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The Cambridge Ophthalmological Symposium was one of the many valued innovations brought to the field of ophthalmology by the late Peter Watson, former editor of this journal, who sadly

passed away in 2017. The concept was both novel and unique: a 2-day residential meeting bringing together basic scientists and clinicians to discuss a well defined topic within ophthalmology

in detail under the chairmanship of one of the leaders in that field. Now in its 47th year, the topic of ‘Rheology and the Eye’ saw basic scientists, chemical engineers, physicists,

veterinary surgeons, clinical scientists, ophthalmologists, and cardiologists discuss the rheology and interactions of blood, tears, aqueous, and vitreous, as well as the associated rheology

of imaging and surgery as applied to field of ophthalmology. Rheology and ophthalmology are related yet different fields. The clinical science of ophthalmology is intimately involved in

fluid currents of various viscosities and indeed ophthalmological treatment in many cases influences the formation, extraction, currents, and accumulation of various fluids in the eye,

including aqueous and vitreous humour, blood, and tears. These fluids are governed by the laws of physics and the relevant field is rheology. By bringing together experts in the basic

science of rheology and the clinical science of ophthalmology, we attempt to find the solutions to some of the clinical problems we face in ophthalmology. This issue of ‘Eye’ brings together

in hard copy record the distillate of each contribution—all from international leaders in their field. By so doing, the aspiration is that novel lines of enquiry and cross-specialty

collaborations may emerge from both clinicians and scientists who might otherwise be unaware of the potential collaborative lines of enquiry for the advancement of understanding of our

specialty. AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * University of Iceland, National University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland E Stefánsson * Vitreoretinal Service, Cambridge University

NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK M P Snead Authors * E Stefánsson View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * M P Snead

View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar CORRESPONDING AUTHOR Correspondence to M P Snead. ETHICS DECLARATIONS COMPETING INTERESTS The authors

declare no conflict of interest. RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE Stefánsson, E., Snead, M. Rheology and the Eye: blood, tears and other

humours. _Eye_ 32, 163 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2017.311 Download citation * Published: 08 February 2018 * Issue Date: February 2018 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2017.311

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