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How to consent patients
I attended a morning seminar at the recent College Congress in Liverpool about how to properly and legally consent a patient for a procedure. There has been a lot of interest in this of late following the Montgomery ruling, in...Recognising the AOP’s Peer Support service this Mental Health Week
The Association of Optometrists (AOP) Peer Support line celebrates its sixth-year anniversary this month.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.Eye Surgeons of the Future
Who and where are the eye surgeons of the year 2040? Chien Wong reports from a London school's Careers Fair.Zac’s work saving sight from Ayrshire to Addis Ababa earns nomination for RNIB See Differently Award
A West of Scotland clinician has been shortlisted for an RNIB See Differently Award in recognition of his work as an eye consultant across five hospitals in his local area as well as providing eye surgery in some of the world’s poorest regions.Vision rehabilitation leader from Bradford shortlisted for RNIB See Differently Award
A Bradford woman has been shortlisted for an RNIB See Differently Award in recognition of her work supporting people with sensory needs to live well.Melton optometrist and lecturer shortlisted for RNIB See Differently Award
A Leicestershire woman who is currently writing a book about a visually impaired dragon will be hoping to slay the judges at the RNIB See Differently Awards where she has been nominated in recognition of her role in the development of low vision clinics across the UK over the last 30 years.Orbis UK release 2024 highlights video
Orbis UK have released their 2024 highlights video, revealing some of the incredible achievements their supporters helped make possible last year. The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital completed two sight-saving missions to Mongolia and Bangladesh. Orbis's clinical staff and Volunteer medical...OSCE Fair 2024
by Ping Hei Alfie Lee, Y5 Medical Student, Newcastle University, UK. OSCE stands for Objective Structured Clinical Examination. It consists of a series of simulated scenarios evaluating student’s clinical competencies based on a set of standardised scoring rubrics. In the...Andean Medical Mission in action 2025
Dear friends and supporters, What 12 months it has been for the Andean Medical Mission! Thanks to your encouragement and generosity, we’ve been able to continue our work to eliminate avoidable blindness in the Beni region of Bolivia — and...
Head-mounted display impact
This study investigated the clinical effects of the head-mounted display on the normal eye to obtain reliable safety data in adolescents. The study included 60 volunteers aged on average 14.7 ±1.3 years (13-18) of which 59% were female. Mean best...
