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Ophthalmology Foundation: a promising new beginning

3 June 2021 | | Ophthalmology
The world’s leaders in ophthalmology have created the new Ophthalmology Foundation, to make prevention of blindness and maintenance of high quality vision accessible to people of all nations. Board of Directors President David EI Pyott explains their vision for the...

New rules on capturing a homeless patient’s address will correct ‘major health inequality’, says the AOP

11 July 2023 | AOP, Homeless, GOS
The Association of Optometrists (AOP) has welcomed an announcement by NHS England, which confirms that patients without a fixed address, including people who are homeless or rough sleeping, have a route to access NHS sight care by proving an alternative address.

Scope Ophthalmology announce case awards winners

11 September 2023 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
Scope Eyecare are delighted to announce the winners of the Scope Ophthalmology case awards UK and Ireland for 2023.

New study maps priorities for UK eyecare research

4 June 2024 | glaucoma, AMD, dry, wet, new study, research, updates, UK, eyecare
Glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, childhood vision loss, and short-sightedness are highlighted as target study areas.

Save the date for the SEE Summit

2 May 2023 | Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sustainability, Opticians, climate change
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) is calling on everyone across the optical professions and industry to save 9 October 2023 for the third SEE Summit on the Environment.

High levels of public trust in optometry supports extended services closer to home, says AOP

14 June 2023 | optometry, AOP, GOC
New research published by the General Optical Council (GOC) last week shows high levels of confidence in optical practitioners.

Full programme released for the SEE Summit

28 September 2023 | sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), SEE, SEE Summit, ABDO, Conference, event
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has announced the full programme for the SEE Summit, which takes place on 9 October 7pm–9pm online.

Clinic invests in Hampshire people’s eyecare

13 November 2023 | Newmedica, Hampshire, NHS, Waiting list, Cataract surgery, glaucoma, ocular plastics
Sight-saving specialist Newmedica has officially opened a multimillion-pound clinic for the people of Hampshire.

World leading ophthalmology experts join line-up at free optometry summit in Bristol

23 November 2023 | glaucoma, spamedica, conference, free, Sunday, Bristol
Up to 12 CPD points on offer as SpaMedica hosts its 2023 Optometry Conference at The Bristol Pavilion on 26 November.

Inaugural IP education session hailed a hit

14 February 2024 | prescribers, optometry, Conference, events, Keyur Patel
A pioneering session has brought together a group of independent prescribers to create content ‘for practitioners by practitioners’ for use in real world scenarios.

What's trending Dec/Jan 2022

1 December 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Imaging
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #eyetrackingtechnology #assitivetechnology #gaming Modern eye trackers often rely on electronic specialist hardware that continuously scan the the pupil and reflections from...

Spotlight: The Community Eye Health Journal

3 August 2023 | | Ophthalmology
In many low-income settings, where vision loss is greatest, eyecare is hampered by shortages in trained health workers. In sub-Saharan Africa, there are fewer than five ophthalmologists per million population, compared to over 70 per million in high-income countries. Eyecare...