Diabetes

A woman injects a weight-loss medication into her abdomen

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

A new Moorfields Eye Hospital web page aims to provide members of the public with clarity on the eye health risks and benefits of GLP-1 agonists

NHS and health

02 Nov

A woman sits at a desks with medication on the table

Researchers examine whether pill could be used to treat diabetic retinopathy

Research

29 Oct

A surgeon looks through a microscope

Funding boost for eye surgery robot

Research

27 Oct

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

Products

21 Jul

An older man has a consultation with a clinician

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

The Welsh flag

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

A graphic stating: What to expect at 100% Optical. Imaging skills. A collage of three images shows three men: the first, on the left wears red scrubs over a green t-shirt and blue and orange glasses, the top right wears a navy shirt, and the bottom right wears a white shirt and clear spectacles

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

A large group of people stood together in a quad outside, with the photo taken from above

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

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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

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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

A woman sits at a desks with medication on the table

Researchers examine whether pill could be used to treat diabetic retinopathy

Research

29 Oct

A surgeon looks through a microscope

Funding boost for eye surgery robot

Research

27 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