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OSA regulatory advice baton moves to new expert
The OSA’s regulatory advice service – a key element of membership for many optical businesses – is moving to safe new hands as Ann Blackmore retires after six years at the helm. Ann’s extensive knowledge of the optical landscape, both...The College welcomes inclusion of optometry in NHS England’s strategic commissioning framework
Last week, NHS England published a new framework that sets out what it expects from integrated care boards (ICBs) in the strategic commissioner role, and what ICBs and providers can expect from NHS England, as part of a step-by-step guide...The extended role of the specialist ophthalmic photographer
The prevalence of certain retinal conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is projected to grow substantially over the next decades. Estimates for the projected growth in burden on eye services for diabetic retinopathy and neovascular ARMD...Sensitive cilia – eyelashes in health and disease
In health our eyelashes protect the eyes, but in disease they can disfigure, impair quality of life and threaten vision. In this review the authors discuss aspects of lashes that are relevant to all professionals working near the eyes and...Capacity building for ophthalmic nursing in Ghana, Botswana and Tanzania
Ophthalmic nurses (ON) have been the backbone of eye health services in Africa since the mid-20th century and remain the largest single cadre of allied ophthalmic personnel in Commonwealth countries in Africa. Numbers are currently estimated at between 3500 and...UKISCRS donates £5,000 to support ophthalmology in Ukraine
UKISCRS Council unanimously decides on donation, supporting ophthalmic aid in Ukraine.Glaucoma: 30 years on
Back in 1993, the late and great Barry Cullen FRCS (Cavan born, Dublin trained), the first editor of Eye News, asked me to write an article about the current treatment of chronic open angle glaucoma (COAG). At the time I...Do you have four minutes? Glaucoma service questionnaire.
Please take four minutes to complete this questionnaire which aims to examine the role of healthcare professionals for care provision within the glaucoma service.Sight Sciences OMNI® Masterclass Birmingham
@ 9:00am - 16:00pm (includes dry lab session) Anatomy and the benefits of Canaloplasty & Trabeculotomy. Prof Imran Masood Real-World Evidence with OMNI®. Ms Lina OsmanMedical Ophthalmological Society (UK) 26th Annual Meeting
Nearest tube station: Great Portland Street (299feet) 2025 programme TBC Abstract Deadline: 5th February 2025Abstracts should be no more than 300 words and presented under the following headings: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Aims, Methods, Results and Conclusions.
Steroid implants in the treatment of post-epiretinal membrane peel macular oedema
This is a retrospective review of 39 eyes of 37 patients treated with Ozurdex® (intravitreal dexamethasone implant) for persistent post-operative cystoid macular oedema (CMO) following vitrectomy and idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) peeling. The 0.7mg implant was injected in each eye...
