Cataract Provision Statement
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) sets the standards for all eye healthcare, including eye surgery, and it is very concerned about the reports from Musgrove Park Hospital. Cataract surgery is a highly effective, life-enhancing procedure which, if performed according to RCOphth standards in a safe environment, carries very little risk. We recommend that surgical
Clinical Research Fellowships
The Ophthalmology Clinical Research Training Fellowship Scheme Opens for Applications on 15 November 2014. The second series of Clinical Research Training Fellowships, supported by the Medical Research Council (MRC), The Royal College of Ophthalmologists and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd, focusing on ophthalmology research training within the United Kingdom, opens for applications from 15 November 2014. The
RCOphth response to NHS England’s Call to Action
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists recommends consultant ophthalmologist-led eye health services to overcome capacity issues and reduce sight loss A response to NHS England’s Call to Action – ‘Improving eye health and reducing sight loss’ The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is the professional body that represents ophthalmologists, who are medically qualified eye doctors in the
Call to Action – Improving Eye Health and Reducing Sight Loss Response
In the responses, we outline our recommendations to meet the needs of the patients with visual impairment through better and more efficient hospital eye services, a call for clinical data and research to help optimise resources, clinical expertise and funding to ensure all patients being seen for the first time or being followed up for
Out of hours urgent ophthalmology services
It has come to the College’s attention that in many areas of the country some ophthalmology departments (‘local’) are closing early in the evening and at weekends, leaving other surrounding departments (‘central’) to cope with urgent ophthalmic referrals that arise during this time. In some instances this action has been taken without sufficient planning and