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Moorfields Eye Charity appoints Louise Robertshaw as trustee

29 January 2025 | charity, moorfields, Appointments, Industry, Fundraising
Louise Robertshaw has been appointed as a trustee at Moorfields Eye Charity. She will also chair the charity’s fundraising and communications committee. Louise has considerable experience working at a senior level and as a trustee at national charities including in...

CHEC launches new CPD programme for 2025

18 February 2025 | CPD, training, professional development, education, trainees, ISP, independent, industry
CHEC, a community healthcare provider delivering specialist ophthalmology services in partnership with the NHS, has launched a new CPD programme to help optometrists to enhance their skills, expand their knowledge, and improve patient care. The comprehensive programme of accredited CPD...

Thomas Pocklington Trust and Guide Dogs expands student support services to include younger age group

27 February 2025 | education, charities, TPT, Guide dogs, young children, school, support services
Sight loss charities, Guide Dogs and Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) are working together to deliver advice and guidance to blind and partially sighted students, their families and carers and any professionals that support them. The two charities have partnered to...

The College of Optometrists publishes updated Clinical Governance Guidance to support quality improvement and excellence in optometry

19 March 2025 | optometry, optometrist, guidance, clinical
The College of Optometrists has launched its updated Clinical Governance Guidance to provide members with a robust framework that aligns with the healthcare landscape and primary care optometry workplace practices of today - and into the future. The guidance will...

Newmedica calls for transparency over glaucoma waiting lists and more collaboration with community optometrists

4 July 2025 | glaucoma, waiting list, news, industry, Newmedica
Ophthalmology provider Newmedica is calling for greater transparency by all providers over glaucoma waiting lists to tackle a ‘postcode lottery’ facing patients. Coinciding with Glaucoma Awareness Week (30 June – 6 July), Newmedica, which provides NHS and private ophthalmology services,...

College leads call for standardised electronic health records

5 August 2025 | RCOphth, EHR, NHS, infrastructure, private sector
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is leading an urgent joint call for the national standardisation of electronic health records (EHRs) in eyecare, which they believe is essential to improve services, outcomes and patient experience. Organisations representing professionals in primary, secondary,...

Haag-Streit UK appoints a new Product Manager

15 August 2023 | Recruitment & Personnel
Haag Streit UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Chen in the role of Product Manager.

Haag-Streit Academy 2024 course schedule released – book your place now!

27 November 2023 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries, Research & Development
Haag-Streit Academy is pleased to launch it’s 2024 course schedule. The schedule features our popular CPD-accredited training and education events which include informative lectures and practical, hands-on workshops, delivered by industry experts.

Haag-Streit UK look forward to exhibiting at 100% Ophthalmology 2024

19 January 2024 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries, Company Profiles
Haag-Streit UK (HS-UK), the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard diagnostic and surgical devices and instruments for ophthalmologists, optometrists, and orthoptists, is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at 100% Ophthalmology in February 2024.

Oertli launches the OS 4 UpTM surgical platform along with new instruments for retina and cataract surgery

9 September 2025 | Company Profiles, Research & Development
Berneck, 4th September 2025 – Oertli Instrumente AG presented its surgical platform, the OS 4 UpTM, to the attendees of the Euretina and ESCRS congresses. The platform introduces forward-thinking solutions for vitreoretinal and cataract surgery and is complemented by new...

Leadership and management in optometry: why is it important?

1 April 2018 | | EYE - General
The General Medical Council recognises that leadership and management is essential for every doctor, and provides guidance detailing management and leadership responsibilities [1]. Indeed, management and leadership is part of the core training for all medical trainees. However, to date,...

Childhood glaucoma

2 October 2025 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Glaucoma
When a child is given a diagnosis of glaucoma, the impact upon that child and their family is enormous; equivalent to the diagnosis of a cancer [14]. This previously published article (2019) outlines the knowledge, techniques and approaches that offer...