The Cambridge Ophthalmological Symposium is a unique ophthalmological meeting. Held in St John’s College, Cambridge, it brings together basic scientists and clinicians to discuss a well defined topic in detail under the chairmanship of one of the leaders in that field. It has been running since 1971. In this web focus we are proud to highlight some recent contributions from the 2015 to 2018 Cambridge Ophthalmological Symposiums. Written by leaders in the field they describe some of the latest and most exciting research and clinical management in ocular oncology, myopia and infectious eye disease.

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A highlight of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists annual congress is the eponymous lectures. These are given by clinicians and scientists preeminent in their field. Eye is very pleased to bring together a selection of recent eponymous lectures in this web focus. These lectures discuss topics as wide ranging as health care in neglected populations to vision, eye disease and art. The topics are brilliantly discussed and provide a useful summary of the state of the art for the various topics in terms of current research and the next steps towards better therapies and treatments. We hope you will enjoy reading them.

It is with great pleasure that Eye publishes this web focus on oculoplastic surgery. This collection of papers covers topics as diverse as orbital biopsy, management of thyroid ophthalmopathy, nasolacrimal duct obstruction, entropion and ptosis. These papers offer both experience and practical advice in managing these difficult conditions. We hope you enjoy reading these articles.

Eye is proud to publish papers from around the world and particularly welcomes submissions from low income countries. In this web focus on tropical medicine we highlight a selection of papers dealing with tropical medicine. The topics range from fungal keratitis to leprosy to pterygium. We hope you will enjoy this web focus and look forward to more articles on tropical medicine being reported in the journal in the future.

We are delighted in this web focus to highlight some of the many outstanding papers published in Eye by authors based in the United States. Although, the journal, Eye is the scientific journal of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) based in the United Kingdom, its remit is to advance the science and practice of ophthalmology by publishing the best papers submitted by clinical ophthalmologists and scientists wherever they practise in the world. To that end it has a dynamic international editorial board with many editorial board members recruited from the United States and across the globe. A large proportion of web traffic to Eye's website comes from readers in the United States but a much smaller proportionate of papers are submitted by US based authors. This suggests that US based clinicians value the content of Eye but perhaps are not fully aware that US authors can submit papers to the journal as well. It may be that some US based authors are under the misconception that they have to be a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists to submit a paper to Eye and we want to dispel that myth. Eye of course not only welcomes but actively encourages submissions of original work from US based authors. While all submissions are subject to the same rigorous peer review it is worth noting that US submitted papers have a high success rate of being accepted for publication in the journal. With an increasing impact factor and journal ranking and fast review process we encourage US based authors to consider their work for Eye. They will then join the contributions of other US authors some of whom are featured in this web focus. The fascinating subjects discussed range from the role of OCT angiography in medical retinal practice to the use of smartphones and ipads in visual acuity and amblyopia management. We hope you enjoy this web focus and that it will encourage all authors but especially those from the US to further consider submitting their research to Eye.

Eye is proud to publish a wide variety of articles of interest to the practicing ophthalmologist. In this web focus we highlight some of the articles our readers found of most interest in 2014-15. They highlight new technological developments such as spectral domain OCT and OCT angiography; novel treatments such as corneal collagen crosslinking and anti-VEGF therapy for diabetic retinopathy and insightful reviews on topics as diverse as inherited optic neuropathies, zebrafish and keratoconus. We hope you enjoy this web focus of what your fellow readers found most interesting in 2014-15.

The Cambridge Ophthalmological Symposium is a unique ophthalmological meeting. Held in St John’s College, Cambridge, it brings together basic scientists and clinicians to discuss a well defined topic in detail under the chairmanship of one of the leaders in that field. It has been running since 1971.

Corneal and external eye disease is a fascinating sub-specialty of ophthalmology. Dramatic Improvements have occurred in conditions such as the management of keratoconus and dry eye. Compared to retinal diseases, corneal and external diseases have an additional burden of pain as well as visual impairment.

Paediatric ophthalmology is a fascinating sub-specialty of ophthalmology. Improvements in vision in the paediatric age group generates some of the most cost effective health interventions because their effect applies across a lifetime.Therefore it is vital that improvements to sight target this age group.

Vitreo-retinal surgery is rapidly evolving. Miniaturization of instruments and novel surgical approaches are improving and refining patient outcomes. As a result of these innovations novel therapies such as gene therapy and cell transplantation to the retina have already entered human clinical trials. It is therefore appropriate to produce this web focus on vitreo-retinal surgery. It highlights some of the novel vitreo-retinal approaches that have been reported in Eye.