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New online tool will be a critical planning resource for commissioners and providers of eye health care
Eye disease is a major contributor to national health service backlogs, and the number of cases is set to significantly increase with an ageing population. Organisations from across the UK’s eye care sector, including the Association of British Dispensing Opticians...Esme’s Umbrella announces the world’s first Charles Bonnet Syndrome Essay Prizes
20 February 2023
| Judith Potts
Esme’s Umbrella (www.charlesbonnetsyndrome) has just announced the world’s first Charles Bonnet Syndrome Essay Prizes.
Ophthalmic history made easy
13 March 2019
There are now three ophthalmic medical documentaries to dip into on to Royal College of Ophthalmologists website.
First online education day for locum optometrists
The AOP’s online locum day will take place on Sunday 25 June, 09:30-15:45.Glaucoma UK announces grant for Health and Social Care Professionals to further glaucoma research
15 March 2023
Glaucoma UK is pleased to announce that applications for its Health and Social Care Professionals Research Award are now open.
Clinical tutor enjoys rewarding nature of volunteering
Bradford University Clinical Tutor, Benji Chandra, celebrates five years of supporting the needs of homeless people this summer.Ophthalmic Aid to Eastern Europe (OAEE) Bursaries 2024
OAEE assists young eye doctors from Eastern Europe to attend as observers in specialist clinics in the UK where a fee for observerships is charged. It also helps fund teaching visits by UK ophthalmologists to Eastern Europe and gives travel bursaries to ophthalmologists and orthoptists wishing to present papers at national and international eye congresses in the region.Moorfields cataract, medical retina and disc assessment
31 March 2025
The Cataract/medical retina/ disc assessment short course has been designed to meet the training needs of band 6’s and 7s who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in disease recognition, management and intervention of cataract, medical retina and disc...
BIPOSA spring 2025 webinar
1 April 2025
This will be an hour long webinar on paediatric ophthalmology cases that include visual electrophysiology Hosted by Professor Jane Ashworth, Manchester & Prof Chris Hammond, London Speakers: tbc Webinar is FREE. Replay is available to BIPOSA members only CPD: 1...
Risk with density of suppression
The authors wished to determine the current practice of assessing and interpreting the density of suppression with the Sbisa / Bagolini filter bar in the management of amblyopia in the UK and to estimate the incidence of intractable diplopia following...
Vision screening opinion
The aim of this paper is to describe experts’ perceptions of best practice guidelines and competency frameworks for visual screening in children. A focus group of approximately 75 minutes duration consisted of five orthoptists and two paediatric ophthalmologists with more...
