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Current practice and patient selection for ISBCS in the UK

7 December 2020 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
This study investigated patient and operative characteristics for immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) and delayed bilateral cataract surgery (DSCS). The annual NHS spend on cataract surgery is £500 million, a figure expected to rise by 50% in the next...

A Nightmare on Doctor Street: Two

4 October 2023 | | EYE - General
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the clinic room… The quote below comes from Rudy Baylor, a graduate fresh out of law school and recruited by a ruthless ambulance chaser in the legal drama movie,...

Cataract care at Peterborough eye hospital rated ‘outstanding’ by Care Quality Commission

14 April 2023 | spamedica, Cataract surgery
SpaMedica in Peterborough has been awarded the highest possible rating following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England.

UK ophthalmologists discuss value of ultra-widefield multimodality retinal imaging

7 June 2023 | optomap, ophthalmology, ultra-widefield
Utilising optomap ultra-widefield (UWF™) multimodality retinal imaging with integrated SS (or SD) OCT in clinical practice contributes to identifying unexpected pathologies in a patient without visual complaints, report 81% of clinicians at industry webinar.

ABDO response to free sight tests for special schools

27 June 2023 | ABDO, NHS, SPECIAL SCHOOLS, EDUCATION
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has issued the following response to government’s and NHS England’s announcement on free sight tests for special schools.

Views invited on the future Special Schools Eye Care Service

10 October 2023 | optometry, AOP, Julie-Anne Little, children, NHS England, special needs, SEN Campaign
NHS England are consulting on the current model of the Special Schools Eye Care service that is live in 83 schools across England.

Transforming eyecare with AI at 100% Optical

4 March 2024 | Pearse Keane, AI, Moorfields, UCL, technology, advancement, artificial intelligence, development
“We are drowning in people we need to see in hospital eye services, and some people are going blind as a result. We are looking at nearly 10m hospital appointments for ophthalmology a year, with an approximately 33% increase over...

£1 million gift from patient-focused charity for new centre for advancing eye health

17 July 2024 | charity, Friends of Moorfields, handholding, infrastructure, industry, new hospitals, patient experience
Friends of Moorfields Eye Hospital, the charity providing volunteer support and patient experience services at Moorfields Eye Hospital, has pledged £1 million to Moorfields Eye Charity towards a new centre for advancing eye health, opening in 2027.

SpaMedica eyes innovation, unveiling UK first-of-its-kind vision care centre in Hereford

8 May 2025 | industry news, news, SpaMedica, new hospitals, ISP, private sector, community
New relocatable Ophthalmic Diagnostic and Treatment Centre will deliver comprehensive eyecare directly into local communities. In a commitment to revolutionise community healthcare, a first-of-its-kind eye health centre has been launched in Hereford by SpaMedica, designed specifically to deliver high-quality eyecare...

Conference Report: Scottish Ophthalmological Club Spring 2025 Meeting

5 June 2025 | | News, Report, Conferences, Meetings, UK, Scotland, SOC
The biannual Scottish Ophthalmological Club (SOC) meeting took place on 21 February 2025 in the rolling hills of Stirling at the Stirling Court Hotel. Kindly hosted by NHS Forth Valley, the free paper session commenced after a cordial opening message...

The Eye Health Network – an ‘optometry-first’ approach to eye care

1 April 2014 | | EYE - Cornea
Historically, in NHS Grampian, ophthalmology and optometry worked separately, with even the process of optometry referral to hospital occurring only at the behest of the patient’s general practitioner (GP). Criteria for referral were not discussed and feedback after referral was...

‘World first’ virtual reality eye retrieval programme helps make more sight-saving corneal transplants available for patients

13 May 2026 | training, simulation
A ‘world first’ virtual reality eye retrieval training programme, created by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)’s Tissue and Eye Services and Digital Learning Teams, will help to increase the number of sight-saving corneas available for transplant across the UK by...