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Use of a smartphone repair microscope for microsurgical suturing simulation

5 August 2020 | | EYE - General
Suturing ocular tissues under microscopic guidance is a skill that has declined in frequency, with the majority of cataract operations being sutureless. With the recent COVID-19 outbreak, training opportunities in theatre have declined further, given elective surgery cancellations. Subsequently, trainees...

The Real Top Gun: Professor Steve Schallhorn

3 April 2023 | | EYE - General
Steve Schallhorn: Fighter Pilot. In the spring of 1987, I travelled to the cinema at Hendon Central in London with some school friends to watch the newly released movie The Witches of Eastwick starring Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer. Unfortunately...

Esme’s Umbrella becomes first CBS charity in the world

16 December 2021
Esme’s Umbrella – the Campaign to raise awareness of Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) – has been given charity status by the England and Wales Charity Commission.

Welcome from Guest Editor Evelyn Mensah

3 October 2022
I loved attending RCOphth Annual Congress face-to-face in Glasgow this year. How wonderful it was to see old friends and meet new after two pandemic years. At Congress I chaired the session on ‘Racism in the NHS’ with ‘three professors’...

WATCH EPISODE 5: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

30 May 2023 | beyond2020, AMM, Audits, Taking notes, Review, NGO
In this addition, Dave Goldsmith talks about the basic data NGOs need to collect on each eye surgery trip in order to maximise the experience and develop their practice.

Virtual reality is revolutionising healthcare

26 June 2023 | Diagnostic imaging, Imaging, VR, virtual reality
From mental health therapies to surgical training, virtual reality is revolutionising healthcare, finds GlobalData.

Clinical tutor enjoys rewarding nature of volunteering

16 August 2023 | Benji Chandra, Bradford University, Charity, Volunteering
Bradford University Clinical Tutor, Benji Chandra, celebrates five years of supporting the needs of homeless people this summer.

New essential guide for practice teams from Optometry Today

13 October 2023 | Optometry Today, Practice Team Guide, Guidebook, Johnson & Johnson
Optometry Today (OT) publishes new Practice Team Guide in partnership with Johnson & Johnson Vision.

BCLA webinar will look at medical uses for contact lenses

27 October 2023 | BCLA, Webinar, medical lenses, education
A BCLA webinar will review the various indications for medical use of contact lenses and how different lens modalities work.

Ombudsman comments on CQC's annual State of Care report

25 October 2023 | Ombudsman, CQC, State of Care report, healthcare, system, opinion, comment
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens comments on the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) annual State of Care report.

ABDO welcomes the RNIB's new eye care support pathway

20 November 2023 | #eyecaresupportpathway, eye care support pathway, RNIB, patient care
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) welcomes the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) eye care support pathway.

NHS England - PCSE online business continuity plan

7 December 2023 | PCSE, NHS, delivery, paperless, digital, services
In advance of paperless claims and payments for GOS, NHS England publishes updated business continuity plan as a failsafe in instances when there is a PCSE system outage or connectivity issues.