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Vacancy for Clinical Management Guidelines Writer - Ophthalmologist
16 March 2023
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Company Profiles, Recruitment & Personnel
The College of Optometrists is the professional body for Optometrists and a registered charity incorporated by Royal Charter in 1995.
The Eye Health Network – an ‘optometry-first’ approach to eye care
1 April 2014
| Stephen McPherson, John Olson
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EYE - Cornea
Historically, in NHS Grampian, ophthalmology and optometry worked separately, with even the process of optometry referral to hospital occurring only at the behest of the patient’s general practitioner (GP). Criteria for referral were not discussed and feedback after referral was...
An optometrist’s view of the Emergency Eye Day
1 October 2017
| Nicholas Rumney
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EYE - General
Liverpool is steeped in history, from its mercantile history, home to Cunard and the White Star line, to the Merseybeat and Derek Hatton. Not to be outdone at their annual meeting in the city, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists made...
Optometrist found guilty of manslaughter
1 December 2016
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EYE - General
To start our new Optometry section, editor Janet Pooley takes a look at the tragic death of Vincent Barker and asks what lessons can be learned. In August, Optometrist Honey Rose was found guilty of the manslaughter of eight-year-old Vincent...
Developing community eye care: the evolution of Wales’ eye care services
1 April 2020
| David O’Sullivan
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EYE - General
In the third in our series about community eye care in the home nations, David O’Sullivan explains how Wales has developed its community eye care services. Since the devolution of healthcare to Wales on 1 July 1999 [1], significant changes...
Moorfields Education: myopia control in children
13 November 2024
This full day, online course will deliver a range of lectures from various experts involved in research and treatment of children with myopia. We will be covering myopia epidemiology, risk factors and causes, progression of myopia, current research and evidence,...
High levels of public trust in optometry supports extended services closer to home, says AOP
New research published by the General Optical Council (GOC) last week shows high levels of confidence in optical practitioners.Joined-up working across Worcestershire eyecare system provides best service for patients
The sight-saving work of an independent eye clinic has been praised for the high quality of service it provides for patients.Developing community eye care: the GOS package in Scotland
1 December 2018
| Janet Pooley
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EYE - General
In the second in the series about community eye care in the home nations, Janet Pooley explains how Scotland has developed its services within GOS. The United Kingdom has devolved healthcare; the powers were transferred from Westminster to Scotland and...
Bridging the gap – Supporting our patients across the primary / secondary care divide
1 June 2017
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EYE - General
Providing the best care for patients is surely a fundamental goal for all healthcare professionals. When waiting-times are long and getting longer, clinics are full, colleagues are off with stress-related illness and patients are complaining, is it possible to still...
Digital eyecare – enabling better communication between primary and secondary care
Alexander Chiu and his co-authors highlight innovations influencing healthcare advancement and how trainees can get involved. Hospital eye services (HES) were under great pressure to meet demand, even before the COVID-19 pandemic. This pressure has increased with the cancellation and...Flashes and floaters in community optometry – diagnosing a posterior vitreous detachment
1 October 2018
| Janet Pooley
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EYE - General
Managing patients who attend a practice with symptoms of flashes and floaters is a regular occurrence in community optometric practice. It’s often very distressing for patients; symptoms can be quite dramatic and an internet search can indicate imminent blindness from...
