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Requirements guidance issued as optometry contract for Wales comes into force
Optometry Wales outlines new rules for practitioners practising in Wales.Amendments to NHS performers list regulations
1 August 2023
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NHS, NHS England
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) recently conducted a very short consultation without notice regarding changes to the NHS (England, Performers Lists) Regulation 2013.
Intravenous paracetamol in orbital surgery
1 August 2016
| James Hsuan
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EYE - Oculoplastic
This is a large prospective study of the effect of intravenous acetaminophen (paracetamol) in orbital surgery. The study included three groups of 50 patients. One group had no i.v. paracetamol, the second 1g of i.v. paracetamol within 30 minutes of...
Embedding EMR for a complete transformation in user experience
1 August 2016
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - General
Informatics and IT projects in the NHS have a history of being over budget, delivered late and not fulfilling the design brief. “But it doesn’t have to be that way,” believes Chris Canning, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Chief Clinical Information Officer...
Scheimpflug vs. OCT in measuring corneal thickness
The authors report on the reproducibility and repeatability of corneal thickness measurements using three different Scheimpflug imaging cameras (Pentacam, Sirius and Galilei) and one Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) system (RTvue-100). The rationale for this study is that corneal thickness...Should it be a mandatory requirement for medical students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to attend clinical attachments?
7 April 2021
| Charles O’Donovan
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EYE - General
The vast majority of medical students have positive attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine for themselves and patients, however, what about the small inevitable minority who resist it? Should they be prevented from attending clinical attachments in the NHS? It is...
A Handbook of Ophthalmic Standards and Procedures
1 August 2018
| Antonia Slater
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - General
This book aims to provide guidance for nurses and healthcare professionals who are new to ophthalmology and acts as an introduction to many of the basic care standards when dealing with the ophthalmic patient. It is in A4 easy print...
How good does my vision have to be to drive this thing? Visual standards for various occupations
2 August 2022
| Myles Potter
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EYE - General
We can all picture that moment in clinic: you are about to tell someone that they’re no longer legally able to drive, ready to deploy our ‘breaking bad news’ techniques. For some patients this may have been expected, or they...
Eyemate, Big Keys, SeeColors and Lastpass
1 February 2018
| David Haider
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EYE - General
In this article we are covering four topics, ranging from a service to improve television for the color blind, to an intraocular implant that is now available to measure IOP. SeeColors Samsung have released a new app called SeeColors. The...
ABDO gains GOC approval to begin delivering new diploma in contact lens practice syllabus
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has received approval from the General Optical Council (GOC) to begin delivering the Diploma in Contact Lens Practice syllabus from September 2024. As the awarding organisation, ABDO will be working in partnership with two education centres, ABDO College and Bradford College.The College of Optometrists awards its first Optometric Practice Educator (OptPE) affix to qualifying supervisors at the College’s AGM 2025
The College of Optometrists has awarded the first Optometric Practice Educator (OptPE) affix, it’s first-ever educational affix, to the inaugural group of optometrists who have completed the College’s enhanced training for supervisors. The OptPE affix is designed to recognise the...Royal College of Optometrists online peer review: August 2025
12 August 2025
This online peer review session is open to College members and will cover your GOC peer review requirement. It is worth three interactive CPD points. At our online session, you will join a large group for an introduction and then...
