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EDI (equity, inclusion and diversity) presentation @ 100% Ophthalmology

25 February 2024
@14:00 – 15:00 Evelyn Mensah, Consultant Ophthalmologist - NHS Trust

Moorfields Education: Glaucoma level 2 (College of Optometrists Professional Higher Certificate in Glaucoma)

22 January 2024
This course is designed for optometrists and other healthcare professionals, who've completed the level 1 Professional Certificate in Glaucoma and wish to further develop skills in detecting change in clinical status and decision-making in patients at risk of developing glaucoma.  

Moorfields Education: Glaucoma level 3 (College of Optometrists Professional Diploma in Glaucoma)

22 January 2024
This course is designed to develop the required management skills for patients with glaucoma, and it's now at a reduced rate of £1500 (previously £2,300). Optometrists will also be able to gain CPD points, for both level 2 and 3...

Moorfields Education: Medical retina level 2 (College of Optometrists Professional Higher Certificate in Medical Retina)

1 January 2024
Applications for January 2024 are now open. Open to optometrists and other healthcare professionals who've completed the level 1, although other qualifications or experience may be accepted. Delegates undergoing this course will further develop skills in screening, diagnosing and managing a variety of medical retina conditions.

ANZGS Congress 2027

19 February 2027 -21 February 2027
The Australian and New Zealand Glaucoma Society Congress 2027

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Fenofibrate and diabetic retinopathy

3 April 2026 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Fenofibrate is an agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPARα) which is used as a lipid-lowering agent. By reducing blood lipid levels, it can decrease retinal hard exudates which is beneficial in diabetic retinopathy (DR). FIELD and ACCORD studies show that...

The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020

2 August 2022 | | EYE - General
Introduction The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health was published in 2021 [1]. Drawing on expertise from within and outside the eye health sector, the Commission set out to: inform governments and other stakeholders about the path forward...

Cataract surgery training in the independent sector

3 June 2024 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
I am now most of the way through my ST3 year working in Plymouth, within the Peninsula Deanery. Before the start of the year, I was approached by one of my consultants who asked if I would like to carry...

Pete’s day off

2 February 2024 | | EYE - General
“You’re not dying. You just can’t think of anything good to do” The above is the explanation given by high school student Ferris to his friend Cameron, who is lying in bed feeling sorry for himself when he should be...

Are we short-sighted about myopia?

1 December 2017 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Worldwide prevalence of myopia has increased rapidly in recent years and has now reached epidemic levels, particularly in South-East Asia where prevalence is around 80% [1-4]. Myopia prevalence is also increasing in the United States and Europe where it is...

Could the sclera be key to glaucoma?

1 December 2017 | | EYE - Glaucoma
The glaucomas are a group of conditions characterised by optic neuropathy and associated visual field defects. Of these, chronic open-angle glaucoma (COAG) – diagnosed on the basis of progressive structural changes to the optic nerve head (ONH) and nerve fibre...