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COMMENT ON: Watch your back: Ergonomics and Ophthalmology

Jim Innes. Dear Editors, I write to congratulate Aadil Hussain on his excellent Trainees article “Watch your back: Ergonomics and Ophthalmology”. Please can I reassure him that, at least in the Yorkshire School of Ophthalmology, the importance of good posture...

How to pass the Refraction Certificate

Unfortunately, I had the pleasure of getting to know this exam intimately. With adequate preparation this does not have to be the case for most people. The exam has recently changed to consist of 10 OSCE style stations (previously 12)....

The Escape Room and gamification of ophthalmology teaching

Recently, there has been an interesting development in medical education and its ‘gamification’. Educators are constantly looking for new ways to engage their students by adding a friendly element of competition, as evidenced by the great success of online education...

NICE drugs: an update on what’s good to go

Treatment options recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) must be readily available for use in the NHS of England and Wales. This article provides an overview of recent guidance from NICE and summary advice issued...

ABDO responds to NHS long term workforce plan

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has responded to the NHS England long term workforce plan.

Optometrists in Scotland secure 6% uplift for NHS eye care

AOP welcomes increase in fees paid to optometry practices for NHS eye examinations.

New essential guide for practice teams from Optometry Today

Optometry Today (OT) publishes new Practice Team Guide in partnership with Johnson & Johnson Vision.

NHS England - PCSE online business continuity plan

In advance of paperless claims and payments for GOS, NHS England publishes updated business continuity plan as a failsafe in instances when there is a PCSE system outage or connectivity issues.

Launch of the Vision and eye screening implementation handbook

The WHO Vision and Eye Care Programme has the pleasure to announce the publication of the Vision and eye screening implementation handbook (VESIH).

ABDO gains GOC approval to begin delivering new diploma in contact lens practice syllabus

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has received approval from the General Optical Council (GOC) to begin delivering the Diploma in Contact Lens Practice syllabus from September 2024. As the awarding organisation, ABDO will be working in partnership with two education centres, ABDO College and Bradford College.

Primary eyecare welcomes Government’s commitment to improve access to care

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO), The College of Optometrists and the Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians (FODO) back the Government’s commitment to put patients in the driving seat and give them more control and choice over their...

The College of Optometrists responds to the abolishment of NHS England

Dr Gillian Rudduck MCOptom, President of The College of Optometrists, commented: “The announcement today of the scrapping of NHS England must not slow the progress of reform and the government’s plans to shift focus from hospitals to primary care. With...