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Haag-Streit Academy launches exciting new agenda for their ‘Improving Outcomes’ Biometry courses

25 June 2024 | Research & Development, Company Profiles, Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
Haag-Streit Academy are thrilled to announce the launch of a new agenda for their highly popular ‘Improving Outcomes’ Biometry courses.

Optimising an acute eye service in the current COVID-19 crisis

5 June 2020 | | EYE - General
With the current global pandemic of COVID-19 we have all had to redesign and reorganise our normal working practices. Non-urgent hospital work has been postponed to allow redistribution of resources, redeployment of hospital staff and to reduce the risk of...

Do you have four minutes? Glaucoma service questionnaire.

5 March 2024 | questionnaire, glaucoma, services, roles, care
Please take four minutes to complete this questionnaire which aims to examine the role of healthcare professionals for care provision within the glaucoma service.

Deadline approaching for Edinburgh scholarship applications

19 June 2019
The University of Edinburgh has opened applications for scholarships to its two online courses, the MSc in Primary Care Ophthalmology and the ChM in Clinical Ophthalmology.

Space age surgery

1 October 2016 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
I asked to do theatre lists at Moorfields as part of my timetable. The medical retina fellow jobs are a bit odd in that the vast majority of the different rotations lack a regular theatre session. This might suit some...

Introduction of the Mydriasert insert at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

1 August 2018 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
The authors report on a study to examine the effects of the Mydriasert insert on time, effects, patient comfort and tolerability at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. Mydriasert is an insoluble ophthalmic insert indicated for mydriasis prior to ophthalmic surgery, which...

Development of retinoblastoma services in Zimbabwe

5 June 2020 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Zimbabwe recognised the need for a paediatric ophthalmology service almost 20 years ago. The economic uncertainty in the country made it difficult to secure financial support, so initial funding came through local donors. Equipment – including vision charts, ophthalmoscopes and...

Spectacle Makers' Charity: Student Bursary Scheme opens for 2024-25 academic year

12 November 2024 | opticians, optical, optometry, awards, bursary, opportunities, funding, spectacles, orthoptics
The Spectacle Makers’ Charity has this week opened applications for student bursaries for the 2024-25 academic year. Since launch, the bursary scheme has helped more than 120 students enrolled on degree and diploma courses in dispensing, orthoptics, optometry, ophthalmic imaging...

Orbis Brings Sight-Saving Glaucoma Training to Rural Peru

19 July 2024 | charity, international, Orbis, Latin America, South America, Peru, rural, humanitarian
International eyecare charity Orbis has kicked off a five-day, on-site hospital training programme in Trujillo, Peru, to enhance the skills of local eyecare professionals in treating glaucoma.

Moorfields: Laser Course

28 January 2026
Moorfields Education: Laser course for ophthalmic healthcare professionals

Eyecare education in times of COVID-19

4 February 2021 | | EYE - General
A collaboration between the German Committee for the Prevention of Blindness (DKVB), Rukwa regional government in Tanzania and the University of St Andrews Global Health Team successfully delivered a hybrid teaching programme for ophthalmic nurses in Sumbawanga, south west Tanzania,...

Moorfields: Ocular emergencies level 1

1 February 2025
Designed for optometrists, orthoptists, nurses and other allied ophthalmic health professionals, this module will deliver the knowledge and skills required for the examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients who present in an ophthalmic emergency setting. Entry requirementsBSc (Hons)...