Moneo writes: Optometrists are first and foremost vision preservationists

The recent groundbreaking news from Moorfields about the pioneering stem cell operation for AMD should be seen by everyone connected to the eye healthcare sector as wonderful news. We should all now hope for the success of this project and wish those leading the way well with their endeavours.

So how does such surgery impact on the world of Optometry? This is a very fundamental question that gives us all an insight into the future for the clinical optometrist. With an ever ageing population the incidence of AMD will inevitably increase. However the age at which this process starts can be very heavily influenced by social and environmental factors.