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Code4Health

1 August 2015 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Like many of the topics covered in this column this subject is not ophthalmic specific. Hopefully it is of sufficient interest to be relevant to this audience. Code4Health is a programme from NHS England that was announced in March 2015...

Strengthening diabetic retinopathy services in Nigeria through DR-NET – from grass roots to national policy development

3 August 2023 |
This is the third article in a series (see Part 1 and Part 2) reflecting on how shared learning via networks of UK and international eye health professionals is contributing to reducing unnecessary blindness in Nigeria. Earlier articles focused on...

VISION 2020 LINKS Programme and DR-NET World Sight Day Workshop

7 December 2020 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
World Sight Day (WSD) was celebrated globally on 8 October 2020 [1]. From Australia and the Pacific to the Americas, via Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, awareness-raising and advocacy activities took place throughout the day, to focus attention on unnecessary...

Preparing to start as a consultant

5 December 2025 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Glaucoma
I was just coming to the end of a fantastic glaucoma fellowship at Moorfields, during which Samad Ansari had been a colleague and friend, and soon to start as a consultant in Oxford where Rebecca Turner is Clinical Director, and...

ABDO awards presented at graduation and prize giving ceremony

16 June 2025 | achievements, awards, news, opticians, optometry
The president of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO), Kevin Gutsell, presented six special awards at the Association's recent graduation and prize giving ceremony held at Canterbury Cathedral. ABDO Life Membership was awarded to Fiona Anderson, SMC (Tech), BSc...

The College of Optometrists celebrates 100 years of the international research journal Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (OPO)

7 May 2025 | industry, optometry, optometrist, partnership, collaboration, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
The College partners with Springer Nature to take OPO into its second century. The year 2025 marks the centenary of The College of Optometrists’ leading international and interdisciplinary research journal for contemporary vision science and optometry, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics...

The restorative prescription: The case for carbon-negative healthcare

1 June 2026 | | sustainability
The Hippocratic Oath begins with a simple, profound directive: ‘First, do no harm.’ Yet, for decades, the global healthcare sector has been locked in a quiet paradox. While doctors work tirelessly to treat illnesses, heat exhaustion and vector-borne diseases, the...

The value of hospital placements in ophthalmology in general practice specialty training

2 February 2024 | | EYE - General
Pratik Bikkannavar provides insights into the potential benefits a placement in ophthalmology provides General Practice Specialty Trainees (GPSTs) and its valuable purpose for the wider ophthalmic community. Ophthalmic complaints are known to account for up to 1 in every 20...

The increasing privatisation of ophthalmology: How has and how will it affect resident doctors?

20 August 2025 | | EYE - Cataract
It’s well known that the rising number of private ophthalmology providers in the UK have continued to increase their market share in providing various services. Referrals from NHS trusts have continued to increase with nearly 60% of cataract operations being...

Unilateral central scotoma following dengue fever

12 October 2023 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Case report A 16-year-old Caucasian male was referred to the eye casualty at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust by the infectious diseases unit in September 2013. He gave a history of photophobia, pain on eye movements and central blurred vision...

Irido-corneal endothelial syndrome: an overview

24 January 2022 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
Irido-corneal endothelial (ICE) syndrome is a rare group of eye related disorders that constitute three different clinical entities: Chandler syndrome (CS), essential / progressive iris atrophy and iris naevus / Cogan-Reese syndrome. ICE syndrome is sporadic in its presentation as...

Artificial intelligence co-creation for educational learning tools and targeted simulators

23 March 2026 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools are becoming increasingly common within clinical practice and medical education, and using AI in simulation as a pure learning tool and for assessment has been widely discussed. Targeted, efficient use of such tools has been shown...