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Received wisdom says that there is a critical period after birth during which the brain is wired for sight; blindness then means blindness for life

Google is developing contact lenses that will help patients monitor their glucose status. The technology is not entirely new, but the company’s infrastructure, experience and muscle suggest that it could have a substantial medical and commercial impact.

Carl Zeiss and Aaren buy, Alimera raise working capital and Novo A/S make a milestone payment to Ophthotech for Fovista.

Be it battling blindness one patient at a time or changing global healthcare policies, ophthalmologists demonstrate admirable altruism.

Ranking the 100 most influential people in ophthalmology. Which clinicians and researchers have the biggest impact on our field?

Academic ophthalmologists are expected to be effective teachers but receive little or no instruction on teaching methodology.

For all of us associated with healthcare, it should be apparent that our world is on the cusp of a significant change.

Sitting Down With Carrie MacEwen, Consultant Ophthalmologist at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland, and President-Elect of the UK Royal College of Ophthalmologists

The EMA approved the first gene therapy agent in 2012 – for lipoprotein lipase deficiency. Might gene therapies for ophthalmic disease reach the wards any time soon?

Americans love their cars and in many places you’re virtually stranded if you don’t drive. So does vision loss stop elderly Americans from driving?