Subspecialties

Gene and stem cell therapies hold the promise of restoring vision in patients with retinal diseases – but who should be paying for these treatments, and how?

Ophthalmic surgery that incorporates robotic assistance holds the promise of surgeries that are “better than the best of humans”

Second corneal transplants are far more likely to be rejected than first-time grafts – but now that we know why, we might be able to prevent it

Sitting Down With… Bala Ambati, Professor of Ophthalmology, Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, UT, USA.

Measuring refractive error at six years of age may be the best way to predict which children will go on to become myopes

OCT angiography (OCT-A) is poised to augment, and in many cases, replace traditional methods of examining the retinal and choroidal vasculature – once certain technical challenges are addressed.

Thermography could offer a noninvasive way of assessing bleb function

Preoperative evaluation is not recommended for patients about to undergo cataract surgery – so why are ophthalmologists in the US continuing to order costly tests?

As many as six in every ten patients with glaucoma have ocular surface disease – and this can have a huge impact on their daily lives. We explore why, and what can be done.

Managing dry eye disease becomes disproportionately more difficult as the severity of the disease increases: artificial tears and lubricants are not enough to help patients with severe dry eye disease.