Staff from the Department of Eye Research, based in Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (MREH), engaged with people to promote a different field of ophthalmological research during National Eye Health Week.
The Department of Eye Research at MREH has successfully recruited and treated the 1st UK patient to test the effectiveness of a non-antibiotic drug for people with viral and bacterial conjunctivitis.
Three patients at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (MREH) are the first in the UK to test a new fully adjustable surgical implant to drain excess eye fluid caused by glaucoma.
Congratulations to the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (RMEH) Research Department, who recruited the first UK patient to a study investigating the eyeWatch glaucoma drainage device.
The Department of Eye Research at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital has treated the first two EU participants on a glaucoma study assessing the 12-month safety and effectiveness of the Hydrus Microstent
The Manchester Royal Eye Hospitalresearch team has won a trophy for going over and above to recruit patients to a national study to help treat wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
MREH is trialling gene therapy, in collaboration with Saint Mary’s Hospital, for patients with a rare genetic eye condition, x-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP).