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UKISOP and the allied health professions
3 April 2024
| Rebecca Turner
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Ophthalmology
In ophthalmology practice today there is a vast number of training and educational opportunities for staff from all professional backgrounds. The key is to use your study leave and funding wisely! In the first of this series of articles, signalling...
The importance of ‘hands-on’ learning
1 April 2014
| Gill Wood
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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
Providing ongoing professional education and development for the allied professions out of the clinic or hospital setting is often quite challenging. The reorganisation of rotas, heavy clinic lists and financial constraints all add up to making the opportunity to learn...
UKISOP 2023
2 November 2023
by Lorcan Butler, Optical Engagement Manager, thebraintumourcharity.org, UKISCRS is the UK & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons who had their annual Conference in London with a two-day event at The Leonardo City Hotel. On the other hand, UKISOP...
My top five eye-related webinars during lockdown
12 August 2020
| Yarrow Scantling-Birch
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COVID-19
1. Alcon Experience Academy The Alcon Experience Academy ran a non-promotional educational series from 12 May to 23 June 2020. Being mildly biased as a junior trainee, this has to be rated by far the best series due to its...
My Top Five: Eye-related webinars during lockdown
12 August 2020
| Yarrow Scantling-Birch
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COVID-19
1. Alcon Experience Academy The Alcon Experience Academy ran a non-promotional educational series from 12 May to 23 June 2020. Being mildly biased as a junior trainee, this has to be rated by far the best series due to its...
Nurse-led Rapid Corneal Collagen Cross-linking / UKISOP Society Education Day
1 December 2013
| Dan Gore, Lorraine North
Nurse-led Rapid Corneal Collagen Cross-linking By Dan Gore Over the last decade, clinical trial data has accumulated for new interventions in keratoconus that promise to arrest disease progression, significantly reduce transplantation rates and save many patients from long-term reliance on...
30 Years of Excellence: Surgitrac Instruments at the 42nd ESCRS Congress
20 September 2024
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Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries, Company Profiles
Surgitrac Instruments proudly participated in the 42nd Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) this September, celebrating 30 years of heritage. The congress was the ideal opportunity to showcase our expertise in manufacturing and supplying high-quality...
BRASCRS 2025
28 May 2025
-31 May 2025
XXXII Congress of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Ophthalmology in a War Zone: an interview with Dr Volodymyr Melnyk
It is now nine months since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced in late February 2022, with Putin announcing a “special military operation” to “denazify and demilitarise” Ukraine. The rest of the world, however, saw it for what it...Streamlining cataract lists: how are you managing it?
Mr Jonathan Ross, in conversation with Ms Bita Manzouri, provides a personal perspective on challenges and opportunities shaping the future of cataract surgery services across the hospital eye service. Redesigning cataract pathways in response to COVID-19 Bita Manzouri: Over the...75th Anniversary year of the first intraocular lens implant
3 October 2024
| Alistair Wood
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Ophthalmology
The 29th of November 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the first intraocular lens implant by our Founder, Sir Harold Ridley FRS. The United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS) is marking the event with a...
Eye News - Covid-19: Useful resources
26 March 2020
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COVID-19
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