Research

03 Jan 2025 1

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Research

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

Patients

10 Aug 1

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NICE consults on draft low-dose atropine guidance

NHS and health

13 Aug

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Orkney Island optometry practice recruits new optometrist

Practitioner stories

19 Aug

A female optometrist performs a sight test with a slit lamp on a patient

AOP briefing unpacks GOC consultation on update to sight testing statement

AOP

13 Aug

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A Level results day: “Failing wasn’t the end of my story”

Students and pre-regs

11 Aug 7 min read