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How to pass the Refraction Certificate

1 August 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry, Cataract and Refractive
Unfortunately, I had the pleasure of getting to know this exam intimately. With adequate preparation this does not have to be the case for most people. The exam has recently changed to consist of 10 OSCE style stations (previously 12)....

Passing the Refraction Certificate as a Foundation doctor

3 April 2023 | | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive
Application for ophthalmic specialist training (OST) is competitive. This means you should consider making every effort to maximise your portfolio points, as it may have a significant contribution to your OST application ranking. The “Commitment to Specialty” section is the...

Attending ophthalmology conferences as a foundation trainee: an eye-opener?

21 November 2023 | | Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
The benefits of attending specialty conferences for clinicians are numerous. For example, staying up to date with the latest advancements in the field and integrating these into clinical practice. However, foundation doctors are yet to enter a training pathway and...

Ophthalmology Specialty Training 2024: What's different?

13 December 2023 | | Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
The 2024 intake for ophthalmology specialty training (OST) has undergone several significant changes in its approach towards candidate selection and assessment. This article provides a comparative analysis, detailing these new measures and comparing them against the previous year's standards. Our...

Launch of the Vision and eye screening implementation handbook

6 February 2024 | WHO, VESIH, handbook, eyecare, screening
The WHO Vision and Eye Care Programme has the pleasure to announce the publication of the Vision and eye screening implementation handbook (VESIH).

WATCH EPISODE 9: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

21 February 2024 | AMM, CHARITY, INTERNATIONAL, WORKING ABROAD, DAVE GOLDSMITH, CATARACT SURGERY, RURAL AREAS
Welcome to the 9th episode of Beyond 2020, the series that looks at strategies to eliminate avoidable blindness in countries with developing eyecare services and shares ideas and solutions to common difficulties in working abroad.

WATCH EPISODE 9: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

21 February 2024 | AMM, CHARITY, INTERNATIONAL, WORKING ABROAD, DAVE GOLDSMITH, CATARACT SURGERY, RURAL AREAS
Welcome to the 9th episode of Beyond 2020, the series that looks at strategies to eliminate avoidable blindness in countries with developing eyecare services and shares ideas and solutions to common difficulties in working abroad.

Ophthalmic Aid to Eastern Europe (OAEE) Bursaries 2024

22 February 2024 | bursary, OAEE, Ukraine, charity, Europe, International
OAEE assists young eye doctors from Eastern Europe to attend as observers in specialist clinics in the UK where a fee for observerships is charged. It also helps fund teaching visits by UK ophthalmologists to Eastern Europe and gives travel bursaries to ophthalmologists and orthoptists wishing to present papers at national and international eye congresses in the region.

The All Eyes Foundation

3 April 2024 | | Ophthalmology
At its core, All Eyes Foundation (AEF) wishes to help bring vision back to Iraq, and it intends to do this through ophthalmic subspecialty training, mentoring and infrastructure development. Based in Najaf, just over 100 miles south of Baghdad, the...

Glaucoma 2023

To skip directly to features, click the links below: Welcome from the editor - Andrew Tatham A glance into the past: tracing the history of glacoma treatment - by Petya Popova, Amrita Vallabh Diagnosis of glaucoma in the community in...

ABDO announces dates for the ABDO Clinical Conference

15 April 2024 | optometry, optician, Dispensing, conference, events, UK, Paediatric, myopia, acute, eyecare
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has announced the dates for its second clinical conference. The ABDO clinical conference will take place on Sunday 6 and Monday 7 October at the ABDO National Resource Centre, Birmingham, providing two opportunities for members to attend.

How do blind and vision impaired people experience loneliness and isolation?

19 April 2024 | society, problems, challenges, blind, community, report, study, research, wellbeing
This week Fight for Sight / Vision Foundation released a report highlighting the acute experiences of loneliness among people who are blind or vision impaired.