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The College of Optometrists welcomes Healthwatch England's primary eye care report recommendations

1 April 2025 | The College of Optometrists, ophthalmology, optometry services, Report, NHS Services, Healthwatch England, optometrist
The College of Optometrists welcomes Healthwatch England’s recommendations to commission more optometry services within primary care to reduce hospital waiting times and improve patient outcomes Professor Irene Ctori FCOptom, Vice-President of The College of Optometrists, commented: “Healthwatch England’s new report...

Global health milestone as Pakistan becomes 19th country to eliminate blinding trachoma

25 October 2024 | international, WHO, trachoma, global, disease, blindness, charity, Pakistan, SightSavers
Sightsavers commends Pakistan following the World Health Organization (WHO) announcement that it has become the nineteenth country to eliminate blinding trachoma as a public health problem. This phenomenal achievement means around 3.7 million people [1] in Pakistan are no longer...
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Identification of potential social determinants which may impact on idiopathic intracranial hypertension

3 June 2026 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors analysed cross-sectional data with the aim of exploring the social determinants of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). The data was obtained from the National Institute of Health (NIH) All of Us research programme (version 6 – May 2018 to...

Surgeons can lead the way in transforming global health

31 May 2024 | global, international, surgery, doctors, surgeons, healthcare, NHS
Surgeons must provide leadership in transforming healthcare across the Global South – by integrating surgery into the global health agenda and advocating for simple and cost-effective surgical procedures that support overall health system strengthening.

In conversation with Imran Rahman (CHEC)

1 August 2022 | | EYE - General
Imran Rahman, CEO and Consultant Ophthalmologist, CHEC, spoke to Chris Henson about tackling the COVID-19 backlog, community-based support for the NHS, and the digitisation of healthcare. Without major intervention, will we ever see an end to the COVID-19-induced NHS backlog,...

BMLA Meeting 2026

6 May 2026 -8 May 2026
The British Medical laser Association 2026 Annual Conference and Educational Courses

RSM: Training, Transformation, Excellence: The Surgeon’s Cycle of Life

16 July 2026 -17 July 2026
Royal Society of Medicine Training, Transformation, Excellence: The Surgeon’s Cycle of Life

Moorfields: Is it sinister?

18 June 2025
Moorfields Eye Hospital are delighted to present ‘Is it sinister?’, a course for ophthalmic healthcare professionals. This is targeted at clinicians working in primary or secondary care who wish to develop skills in recognition and management of possible sight-, or...

Ophthalmology elective in China

2 April 2025 | | EYE - General
Wandering through the bustling streets of Zhejiang, China, immersed in the harmonious blend of modernity and tradition, I made my way to the Eye Centre of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University College of Medicine. The aroma of traditional Chinese...

From paper to pocket: Standardising eyecare with the Malawi Eye Care App

4 December 2025 | | EYE - General
Malawi’s population is mostly rural; the government and Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) together deliver about 80% of healthcare services through local district and community health facilities [1]. However, ophthalmology specialist services are only concentrated in the central hospitals....

An eyeful of independence

1 August 2014 | | EYE - General
Scots will decide this September whether or not Scotland should be an independent sovereign state. “As all key areas of our business are already fully devolved, it’s very much business as usual for us,” noted a spokesperson for Healthcare Improvement...

SCOPE supports VCHP

12 November 2024 | industry, charity, donation, good cause, homesless, UK, fundraiser, Ireland
Longstanding VCHP supporters, Scope Eyecare, have stepped up their giving with a £2,000 donation which will help the charity to deliver even more free eye examinations around the country. Daniel Achilles, Medical and Professional Affairs Advisor with Scope Eyecare and...