RESEARCH FEATURES

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Food for thought
Bill Harvey takes a look at two recent papers which have a bearing on the advice eye care practitioners give to patients about age-related macular degeneration 19 October 2007

Publications on performance
Recent publications have provided new information on the complications of contact lens wear and eye symptoms among users07 September 2007

Collagen cross-linking A new treatment for keratoconus
Clare McDonnell describes a treatment likely to change the way we view keratoconus management25 May 2007

Gift of Sight campaign wins Optician accolade
A campaign to raise funds for eyecare research was named the winner of the Optician Award for Charity Campaign of the Year. Emma White visited Southampton General Hospital to meet the energetic Professor Andrew Lotery and hear about Gift of Sight08 December 2006

Safegel - A comparative trial
Italian optometrist Guido de Martin compiled some data on a small-scale comparative trial of the performance of the Safegel lens soon to be released in the UK. Optician reports01 December 2006

Papers on fungal and bacterial infections
What's new in the peer-reviewed contact lens journals? Optician takes a look at some recent issues to find out 01 December 2006

Tricks of the light
What if ocular and even systemic diseases could be diagnosed from minute tear samples? And what if the quantum nature of light and electrons could really be manipulated to make solid objects invisible? David Baker reports on two intriguing projects showcased at the Royal Society's annual Summer Science Exhibition01 December 2006

Trends in laser refractive surgery in the UK 2006
This year has been a less controversial one for the laser refractive surgery market, with more emphasis on new treatments and improved technology. Alison Ewbank reports on the findings of Optician's sixth annual survey of clinics in the UK and Ireland24 November 2006

Femtosecond comes of age
Against the backdrop of this year's European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeon's conference in London, Mark Korolkiewicz offers some forthright views about the state of the UK industry24 November 2006

Advent of conductive keratoplasty
CK is a fairly new non-laser refractive surgery technique that does not involve a lamellar cut or removal of corneal tissue. After a quiet entry onto the UK market, its success in the US has led many companies to rethink the potential patient benefits. Gareth Paterson reports24 November 2006