New cataract theatres are a sight for sore eyes

‘We are doing more retina surgery now for things we didn’t do ten years ago’

Cataract operation plan may cut waiting times dramatically

Dedicated care teams could assess eyes and send public patients directly for fast surgery

Ex-soldier waited years for cataract treatment before going to Wales

‘I’m a UN veteran, and it’s uncanny that I had to go back overseas to get healthcare’

Should have gone to physics class? Specsavers may be blinding you with bad science

A physics lecturer questions an in-store demonstration the company uses

Call to tighten regulation for advertising of medical services

Models advertising cosmetic surgery creates unrealistic expectations, notes report

‘The threat of sight loss makes us all anxious’

Mark Cahill is a consultant eye surgeon at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and the Beacon Hospital

New rules for eye-laser surgery due hard-sell tactics

At least 21 cases taken by aggrieved individuals against eye-laser clinics since 2008

Cosmetic surgery patients at risk, Oireachtas committee hears

State lacks regulation for plastic and cosmetic surgeons, according to medical panel

My Health Experience: Keep your sights on an early diagnosis

After developing cirrhosis of the liver from childhood jaundice, I was very health conscious which is how the AMD was discovered early

Outlook is brighter with diabetic retinopathy screening

When caught early, treatment for retinopathy is effective at reducing or preventing damage to sight

Ophthalmologists keen to see eye to eye on laser surgery

Concern about the commercialisation of ophthalmology is a key issue on eye doctors’ agenda

Battling a treatable form of age-related eyesight loss

Early diagnosis and treatment of Age-related Macular Degeneration can keep eyesight functioning

Roll out of diabetes eye screen delayed