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‘The biggest jump in confidence’: SpaMedica officially launches STEPS development programme for NHS trainee ophthalmologists

17 July 2024 | industry, SpaMedica, infrastructure, trainees, ophthalmology, NHS, private, cataract

STEPS aims to provide registrars with experience of treating all types of cataracts.

Moorfields earns UK’s first UKAS accreditation for ophthalmic and vision science (IQIPS)

12 July 2024 | UKAS, courses, education, students, trainees, Electrophysiology

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has granted the first accreditation for Ophthalmic and Vision Science to Moorfields Eye Hospital. The award was made to the Electrophysiology Department at Moorfields under the Improving Quality In Physical Services (IQIPS) programme.

SpaMedica extends its ophthalmic training programme, creating vital placements for NHS registrars

17 May 2024 | cataract, private, industry, training, NHS, trainee, surgery, education, independent

The UK’s largest provider of NHS cataract surgery is already supporting 60 aspiring surgeons, and has recently appointed three staff members to further develop its training provision.

Optoversity 2024 happens on Sunday 7 April online

3 April 2024 | optometry, competition, university, trainee, student, application, optometrist, optician

Students and companies have just a few days left to sign up for the annual Optoversity Challenge optometry competition and charity fundraiser for Vision Care for Homeless People (VCHP), run by student training provider Out of the Box Optics.

PREVIEW: National Student Ophthalmology Conference (NSOC) 2024

4 March 2024 | NSOC, conferences, preview, event, congress, free, student, trainee, meeting

The annual National Student Ophthalmology Conference (NSOC) will return for its third year running On Sunday, March 24th, in a virtual setting.

ARU opens Sensory Sciences Centre in Cambridge

1 February 2024 | university, infrastructure, Anglia Ruskin, clinic, education, trainees, courses, study, optometry, optometrist

New £1.9m investment in equipment, teaching and research space for students.

An Introduction to: RCOphth's Microsurgery Course

6 December 2023 | | Microsurgery, education, trainees, rcophth, classes, courses

For foundation doctors and medical students with a keen interest on becoming ophthalmologists, the RCOphth Microsurgery Introduction Course stands as a gateway to introducing doctors to the intricacies of microsurgery.