Retina

A woman sits at a desks with medication on the table

Researchers examine whether pill could be used to treat diabetic retinopathy

Trinity College Dublin scientists have investigated whether danegaptide could be used to treat non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Research

29 Oct

Callum Hunt is presented with the Master's Medal

Callum Hunt receives Master’s Medal for his genetic study of the fovea

Research

14 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

Identifying red flag symptoms

Patients

05 Oct 8 min read

A woman smiles while wearing solar eclipse glasses

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

Patients

10 Aug 1

A man adjusts a clock

Spring clock change associated with higher risk of retinal disease

Research

24 Jul

A man uses a massage gun on his shoulder

Man in his 20s suffers retinal tears after using massage gun on his eyes

Research

06 Jul

Retinal endothelial cells

Scientists generate retinal endothelial cells from stem cells

Research

02 Jul

A woman concentrates on a screen with a series of graphs

Exploring trends in vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy over two decades

Research

19 May

A woman holds dental floss towards the camera

Exploring the connection between gum disease and eye health

Research

11 May

Hassan, Daniel, and Tammy stand together in a Boots Opticians practice

An optometrist saved my life

“Under the detached retina, there was a small round raised lump”

Patients

23 Apr

A clinician looks at a brain scan on a computer screen

Could AI help clinicians to differentiate neurodegenerative disease from retinal scans?

Research

12 Mar

A baby’s hand holds on to the fingers of an adult

Steroid eye drops may mitigate effects of retinopathy of prematurity

Research

11 Mar

A man wearing a red jumper and a paint-splattered apron stands with his arms crossed in a small art studio, surrounded by easels and paintings, including portraits and landscapes, with paint tubes and brushes visible on a table in the foreground

My vision

Finding new creative feet after a diagnosis of severe sight impairment

Health and wellbeing

24 Jan 6 min read 6 mins

A shark follows a fish in the ocean

Inside the eyes of a 400-year-old shark

Research

19 Jan

A super close-up of an eye. The iris is brown and the layers are visible

Eye care to be prioritised in new NHS Online service

NHS and health

08 Jan 5 min read 2

Dr Keyur Patel stands in front of a glasses display in practice

The cover story

Turning the tide

On the High Street

05 Dec 2025 14 min read

A woman lays on a sofa, wearing a flowing metallic silk skirt and sparkly top, with a soft wool jumper casually around her shoulders and gold glasses with a warm tinted lens. She leans against a man who wears a medium brown suit, an off-white shirt and deep brown loafers. He also wears large squared spectacles with thin metal frames. The room is a dark petrol blue, modern, with a wood-and-glass drinks trolley by a large bookcase

Latest launches

Imaging launches and handcrafted eyewear

Products

05 Dec 2025

A woman holds up a colour vision test

The effect of colour vision deficiency on the ability of optometrists to interpret retinal images

Research

26 Nov 2025

A female scientist holds up a test tube in a laboratory

Exploring the potential of stem cell transplants for dry AMD

Research

26 Nov 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 woman giving a clinical presentation on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) points toward an optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan displayed on a screen. She stands beside the projected slides, which show retinal images and clinical notes. A banner reads “Locum Clinical Skills Day,” and text at the bottom says “Lessons on AMD from the Medical Retina Clinic.”

Lessons on AMD from the medical retina clinic

Locuming

20 Nov 2025

A photopter is in focus with a clinician seeing a patient in a hospital clinic in the background

How Bristol Eye Hospital has improved wet AMD referrals

NHS and health

11 Nov 2025

An older man lifts weights in the gym

Can the eyes provide a window into longevity?

Research

07 Nov 2025

Baby, Freddie Underhay, with his parents, Vicky and Joey Underhay, and sister in the forest

“The results came totally out of the blue”

NHS and health

05 Nov 2025

elderly man undergoing intraocular pressure exam

Using AI to refine treatment of AMD

Research

04 Nov 2025

A man holds an anatomical model of an eye

Milestone moment for Scottish retinal imaging project

Research

28 Oct 2025

A group of senior pickleball players pose for a selfie

Study reports increase in ocular injuries linked to pickleball

Research

23 Oct 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

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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

Identifying red flag symptoms

Patients

05 Oct 8 min read

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

Callum Hunt is presented with the Master's Medal

Callum Hunt receives Master’s Medal for his genetic study of the fovea

Research

14 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