Hassanain Qambari

1 INTRODUCTION The incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing world-wide.1 Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common complication for patients with DM and is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world.1 Currently, the diagnosis and grading of DR is reliant on the visualisation of macroscopic structural changes on fundus photography, as defined by the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) reports.2 The earliest of these changes seen on fundus photography is the...

From striking close-ups of an igniting match to a mouse embryo and a micrometeorite, the winners of the annual Nikon Small World photomicrography competition have been unveiled. As always, this year’s stunning images capture the wonder of the tiny hidden universe all around us. Currently in its 49th year, the Nikon Small World photo competition sits at the intersection of science and art.