WHO estimates that in 2010 there were 285 million people visually impaired, of which 39 million were blind This new research will enable the creation of new, better, treatments against a number of sight-threatening diseases The team’s research may also help to devise new strategies to mend hearts after a heart attack. Researchers from Queen’s University […]
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National Eye Health Week (18 – 24 September 2017) aims to help improve the nation’s eye health. This short was an entry for the cathedral eye clinic. The brief was to make an animation aimed at young people to remind them to look after their eyes. […]
Around one in every 2,000 people has Age-related Macular Degeneration at 60. However, by the age of 90 it affects one person in five. We are all living longer so the number of people affected is increasing. There are however, quite simple steps to take to lessen the impact of macular conditions. These include changes […]
We know that today 2.5 billion people around the world have poor vision with no access to a means of correcting it and it’s been my long-term goal to bring that number down to zero. Poor eyesight may not be a deadly disease – so it’s low down on the priority list as a health […]
Research shows that parents – even the super-diligent ones – tend to overlook the health of their children’s eyes. Yes, they make a point of taking them to regular appointments to go and see the dentist, but an eye examination is rarely on the ‘to do’ list. According to research by The Eyecare Trust, a […]
As a specialist in cosmetic surgery around the eyes and the upper part of the face, I am asked to do a worryingly high number of ‘redo’ and corrective procedures following surgery that has not been successful elsewhere. In fact, around 30 per cent of my aesthetic practice consists of patients coming to see me […]
Samantha Roper, 30, is training to be a paediatrician in London. For the last two years, she has also been working in Africa on humanitarian missions for various charities, including a stint as a medical team leader for Medicin Sans Frontieres in Sierra Leone running a survivors clinic for Ebola victims. Ebola is a pretty terrifying disease because it […]
Technology from the US could mean that someone could change their eyecolour permanently using a special type of laser. Dr Gregg Homer, who has a PhD in biology and is ‘an inventor rather than a medical doctor’ in his own words, is founder of the California-based company Stroma Medical that has patented the controversial technique. […]