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A 66-year-old patient who visited his optometrist with a piece of metal embedded in his eye received a telemedicine consultation as part of a new pilot

The advanced clinical practice in ophthalmology MSc degree apprenticeship will be run in conjunction with eligible UK employers

Technology that allows for patients to be triaged remotely revealed that 52% of those referred to hospital eye services did not need specialist treatment

Pre-reg optometrist, Olympia Haralambous, shares insight into the final few months of her pre-reg placement and recent events at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

The director of programmes for the UK National Screening Committee speaks to OT  about reducing the burden of diabetes-related eye disease

The number of patients with age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma is set to grow in line with an ageing population. OT  speaks with Hemal Mehta and Sally Ameen for insight on the latest treatment approaches

The 47-year-old Buckinghamshire event manager spent months in a darkened room after a speck of mud flew into her eye while gardening

Smokers offered cash payments or vouchers were more likely to stub out the habit, according to a new Cochrane systematic review

How a low vision scheme run by Portsmouth Clinical Commissioning Group is helping to turn around the lives of older patients

The Moorfields glaucoma service director discusses a non-invasive glaucoma treatment that could reduce the need for eye drops