Did you know... The retina has a dual blood supply system: The choroid supplies the inner  retinal layers, including the photoreceptors. It lies behind the retina, and is made up of tiny blood vessels. Anand-Apte, B., & Hollyfield, J.G. (2010). Developmental Anatomy of the Retinal and Choroidal Vasculature. The central retinal artery supplies blood to the outer  retinal layers, which include the cells that the photoreceptors send signals to. The artery enters the eye through a single place,...

♫ It’s the most wonderful time of the year ♫ ... when we revisit the fantastic students at Hatch Ride School to gather data on the Dynamics of Childhood Eye Growth ( DoCEG )! We were delighted to see some familiar faces and to meet our new cohort from Reception. We have now completed three study visits and measure the eyes of more than 180 children! During these visits, we’ve: measured height and weight measured the cornea, lens, and overall eye length taken detailed pictures of the retina...

Over two weeks, I had the privilege of working with children at a local primary school in Crowthorne as part of my UKRI-funded project:...