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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.

Moorfields Education: Cataract, medical retina and disc assessment

29 April 2024
The course has been designed to meet the training needs of band 6’s and 7s looking to develop their knowledge and skills in disease recognition, management and intervention of cataract, medical retina and disc assessment

BEAMS 2026 Annual Meeting

24 April 2026
The 1st annual meeting from the British and Éire Association of Medical Retina Specialists society.

WATCH EPISODE 15: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

5 February 2026 | international, charity
Welcome to the 15th episode of Beyond 2020, the video series from Andean Medical Mission | Bolivian Medical Charity that looks at strategies to eliminate avoidable blindness in countries with developing eyecare services and shares ideas and solutions to common...

Dans le Noir

1 June 2016 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
There is a restaurant in London where dinner is served in the dark. Not dim light or occasional infrequent light, but absolute pitch black darkness. Apparently the aim is twofold; to better appreciate the quality of the food as the...

Glaucoma Awareness Week: Glaucoma UK to focus on hereditary nature of disease

7 June 2021
With so many people looking forward to reuniting with family and friends, Glaucoma Awareness Week will focus on the fact that glaucoma can be hereditary and the importance of loved ones in the lives of patients with the disease.

Christoph Schoess awarded prestigious Theodor Leber Medal by the DOG

7 November 2024 | conferences, meetings, events, Europe, Germany, awards, leaders, KOLs
At the opening ceremony at their annual congress (10–13 October) in Berlin, Germany, the German Ophthalmological Society (DOG) awarded Christoph Schoess, founder and long-serving Managing Director of Heidelberg Engineering, the esteemed Theodor Leber Medal. This prestigious accolade is presented to...

The ROP Network: a south-south collaboration to improve care for premature babies

4 October 2023 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disorder of the immature preterm retina and a leading cause of preventable, irreversible blindness in children. There are 15 million preterm births annually, and over 32,000 neonates became blind from ROP in 2010 [1]....

SOS (Simplified Ophthalmic Statistics) Part 4: How to present your statistical analysis

1 October 2019 | | EYE - General
This is the last in this series of short guides which we hope provide some guidance in relation to statistical issues researchers may encounter when conducting research, audit or indeed quality improvement projects. Here we focus on an issue that...

Outlook email tips

1 August 2019 |
Keeping on top of your work email can be quite a challenge in the context of a busy job. Below are a series of tips that you may find helpful in keeping your inbox at bay. The instructions and screenshots...

Excel tips

2 December 2019 |
In previous articles Microsoft Outlook and OneNote have been the focus. Here, it is Microsoft Excel that gains the spotlight. Excel is a powerful tool, likely known, at least to a basic degree, to all readers. Below are walkthroughs of...

Assessing everyday visual function in dry AMD – what matters to the person?

1 April 2019 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the primary cause of blindness in the developed world and is accountable for more than one half of sight impairment registrations within England and Wales [1]. AMD is prevalent in people aged 60 years and...