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Sustainability in eyecare: Climate action in eyecare

4 August 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry
Climate change will cause disruption to critical eyecare services and increases in rates of eye disease around the world. The International Agency for Prevention of Blindness has recommended 10 key areas of action on how the eyecare sector can address...

Eyecare education in times of COVID-19

4 February 2021 | | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, COVID-19, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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,...

Sustainability in eyecare: Aravind Eye Hospital’s low carbon eyecare system

4 August 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry, Cataract and Refractive
The field of healthcare has a substantial impact on the environment as it is responsible for 5-10% of greenhouse gas emissions and 9% of air pollutant generation [1]. Surgery is associated with the rapid consumption of single-use products and waste...

The miracle of multi-professional working in modern-day eyecare

6 April 2021 | | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
"It’s a Tuesday morning, and I’m in the presence of one of the most mind-boggling accomplishments in human history. This thing is so astounding in its complexity and scope, it makes the Panama Canal look like a third grader’s craft...

Optos brings the business of eyecare back into focus

12 October 2020 | Research & Development
Almost three quarters (74%) of eyecare professionals have found it challenging to implement the new practice protocols and communicate the changes to patients, revealed a recent poll by Optos, specialists in the design and manufacturing of advanced imaging technology.

Digital eyecare – enabling better communication between primary and secondary care

3 June 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry, Imaging
Alexander Chiu and his co-authors highlight innovations influencing healthcare advancement and how trainees can get involved. Hospital eye services (HES) were under great pressure to meet demand, even before the COVID-19 pandemic. This pressure has increased with the cancellation and...

Innovation update: key advances in eyecare transformation in the last year

1 December 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Optometry, Emergency Ophthalmology, Glaucoma
Vishal Shah and his co-authors reflect on examples of innovation in eyecare delivery published in the last year and the implications for the future of eyecare services. The “new normal” is an overused phrase to describe extraordinary measures that have...

Providing primary eyecare services during a global pandemic: the new normal

7 December 2020 | | Optometry, COVID-19
It would be fair to say that 2020 hasn’t quite turned out to be the year that anyone predicted. Living with a global pandemic has become our reality and we are having to get used to many aspects of our...

Community Eyecare Services in Northern Ireland: putting the patient at the centre, improving outcomes and maximising system resource

1 August 2017 | | Optometry
The UK has four healthcare systems; Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each has autonomous legislature that develops health policy, while the UK government directly runs England’s NHS. Like the other nations, Northern Ireland is continually challenged to meet the needs...

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

1 December 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry
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....

Working smarter not harder: How to transform eyecare delivery in the United Kingdom (part 2)

1 February 2022 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry
Are we doing enough to meet the current demands on ophthalmic services? In part two of a two-part series (see Part 1 here), Rosalind Harrison explains how efficiency can be improved by setting up eye services in community hubs. The...

Sustainability in eyecare: Intraocular gases and the climate emergency

4 August 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
In 2020 the NHS became the first national health system to commit to delivering ‘net zero’ carbon emissions by 2040. The author investigates how the impact of ophthalmic surgery can be reduced. Medical gases have been used in ophthalmic surgery...