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NHS online GP registration service rolled out to over 2000 practices

13 December 2023 | digital services, NHS, GP, register with a gp service, patient services
An NHS pledge to roll out a new online GP registration service to 2000 GP practices by the end of the year has been achieved ahead of schedule.

Vision for the future: Changes to Glaucoma UK’s research programme in 2025

14 October 2024 | research, opportunities, funding, education, glaucoma, glaucoma uk, programme
Glaucoma UK is excited to announce a new, reshaped Research Grants Programme for 2025. Set to open in January, this programme aims to support innovative research to improve the understanding, treatment, and care of glaucoma. Alongside opportunities for researchers at...

New online tool will be a critical planning resource for commissioners and providers of eye health care

11 February 2025 | optometry, research, AMD, glaucoma, cataracts, UK Eye Care Data Hub, technology
Eye disease is a major contributor to national health service backlogs, and the number of cases is set to significantly increase with an ageing population. Organisations from across the UK’s eye care sector, including the Association of British Dispensing Opticians...

New guidance demands robust training and governance as robotic surgery rolls out across NHS hospitals

9 December 2025 | technology, clinical practice, NHS, surgery, education
The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has issued new guidance urging NHS Trusts to strengthen training and tighten governance for surgeons performing robotic procedures, amid growing use of the technology in operating theatres. The recommendations come as...

Optical sector bodies urge GOC to rethink approach to CPD reform

23 April 2026 | training, CPD, optometry, public health
The UK’s main optical sector bodies have responded to the General Optical Council’s (GOC) consultation on proposed reforms to continuing professional development (CPD), warning that the current proposals could have implications for public protection if not carefully implemented and may...

New GIRFT glaucoma guidance – opportunities for improvement through primary eyecare services

28 May 2026 | Guidelines, Optometry
Primary eyecare organisations have welcomed the publication of NHS England's Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Best Practice Guidance for Glaucoma Services. If implemented by ICBs as intended, the new guidance should mark an important step forward in the delivery...

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

3 February 2023 | | EYE - General
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...

Neovascular AMD: fresh recommendations underline standards of best practice

1 December 2013 |
The management of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) has advanced dramatically over the past seven years, with the introduction of targeted new therapies that successfully maintain or improve vision in a majority of affected individuals. It’s a fast moving field,...

Progress in retinal disease management: Highlights of the Retina Day, RCOphth 2025 Annual Congress

4 August 2025 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The Retina Day meeting at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) 2025 Annual Congress in Liverpool was held on 22 May 2025. This report highlights 10 selected topics of interest to subspecialists and general ophthalmologists. Decarbonising anti-VEGF clinics (or making...

Intraocular lens choice in patients who have undergone previous corneal refractive surgery

3 June 2026 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Refractive
Patients who underwent vision correction in their 20s to 40s are now entering their 50s and 60s, the typical starting age for cataract development [1]. Consequently, ophthalmologists are increasingly encountering patients whose corneal profiles have been surgically altered, requiring advanced...

The Oxford Ophthalmological Congress CIO (the OOC): Invitation to Tender for Conference Organisation & Event Management Services

26 March 2019
The Oxford Ophthalmological Congress CIO (the OOC)Charity no. 1181776Invitation to Tender for Conference Organisation & Event Management Services The Oxford Ophthalmological Congress is an historic meeting, in its 103rd year, and the second largest ophthalmological meeting held in the UK....

Heidelberg Engineering supplies free protective breath shields

9 April 2020
Heidelberg Engineering has announced that it is shipping protective breath shields free of charge to SPECTRALIS owners in the UK.