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Glasgow eye department continues to disrupt ocular simulation training through novel DRV system - the first of many?

28 November 2022 | | EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
Ongoing technological developments are enabling continuous progress to be made across all aspects of medical simulation training. This is particularly true within the field of ophthalmology, where surgical training advancements have enabled the role of simulation to expand dramatically over...

The art of giving generous grains

3 April 2024 | | EYE - General
On the drive home, after a long day of eye screening patients in homeless shelters, I would pass through the boroughs, towns and villages of east London. Stopping at the soup kitchen, I would meet Christian with heavy cataracts, and...

Orbis achieves WHO trachoma elimination threshold in Sheka Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

6 February 2026 | international, charity
Ahead of World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day on 30 January, international eye care charity Orbis has announced that it has achieved the World Health Organisation (WHO) threshold for eliminating trachoma as a public health concern in Sheka Zone, Southwest...

College of Optometrists and RCOphth form new Eye Care Interoperability Steering Group

19 March 2026 | oculomics, optometry, allied professions, services
New cross-sector Eye Care Interoperability Steering Group formed to spearhead the development and implementation of common standards for eye care images in the UK . A new Eye Care Interoperability Steering Group has been established to accelerate the adoption of...

The College of Optometrists launches its Manifesto for Wales: Securing sustainable eye care

9 April 2026 | optometry, services, environmental
The College of Optometrists has today published its Manifesto for Wales: Securing sustainable eye care, calling on the next Welsh Government to continue leading the way by expanding community eyecare services to further improve access to eyecare and prevent avoidable...

New GIRFT glaucoma guidance – opportunities for improvement through primary eyecare services

28 May 2026 | Guidelines, Optometry
Primary eyecare organisations have welcomed the publication of NHS England's Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Best Practice Guidance for Glaucoma Services. If implemented by ICBs as intended, the new guidance should mark an important step forward in the delivery...

Working smarter not harder: How to transform eyecare delivery in the United Kingdom (part 1)

1 December 2021 | | EYE - General
Are we doing enough to meet the current demands on ophthalmic services? In part one of a two-part series (see Part 2 here), Rosalind Harrison takes a look at how efficiency has been improved in eyecare services in the US....

Apply now for subspecialty fellowships in Singapore

24 July 2019
The Singapore National Eye Centre is inviting applications for the following clinical fellowships

UKISCRS Open Nominations for Three New Council Members

13 July 2022
The UKISCRS CIO, registered number 1191256, have a vacancy for three members to join the council.

ABDO responds to GOC research

14 June 2023 | GOC, ABDO, eyecare services
New research published by the General Optical Council (GOC) shows an increase in public satisfaction in eyecare services.

DVLA publishes revised list of notifiable conditions list for drivers following AOP advice

26 June 2023 | DVLA, AOP
The AOP have been actively working with the DVLA since serious concerns were raised over its extended list of notifiable conditions at the end of last year.

How do blind and vision impaired people experience loneliness and isolation?

19 April 2024 | society, problems, challenges, blind, community, report, study, research, wellbeing
This week Fight for Sight / Vision Foundation released a report highlighting the acute experiences of loneliness among people who are blind or vision impaired.