News and features
The latest news, features and insight from across optics
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The patient mailed the pellet back to his brother over half a century after the two made a pact not to tell their parents about a BB gun accident
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Hospital optometrist at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Jeremy Parkes, discusses a varied career and finding fulfilment in a macular clinic
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Pre-reg optometrist, Tamara Hasan, on how she’s adapted to working from home during the COVID-19 crisis
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City, University of London optometry student, Twinkle Bhuva, explains how a trip to India confirmed her interest in hospital optometry as a career
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The artificial intelligence system could help to predict the progression of wet age-related macular degeneration in high risk patients and even guide future preventative treatments.
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A new Google Map resource has been made to provide information on local eye clinics, aiming to help optometrists and patients to find their closest units
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A Manchester Royal Eye Hospital ophthalmologist has reported a “worrying” reduction in retinal detachment presentations in the first few weeks of the lockdown
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Research orthoptist Helen Kuht, and NIHR clinical lecturer Dr Mervyn Thomas discuss a project to bring the benefits of AI to paediatric ophthalmology
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Pre-reg optometrist, Samrina Awan, shares her experience of Visit 2 after moving to a placement with Specsavers in Pinner
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A 23-year-old’s visual acuity was 6/9 following surgery to remove two chunks of wood