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Grandmother, 88, first in UK to detect signals in eye using bionic chip

An 88-year-old grandmother who lost the sight in her left eye has become the first person in the UK to detect signals in her eye using a “revolutionary” new bionic chip. The woman, who has seven children and eight grandchildren, suffers from ...

21 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Reusable contact lenses ‘more than triple risk of rare eye infection’

Reusable contact lens users are almost four times as likely as those wearing daily disposables to develop a rare sight-threatening eye infection, a study has found. The researchers suggest people should avoid wearing their lenses while ...

23 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Parents of boy with rare eye condition hail ‘amazing’ results of gene therapy

A couple whose son was among one of the first patients in the world to receive an innovative treatment for a rare genetic condition that causes blindness has said he can now pick small things up off the floor and identify toys from a ...

20 Feb 2025 at 23:46

NHS braces for disruption to patients caused by rail strike

The NHS “remains open”, leading medics have said as the health service prepares for disruption caused by rail strikes. Patients have been urged to plan ahead for appointments. And hospitals have made arrangements to ensure staff ...

21 Jun 2022 at 03:45

AI-powered eye scan could help detect Parkinson’s disease – study

Eye scans powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could detect Parkinson’s disease in people before they have symptoms, a study has suggested. Scientists hope that technology could eventually be used as a pre-screening tool for ...

21 Aug 2023 at 21:00

Blind patients able to read again thanks to pioneering device

People who have lost their vision because of a common but untreatable age-related condition are now able to read again thanks to a pioneering electronic eye implant. The tiny Prima device is just 2mm by 2mm and has half the ...

20 Oct 2025 at 13:00

What is the Prima device and how does it work?

Patients with vision loss caused by a common but untreatable condition are able to read again thanks to a groundbreaking eye implant, but what is the device and how does it help? – What is the Prima device? Prima, ...

20 Oct 2025 at 13:00

‘Avid bookworm’ who lost vision ‘optimistic’ after implant helps her read again

A woman who described herself as an “avid bookworm” before losing her sight is now able to read again and do crosswords after taking part in a world-first study. Sheila Irvine, from Wiltshire, was one of the UK ...

20 Oct 2025 at 13:00

Eye surgeon warns of potential surge in firework injuries due to cost of living

A surgeon at Britain’s biggest eye hospital has said he is worried about a potential surge in people suffering serious eye injuries over Guy Fawkes weekend due to the cost-of-living crisis. Badrul Hussain, a ...

05 Nov 2022 at 22:29

Specialist UK surgeons save sight of Bangladeshi students injured in protests

Surgeons from a specialist UK eye hospital have helped save the sight of more than 20 Bangladeshi students who were wounded in last summer’s protests in the country. Mahi Muqit and Niaz Islam, consultant ...

15 Apr 2025 at 12:47

Medics preserve sight in children with rare genetic eye condition in world first

Medics in the UK have become the first in the world to successfully administer a pioneering gene therapy that preserves sight in young children with an extremely rare genetic condition that usually ...

20 Feb 2025 at 23:30

AI healthcare model to ‘supercharge’ detection of illness from eye tests

An artificial intelligence (AI) model trained like ChatGPT to allow clinicians to predict a person’s risk of having a heart attack by looking at their retina could have “huge public health ...

19 Sept 2023 at 11:12

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