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ABDO and the CoO confirm 'essential' eyecare only advice
12 May 2020
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COVID-19
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians and the College of Optometrists have confirmed their advice following the announcement from the Prime Minister on Sunday.
Moorfields Education: Hot topics in comprehensive ophthalmology
7 February 2025
Hot topics in comprehensive ophthalmology is a course for people who work in the field suitable for comprehensive/general ophthalmologists, urgent care and primary care, optometrists and nurse practitioners. This is an update on common themes which appear in the comprehensive...
Corneal Topography in Clinical Practice (Pentacam System)
This book is based upon one device, the Pentacam, developed by OCULUS, and is primarily aimed at those who wish to familiarise themselves with the Pentacam system and need a text to complement the instrument operations manual. It is laid...Moorfields Education: Therapeutics course
4 September 2024
-5 September 2024
Attendees can join one or both days of this course.
The course includes a series of lecture webinars for hospital and community based optometrists who are interested in the therapeutic management of ocular conditions.
100% Ophthalmology @100% Optical
1 March 2025
-3 March 2025
100% Ophthalmology will make its debut in 2024 as a dedicated event for Ophthalmologists in London, co-located with 100% Optical, the primary event for Optometrists in the UK!
Exeter clinic manager wins VCHP Volunteer Award
Exeter VCHP clinic manager, Zoe Haigh, has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to the charity during the past six years.Thomson Software pledges support for new VCHP clinics
11 December 2023
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charity, homeslessness, VCHP, Thomson Software Solutions, TSS, David Thomson, optometry
Thomson software Solutions has pledged to support all the new Vision Care for Homeless People clinics which are scheduled to open in the next five years throughout the UK.
“I can see fine. Why do I need my eyes tested?”
2 December 2019
| Janet Pooley
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Optometry
Are routine eye examinations really necessary? The author asks whether frequent appointments in low-risk patients with normal results are actually cost-effective. It’s recommended that most people should get their eyes tested every two years.” [1] This message is widely publicised...
AOP Lifetime Achievement accolade for Professor David Whitaker
8 March 2024
The prestigious award was presented to the optometrist and prominent researcher at a celebratory event on 25 February.
Providing primary eyecare services during a global pandemic: the new normal
It would be fair to say that 2020 hasn’t quite turned out to be the year that anyone predicted. Living with a global pandemic has become our reality and we are having to get used to many aspects of our...Patient safety – is this achieved in optometry with CET?
1 August 2018
| Janet Pooley
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Optometry
Collecting points and ticking boxes – as we come to the end of another three year cycle of continuing education and training (CET), the rush to ensure that everything has been completed on the myGOC (General Optical Council) dashboard feels...