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Impact of COVID-19 on orthoptic services during a recovery phase
3 October 2022
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - General
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COVID-19, Orthoptist, coronavirus, recovery, service delivery, survey
The purpose of this study was to conduct a follow-up survey of orthoptic practice in the UK and Ireland during the summer 2020 interim recovery phase of the pandemic. This was a prospective cross-sectional survey from July 1 2020 to...
A day in the life of...an ophthalmic imager / an orthoptic assistant
1 February 2014
| Richard Hancock, Anne Fifield
The ophthalmic imager My role as an ophthalmic / medical photographer has evolved, dramatically, since I began my career at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, 30 years ago. Long gone are the days of developing and hand printing fluorescein angiograms in...
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)...
Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Birmingham Afferent Course
16 January 2025
Objective: The aim is to review the physiology and the pathology of optic nerve disorders. The course is aimed at ophthalmologists, neurologists and orthoptists of all grades. It will be of value to those preparing for exams or refreshing their...
My experience of the transition into a specialist orthoptist role
1 August 2018
| Michelle Dent
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EYE - General
Michelle Dent discusses the process of transitioning into a new role and the pros and cons along the way. An opportunity arose for a permanent, full time, band 7 specialist role in the medical retina (MR) team in the Newcastle...
Screening accuracy
In this study the authors observed whether and how well orthoptic tests are performed by non-orthoptists in a screening setting. They assessed the quality of screening tests by semi-structured observations of youth health care (YHC) physicians who screened children aged...GOSH (Great Ormond Street Hospital) Paediatric Ophthalmology Post-Graduate meeting - The Visiting Professors Day
8 November 2024
Course Director: Prof Chris Lloyd, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Lead, Dept Ophthalmology, GOSH
Event overview:
The Visiting Professor's Day is a well-established GOSH Ophthalmology Unit tradition (dormant during the pandemic).
It is all day postgraduate educational event aimed at those working with children with ophthalmic disorders including (but not exclusive to) Ophthalmologists, Orthoptists, Optometrists, Vision Scientists and academics. It will feature presentations from the GOSH ophthalmic and vision science team as well as talks from excellent external speakers including prominent "Visiting Professors" including Susmito Biswas (Cystinosis and the eye) Jane Ashworth (Advances in the ophthalmic management of the Mucopolysccharidoses) and Patrick Watts (Ophthalmic features of NAI; new RCOphth guidance).
Roles, titles, and the healthcare scientist
2 August 2024
| Rosalyn Painter
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EYE - Imaging
Within the typical eye unit, there are lots of ‘Ophth’ job titles. We as ophthalmic professionals mostly know what these titles mean, but do our patients and junior staff? During my career I have had many and varied job titles,...
Moorfields: Ocular emergencies level 1 April 2025
1 April 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)...
The importance of ‘hands-on’ learning
1 April 2014
| Gill Wood
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EYE - General
Providing ongoing professional education and development for the allied professions out of the clinic or hospital setting is often quite challenging. The reorganisation of rotas, heavy clinic lists and financial constraints all add up to making the opportunity to learn...
Moorfields complex strabismus day
11 July 2025
The Moorfields complex strabismus day is dedicated to developing best practice for consultants, senior fellows and senior orthoptists through the presentation and discussion of strabismus cases with key learning points emphasised. Hosted in hybrid format, the day will be chaired...
