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A tribute to Naheem Abbas: 11/07/1980 – 06/05/2026

14 May 2026 | industry
It is with great sadness that the team at ZEISS announce the passing of Naheem Abbas, who died peacefully on Wednesday 6th May. "He battled cancer like he lived, with strength, humility and strong faith. "Naheem dedicated his entire career...

Moorfields Education: Oculoplastic nursing and allied health professionals study day

29 November 2024
This in-person course has been designed to improve clinical practice and knowledge by highlighting new ways of working within this specialty. Suitable for nurses, optometrists, orthoptists, technicians and managers.

Intravitreal Injection Training Course for Nurses and AHPs

29 November 2024
A one day course for Ophthalmic Nurses, Orthoptists and Optometrists to equip individuals with the underpinning theory, knowledge and wet lab experience needed to begin practical training in their own Trust.

Intravitreal Injection Training Course for Nurses and AHPs (1)

28 February 2025
A one day course for Ophthalmic Nurses, Orthoptists and Optometrists to equip individuals with the underpinning theory, knowledge and wet lab experience needed to begin practical training in their own Trust.
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Impact of orthoptic re-exam in screening

1 February 2014 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
The authors evaluated whether the re-examination within the orthotic screening in children with questionable results at the first examination can reduce the number of submissions to specialists and avoid a high number of false positives. This was a retrospective study...
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Screening accuracy

1 December 2018 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
In this study the authors observed whether and how well orthoptic tests are performed by non-orthoptists in a screening setting. They assessed the quality of screening tests by semi-structured observations of youth health care (YHC) physicians who screened children aged...

North West Neuro-Ophthalmology Day

12 July 2023
@9:00 - 17:00

BIOS: Scottish Autumn Clinical Meeting

31 October 2025
British and Irish Orthoptic Society

The importance of ‘hands-on’ learning

1 April 2014 | | EYE - General
Providing ongoing professional education and development for the allied professions out of the clinic or hospital setting is often quite challenging. The reorganisation of rotas, heavy clinic lists and financial constraints all add up to making the opportunity to learn...

VISION 2020 LINKS Programme: building capacity for eye care services in Nigeria through leadership and skills development

1 February 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
The Lagos-Bolton VISION 2020 LINK started in December 2011. It is one of 29 LINKS now running in the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme [1]. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with a current population of 178 million, projected...

Roles, titles, and the healthcare scientist

2 August 2024 | | EYE - Imaging
Within the typical eye unit, there are lots of ‘Ophth’ job titles. We as ophthalmic professionals mostly know what these titles mean, but do our patients and junior staff? During my career I have had many and varied job titles,...

Postgraduate training for ophthalmic practitioners

1 December 2025 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Cornea
The UK currently spends £25 billion per year on ocular disease, and there is expected to be a 40% increase in those affected by visual impairment by 2050 [1]. To manage this demand, 82% of ophthalmology units across the UK...