Retina

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The BBC Wales newsreader revealed that she 'could have lost her sight' had it not been for her optometrist, according to the newspaper report.

Latest from Acuity

As advances in optical coherence tomography imaging shed new light on the choroid, Carina Bailey asks how measuring choroidal thickness could help determine ocular health.

Clinical files

Clinical files: Do I need to follow-up on patients with posterior vitreous detachment?

More on the retina

A part of the ageing process or an indication of retinal tear or detachment? George Winter talks to experts about how patients presenting with flashes and floaters should be managed.

In each issue, Acuity poses a topical question on a tricky scenario to a panel of members.

AI can give optometrists a head start in eye disease detection.

The clinical figures that count

What's happening in the world of technology?

This literature review aims to demonstrate that optometrists are well placed to use this technology in routine practice, in conjunction with measuring systemic BP.

An overview of the background and current treatment options available for the macular diseases retinal vein occlusion, diabetic macular oedema and age-related macular degeneration.

This article discusses a range of clinical scenarios selected to illustrate the role of medical investigations in dealing with patients with visual complaints.

The role of optometrist in the detection and management of AMD in the UK and Australia.

A discussion of current and emerging treatments for diabetic retinopathy, diabetic maculopathy, central retinal vein occlusion and branch retinal vein occlusion.

Kieran Loft on his last stint at Acuity, and other changes in optometry.

What ocular complications does Ehlers-Danlos cause and how should optometrists treat patients with this condition? Léa Surugue reports.