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What’s new in wet AMD papers?

Paper presentations on neovascular (‘wet’) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) from the 16th European Society of Retina Specialists Congress, Copenhagen, September 2016, outline recent research directions evaluating the impact of vision loss on key health domains, patient preferences in the process...

Patients blinded by stem cells! How safe are they really?

Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are based on facts and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Patients blinded by stem cells! How safe are they really? Ever since the successful results following...

Guilty till proven otherwise! @ 100% Ophthalmology

@10:15 – 11:15 Picture quiz on eyelid tumours.

AI in anterior segment disease - what you need to know! @ 100% Ophthalmology

@11:30 – 12:30 Everything you need to understand before you start to consider using AI in your practice with a focus on anterior segment disease!

Handheld OCT in children @ 100% Ophthalmology

@12:45 – 13:45 This session will provide an exciting overview of handheld OCT applications in children, relevant to a general audience. This will include clinical applications across numerous conditions, tips for successful image acquisition, and research updates.

21st century cataract surgery training - a global perspective & cybersight @ 100% Ophthalmology

@15:15 – 16:15 Orbis’s online training and mentorship service for eye health professionals in developing countries.

Research is everyone’s business @ 100% Ophthalmology

@16:15 – 17:00 The NHS Constitution pledges to inform patients of research studies in which they may be eligible to participate. The NHS Long Term Plan states that research will play a key part in improving the quality of patient care and health outcomes. The various professional regulatory bodies have mandated that registrants demonstrate an understanding of research, ethics and governance in order to apply research findings and inform best practice. Therefore, all staff working in health and social care are required to have an awareness of research as pertains to their practice. This session will explore how staff can incorporate research into their practice to make it business as usual.

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Eye News April/May 2022

Independent Opticians Win SightCare Excellence Awards at the 2022 SightCare Business & Networking Conference

Six deserving independent optical practices were named as winners in the 2022 SightCare Awards celebrating the independent spirit.

Real world data of post-IVT endophthalmitis, from a nurse-delivered intravitreal injection service

Introduction Intravitreal injection of neutralising anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibody was licenced more than a decade ago, and over the years there has been proportionate increase in the number of intravitreal injections [1]. Injection of a therapeutic agent through...

Age-related macular degeneration

This review article offers an up to date review of the genetic and environmental risk factors associated with aetiology surrounding age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The article briefly describes the typical clinical presentation relating to early and late stages of the...

Celebrating eight years of the nurse-led intravitreal injection service

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London celebrated the eighth year of its nurse-led intravitreal (IVT) injection service in 2020. In collaboration with Beaver-Visitec International (BVI), Moorfields’ comprehensive one-day course for non-medical staff has blossomed into a thriving success....