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Presbyopia edition of BCLA research project due to be published

8 March 2024 | research, new, BCLA, presbyopia, guidelines, eyecare
A “pioneering” BCLA global consensus report will deliver evidence-based guidance to eyecare professionals on all aspects of presbyopia and its management – shaping the future of patient care for years to come.

BCLA ASIA 2024 triumphantly takes place in Chengdu, China

22 March 2024 | BCLA, optometry, optometrist, Opticians, contact lens, conference, event, meeting
The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) marked an historic milestone with the successful staging of BCLA ASIA in mainland China.

Glaucoma UK launches the Pitts Crick Career Development Fellowship in celebration of its golden jubilee anniversary

26 March 2024 | fellowship, glaucoma, research, funding, post-doctoral
Glaucoma UK is a leading charity dedicated to supporting those affected by glaucoma. The charity is proud to announce the establishment of the Pitts Crick Career Development Fellowship, a three-year post-doctoral research fellowship awarded to help mark the charity’s golden jubilee anniversary. The fellowship will support a rising star within glaucoma research, who the charity hopes will go on to play a pivotal role in transforming glaucoma diagnosis or treatment into the future.
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The potential of artificial intelligence and digital health in global eye health

3 April 2024 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
This article provides an overview of the current landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital health in global eye health. Tan, et al. note that though significant progress has been made in global eye health over the last few decades,...

Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB accredits CHEC as a system provider of gastroenterology services

2 May 2024 | CHEC, community, eyecare, healthcare, services, private, industry
CHEC Stevenage, a community-based hospital, aims to increase patient choice and maintain short waiting times.

South-South collaboration for the treatment of avoidable blindness in Botswana

1 October 2017 | | Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, AMD, Emergency Ophthalmology
This article describes the value of South-South collaboration in the reduction of avoidable blindness. Specifically it describes a South-South collaboration between India and Botswana that evolved out of the VISION 2020 LINK between Cambridge University Hospitals, two institutions in India...

The original smooth operator: Sir Robin Millar

4 December 2023 | | Genetics
As an early 80s kid, if you lacked sufficient pocket money, building a music collection entailed recording your favourite songs off the radio with a cassette deck and hoping the presenter didn’t interrupt at any point, with a finger hovering...

Coming to terms with AI

1 August 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Imaging, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Glaucoma
A machine might be called intelligent if its response to questions could convince a person that it was human, a test proposed by Alan Turing in 1950 [1]. The author considers potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) using machine learning...

International medical graduates in ophthalmology

4 December 2023 | | Ophthalmology
IMGs in the NHS The General Medical Council (GMC) defines an international medical graduate (IMG) as someone who has obtained their primary medical qualification outside the European Economic Area (EEA) [1], meaning that an IMG is a medical doctor whose...

Immunoglobulin G4-related ophthalmic disease – what is it? (Part 1)

3 February 2023 | | Ophthalmology
Part 1: Epidemiology, classification, radiology, histopathology and associations (see Part 2 here) In this two-part series, Li Yen Goh reviews IgG4 disease and reminds us of diagnostic challenges faced. Introduction Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) disease is a recently recognised idiopathic systemic...

Analysis of ‘urgent’ cataract referrals from community optometrists in the West of Scotland

3 June 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive, Optometry, COVID-19
As elective cataract services restart post-COVID, how do we establish which patients should be a priority? The authors share their findings from a review of ‘urgent’ referrals received by the ophthalmology department in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde. The COVID-19...

New initiative lifts barriers to cataract care for people with disabilities and dementia

24 February 2022
Picture books and personalised videos - SpaMedica rolls out scheme to benefit vulnerable NHS cataract patients across country