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Deadline approaching for Edinburgh scholarship applications
19 June 2019
The University of Edinburgh has opened applications for scholarships to its two online courses, the MSc in Primary Care Ophthalmology and the ChM in Clinical Ophthalmology.
Applications closing soon for leadership and management training and qualifications
Optical professionals who want to boost their career in management are encouraged to apply now for the leadership and management courses from the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO). Study is carried out 100% online and the closing date for applications for training leading to these qualifications is Thursday 4 April 2024.On Retina UK's behalf... Grant Call - Application Deadline Extension
Further to their letter of November 2024, Retina UK is extending the deadline for expressions of interest / preliminary applications to their first grant call for an award of up to £1 million. The call forms a key element of...‘The biggest jump in confidence’: SpaMedica officially launches STEPS development programme for NHS trainee ophthalmologists
STEPS aims to provide registrars with experience of treating all types of cataracts.‘Life-changing eye surgery helped me win at Crufts’
22 May 2023
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Cataract surgery
Dog handler who needed FOUR pairs of glasses for daily tasks fulfils childhood dream following treatment at Freedom Vision.
My Trip to London - A UKISCRS 47th Annual Meeting Review
Arriving in London on a wet Tuesday evening, I disembarked the train and began my expedition through the torrential rain, my drenched suit bag in one hand and my precious poster packaged and clutched to my chest in the other.International Women’s Day 2025: In Conversation With Dr Michelle Le Cheminant
Women make up 70% of the global health and social workforce but hold only 25% of leadership roles. In ophthalmology, women represent just 25-30% of ophthalmologists. Research shows that hospitals with increased female surgeons and anesthetists have lower odds of...Preview: UKEGS 2024
24 September 2024
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conferences, reports, UKEGS, glaucoma, Nishani Amerasinghe, Andrew Tatham, Gus Gazzard, Glaucoma UK, events, meetings
Pretty soon it’s going to be the 9th of October, and a quick Wikipedia search will tell you of how this day in history has seen the founding of the Kingdom of Valencia, the initial whispers of the Prague Astronomical...
College of Optometrists welcomes over 500 new optometrists to the profession at the 2024 Diploma Ceremonies
Last week, the College of Optometrists welcomed over 500 new optometrists to the profession in two College Diploma Ceremonies in Westminster on 12 November 2024, where new members were joined by their family, friends and peers. The ceremonies took place...Health information should be accessible for blind and partially sighted patients, urges RNIB
Blind and partially sighted people’s health is being put at risk because they are being denied their right to receive vital patient information in a format they can read.Greater awareness of children’s vision care is urged by the profession
9 April 2025
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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...