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Post-stroke visual impairment: how big is the problem, how do we identify it, what we can do about it, and why does it matter?
In the UK, 100,000 new strokes occur each year, with 1.3 million stroke survivors [1]. This article will focus on post-stroke visual impairment, discussing topics of how common it is, how it can be detected, possible management options and how...Interspecialty referrals
Referrals between the many and varied branches of ophthalmology sometimes underline how sub-specialised we have all become nowadays. The old era when everyone was an ophthalmic jack of all trades is gone, for better or for worse, and instead of...Moorfields Education: Oculoplastic nursing and allied health professionals study day
This in-person course has been designed to improve clinical practice and knowledge by highlighting new ways of working within this specialty. Suitable for nurses, optometrists, orthoptists, technicians and managers.Intravitreal Injection Training Course for Nurses and AHPs
A one day course for Ophthalmic Nurses, Orthoptists and Optometrists to equip individuals with the underpinning theory, knowledge and wet lab experience needed to begin practical training in their own Trust.Intravitreal Injection Training Course for Nurses and AHPs (1)
A one day course for Ophthalmic Nurses, Orthoptists and Optometrists to equip individuals with the underpinning theory, knowledge and wet lab experience needed to begin practical training in their own Trust.Mike Harris, family optometrist, takes office as Master of The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers
Optometrist Mike Harris was installed this week as Master of The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers, a fitting culmination to his career supporting better vision for all. Mike qualified with The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers in the late 1970s,...
Ocular Surface Disorders
This publication provides an excellent overview of ocular surface disease (OSD). Dry eye disease (DED) is the commonest OSD. There has been a recent explosion, both in terms of its diagnosis and the treatments that are available. A textbook that...
An educational intervention to improve adherence to high-dosage patching regimen for amblyopia
This is a randomised trial of patients recruited between the periods of March 2006 and March 2008 from ophthalmology clinics in the Leicestershire area. A total of 62 children with newly diagnosed amblyopia were allocated randomly into two treatment arms...
Detection of post stroke visual impairment in variety of cohorts
The Impact of Visual Impairment after Stroke (IVIS) study introduced a standardised vision assessment protocol across three acute stroke units in the northwest of England, with a similar demographic population (predominantly white British). The study reported similar rates of visual...
