Have your say! RCOphth membership survey closes 19 July 2017
College members should have received an email from the President, Mike Burdon inviting you to take part in the RCOphth Membership Survey 2017 – so please check your inbox and have your say about your membership and the work of the RCOphth. Your feedback helps us to focus the priorities for the College for 2018-2020. The survey
DVLA will accept additional medical evidence in the assessment of patients
The RCOphth has responded to patients’ comments about difficulties experienced during their tests by Specsavers and how this has impacted on DVLA judgements in terms of their ability to drive. President Mike Burdon and Melanie Hingorani Chair, Professional Standards wrote to the DVLA asking that they confirm additional medical information from consultants about patients under
NICE issue consultation on draft guideline on macular degeneration
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has opened a consultation for their draft guideline on macular degeneration, closing 24 August 2017 at 17:00. The draft guideline provides advice on the management of people with AMD, including pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. It also provides guidance on tools available to diagnose and monitor AMD, and what information and support
New report shows a majority of cataract surgery centres are delivering high quality care for patients in England and Wales – The first prospective annual report of the National Ophthalmology Database Audit
The first prospective National Ophthalmology Database (NOD) Audit report on cataract surgery in England and Wales 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 care to their patients.
Congratulations to Professor Graeme Black for his OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Professor Graeme Black, Honorary Consultant at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT) and Professor in Genetics and Ophthalmology at The University of Manchester has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Graeme, who is also the Strategic Director at the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine,