Analysis of certifications of visual impairment due to diabetic retinopathy in Wales, 2007-15
The College has helped analyse CVI data from Wales regarding visual impairment due to diabetic retinopathy, which has now been written up as a paper published in the BMJ. “Retrospective analysis of newly recorded certifications of visual impairment due to diabetic retinopathy in Wales during 2007–2015” http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/7/e015024 The strength of the study relates to its nationwide
Women in Medicine a Celebration at RCP London
A free exhibition of new photographic portraits honouring contemporary and historical women in medicine, ‘Women in medicine: a celebration’, showcases a specially commissioned series of photographic portraits of some of today’s leading female clinicians who are pictured with women in medicine who have inspired them. The exhibition is the result of a project, coordinated by the Royal
National Ophthalmology Database Audit – The first prospective annual report
The first prospective annual report of the National Ophthalmology Database (NOD) Audit was published on 13 July 2017. The report looked at 120,722 cataract operations undertaken between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 by 55 English and 1 Welsh NHS cataract surgical centres. The report shows that cataract surgery centres are delivering high quality
Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in paediatric patients after pars plana vitrectomy and sutured scleral-fixated intraocular lenses – (Eye Journal AOP)
Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in paediatric patients after pars plana vitrectomy and sutured scleral-fixated intraocular lenses Eye advance online publication, September 1 2017. doi:10.1038/eye.2017.175 Authors: P Sen, S I Shaikh & K Sreelakshmi
Unmet needs of cataract blind children in special schools in Southeast Nigeria – (Eye Journal AOP)
Unmet needs of cataract blind children in special schools in Southeast Nigeria Eye advance online publication, September 1 2017. doi:10.1038/eye.2017.176 Authors: A Aghaji, O Okoye & R Bowman