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CHEC Launches New Treatment Centre in Accrington

17 August 2022
CHEC (Community Health and Eye Care), one of the largest providers of community-based ophthalmology services in the UK, has announced the opening of a new site in Accrington offering eyecare and endoscopy services to the local community.

New eye hospital opens in Telford

26 July 2023 | SpaMedica, hospital, Construction, infrastructure
NHS cataract surgery and YAG laser capsulotomy patients will benefit from high-quality care and significantly reduced waiting times at new SpaMedica hospital.

CHEC announces launch of two new treatment centres (1)

23 August 2023 | CHEC, infrastructure, new hospitals, Endoscopy, ophthalmology
New sites in Ilford and Milton Keynes will further extend CHEC’s community-focused endoscopy and ophthalmology services across England.

College of Optometrists responds to Government’s reform plans for elective care

23 January 2025 | nhs, optometry, royal college, politics, government, labour party, Keir Starmer
The College of Optometrists welcomes the Government’s commitment to ensure patients receive the care they need at the right time and the right place. Currently, 600,000 people are on NHS waiting lists to begin treatment for ophthalmology in England, making...

Discussing treatment modalities for bilateral wet AMD

1 December 2014 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
A 65-year-old lady with bilateral wet AMD and vision of 6/24 comes with an internet search about current therapies. How do you explain the various treatment modalities available? There are two NICE approved treatments for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD)....

What’s new in wet AMD papers?

1 December 2016 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Paper presentations on neovascular (‘wet’) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) from the 16th European Society of Retina Specialists Congress, Copenhagen, September 2016, outline recent research directions evaluating the impact of vision loss on key health domains, patient preferences in the process...

Haag-Streit announces “Slit Lamp Imaging Competition 2024” winners

18 October 2024 | opportunities, slit lamp, imaging, competition, awards, haag-streit, SLIC2024, 2024
Haag-Streit UK (HS-UK), the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard diagnostic and surgical devices and instruments for ophthalmologists, optometrists, and orthoptists, is pleased to announce the results of Haag-Streit's 'Slit Lamp Imaging Competition 2024'. Utpal Sarkar, from Disha Eye Hospitals,...

“Beware of the pigment”

4 August 2021 | | EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - General
Using some captivating artwork, Iheukwumere Duru describes key features of pigment dispersion syndrome. Pigmentary dispersion syndrome (PDS) leads to pigmentary glaucoma (PG) in approximately 35-50% of patients with the condition [1]. PG is the leading cause of non-traumatic blindness in...

Edible EyeArt in Belfast

6 April 2021 | | EYE - General
Growing up as an early teen in the 90s, I have always loved celebrating art in childhood academic cooking classes, through to cake making for work events. Relating my hobby in fine arts to most recent news, a range of...

Expensive Malware

1 February 2014 |
Cryptolocker and similar ransomware There is a new breed of computer malware that is spreading rapidly. The first major manifestation of this new type is known as Cryptolocker. At present it’s a Windows only problem (all versions), but it’s likely...

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...

Haag-Streit launches 5th ‘Slit Lamp Imaging Competition’

14 April 2023 | competition, Imaging, photography
Haag-Streit UK (HS-UK), the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard diagnostic and surgical devices and instruments for ophthalmologists, optometrists, and orthoptists, is delighted to announce the launch of the ‘Slit Lamp Imaging Competition 2023’.