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SCOPE Independent Prescriber Bursary 2024 Awards

18 July 2024 | optometry, optometrist, bursary, opportunities, funding, money, opticians, awards, competition
SCOPE celebrates excellence in optometry with the 2024 Independent Prescriber Bursary Awards.

In conversation with Clare Abbott (ECLO)

3 October 2022 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry
Rosalyn Painter spoke to Clare Abbott, a member of the Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO) team at Oxford Eye Hospital, about her day-to-day job as an ECLO, how the role can help patients, and the ongoing importance of their work....

The results of the last survey Aug21

4 August 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive
We are often referred patients noted to have an optic disc haemorrhage (ODH) without any other features of pathology. How we manage these patients can have a significant impact on our struggling capacity. The significance in glaucoma and, in particular,...

Guide to Gaining Approval for a Clinical Study

1 April 2014 | | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
This article focuses on gaining approval for clinical research involving NHS patients, although the principles can be applied to other types of research. The intention is to give an overview of the requirements for setting up a research study, but...

Tips for the Online Proctored FRCOphth - Part 1

4 February 2021 | | Ophthalmology
The FRCOphth Part 1 examination is a difficult exam in itself, testing candidates on a wide range of theoretical and biomedical ophthalmology. This used to be a two-part pencil-on-paper written examination, which was then digitalised for October 2019 and January...

Building capacity for diabetic retinopathy services in Malawi

1 August 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Screening for diabetic retinopathy prevents blindness. There is no systematic screening programme for diabetic eye disease in Malawi and people present when they have lost vision and it is too late for treatment. The aim of the VISION 2020 LINK...

Hype or helpful: ChatGPT

5 June 2023 | | Ophthalmology
It would have been hard to miss all the attention chatbots have received over the last few months. Whilst ChatGPT is easily the most well-known example of the large language models that have become so widespread of late, artificial intelligence...

Eye News Bring Artistic Eye to RCOphth

29 April 2022
Eye News is delighted to be taking some of Steve Thomson's artwork to the RCOphth in May, raising money for the charity Fight for Sight.

Patient changes eye colour permanently and has brighter and whiter looking eyes

1 December 2017 | Cornea / External Eye Disease, Ophthalmology
In this new series, Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are scientific reality and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Patient changes eye colour permanently and has brighter and whiter looking eyes If...

Leicester Eye Meeting 2023

8 December 2023
Chaired by Mr Usman Sarodia, this meeting is now in its 8th year and aims to bring together Ophthalmologists and Allied Healthcare Professionals for a day of education.

The 2021-2022 ophthalmology ST1 application process

3 October 2022 | | Ophthalmology
Harry Rosen updates us on what is involved in the current UK Ophthalmology Specialist Training (OST) programme application process. The process of applying to the UK Ophthalmology Specialist Training (OST) programme is constantly changing each year, adapting to the needs...

Pete’s day off

2 February 2024 | | Ophthalmology
“You’re not dying. You just can’t think of anything good to do” The above is the explanation given by high school student Ferris to his friend Cameron, who is lying in bed feeling sorry for himself when he should be...