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What's trending Dec/Jan 2024

A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #eyepatch #memes German chancellor Olaf Scholz shared a photo of himself on X (formerly Twitter) sporting a black eye patch after...

PREVIEW: UKISCRS Cornea & Cataract Day

Taking place on Monday 19 May at The Hilton Liverpool (L1 8LW), just a stone's throw away from 2025's RCOphth Annual Congress, you will be able to find the wonderful team from UKISCRS hosting their Cornea & Cataract Day. Our...

Preview: RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Conference 2024

by Tendai Gwenhure, Clinical Educator, Moorfields Eye Hospital; Programme Lead, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology; Chair, RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Forum. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Ophthalmic Nursing Forum (ONF) is a long-standing professional network within the RCN that is dedicated...

RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Conference 2024

Brought to you by the RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Forum, this one-day conference will provide a rare opportunity to network with your peers and showcase the latest developments and innovations in clinical practice, research, education and leadership to help you stay ahead in your career.

How to consent patients

I attended a morning seminar at the recent College Congress in Liverpool about how to properly and legally consent a patient for a procedure. There has been a lot of interest in this of late following the Montgomery ruling, in...

Patient safety – is this achieved in optometry with CET?

Collecting points and ticking boxes – as we come to the end of another three year cycle of continuing education and training (CET), the rush to ensure that everything has been completed on the myGOC (General Optical Council) dashboard feels...

AI-enabled smart cane scoops award for transforming lives of people with sight loss

An AI-enabled smart cane designed to transform the lives of people with sight loss has won a prestigious international design award. The WeWALK Smart Cane was recognised by the iF International Forum Design at this year’s product design awards. The...

Comparison of bleb grading and IOPs

The purpose of this study was to compare a novel anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) bleb grading system with a clinical bleb grading system (Moorfields) and both with intraocular pressure (IOP) levels following trabeculectomy surgery. The authors developed a...

Glaucoma UK launches new step-by-step guide to help patients with eye drops

Glaucoma UK, the leading charity in the country for people living with glaucoma, has launched a new easy read guide to help patients put in their eye drops.

Vision Buddy: A sight enhancement wearable to enhance TV and computer viewing

This review of the Vision Buddy system continues our recent series on wearable assistive technology. The main component of the Vision Buddy system is a VR-type headset, designed to assist users with a range of tasks primarily within the home...

Four pillars: The importance of clinical research

This series explores the four pillars of advanced clinical practice and here, Rebecca Turner explores the pillar of clinical research. The role of the ophthalmic advanced nurse practitioner, as with all registered practitioners allied to ophthalmology, is on an upward...

Dry eye disease treatments come to the fore at 100%

Guidance on setting up, or enhancing, a Dry Eye disease clinic within the practice will be freely available from OSA members exhibiting at 100% Optical: 1–3 March. The ability to diagnose and treat a major irritation for many is winning...