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Effect of the COVID-19 Urgent Eyecare Service on patient referrals to general practitioners and Hospital Eye Service

28 April 2023 | | EYE - General
The COVID-19 Urgent Eyecare Services (CUES) was developed to relieve the demands of hospital ophthalmology, aiming to allow patients to have remote consultations and be managed by community optometric practice. This was because access to Hospital Eye Service (HES) Ophthalmic...

Community Eyecare Services in Northern Ireland: putting the patient at the centre, improving outcomes and maximising system resource

1 August 2017 | | EYE - General
The UK has four healthcare systems; Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each has autonomous legislature that develops health policy, while the UK government directly runs England’s NHS. Like the other nations, Northern Ireland is continually challenged to meet the needs...

Greater awareness of children’s vision care is urged by the profession

9 April 2025 | paediatric, children, teenagers, patient stories, survey, Questionnaire, optometry, needs
Greater attention needs to be given to children’s vision, believes the profession, as a recent survey by Mumsnet reveals that visits to the optometrist are lower down the agenda than dental visits. It found that 9% of parents saw no...

Meeting the needs of older patients in optics

1 February 2019 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Fiona Anderson discusses the important role of community-based eyecare practitioners in meeting the visual needs of ageing patients. It has been well documented that today we live for longer. Statistics show in 1997, around one in every six people (15.9%)...

87% of UK unaware they can have cataract surgery immediately and don't have to suffer with declining vision

19 June 2023 | Cataract surgery, ophthalmology, survey, LondonOC, Vik Sharma
Cataract symptoms, myths and surgery options as extensive national eye health survey shows huge lack of awareness in UK's public.

Moorfields at Stratford opens new operating theatres for eye surgery

8 November 2023 | Moorfields, Stratford, infrastructure, waiting list, NHS, England
Moorfields Eye Hospital has welcomed the first patients for surgery at its new hub in Stratford.

Joined-up working across Worcestershire eyecare system provides best service for patients

18 December 2023 | NewMedica, Quality, Patient satisfaction, NHS, private sector, practice
The sight-saving work of an independent eye clinic has been praised for the high quality of service it provides for patients.

ZEISS Supports World Sight Day 2024

7 October 2024 | cataract, industry news, ZEISS, WSD24, World Sight Day, IOFF
In honor of World Sight Day, ZEISS Medical Technology and ZEISS Vision Care celebrate some of the work being done around the world through healthcare organizations, providing donations that support and education that inspires patients and doctors to champion better...

CHEC welcomes local communities to Eye Health Fair in support of National Eye Health Week

15 October 2024 | CHEC, industry news, private sector, National Eye Health Week, NEHW24, Galloways, Guide Dogs UK
CHEC Preston celebrated with patients whilst raising awareness of eye health and patient choice. CHEC, one of the UK’s leading providers of community healthcare, celebrated National Eye Health Week 2024 by welcoming local communities to a free Eye Health Fair,...

CHEC Wandsworth welcomes Marsha de Cordova MP to discuss her National Eye Health Strategy Bill

12 February 2025 | politics, industry, IPS, independent
CHEC, a community healthcare provider delivering specialist ophthalmology services in partnership with the NHS, recently welcomed Marsha de Cordova, Labour MP for Battersea, to its new site in Wandsworth (Friday 17th Jan 2025) to share insights on how independent eyecare...

Mad world

2 June 2025 |
The early 1980s were a glorious time to be a teenager. Along with BMX bikes, Airwolf and Quattro, we had a plethora of new music genres to be enthralled by. The band Frankie Goes to Hollywood with their dance /...

Sight test saves Norma’s life

9 October 2025 | blood pressure, patient stories, sight test, UK, optometry
When you go for an eye test, the last thing you expect to be diagnosed with is a heart attack, but that is exactly what happened to a woman from Greater Manchester. Norma, from Stockport, was telling her story as...