British Council for Prevention of Blindness (BCPB) Grants available
BCPB aims to target the most resource deprived populations for benefit through the funding of research into blindness prevention. Low and lower middle income World Bank categories are regarded by BCPB as the areas in greatest need. Applications for work in upper middle income countries may exceptionally be supported, provided the major impact of the research is
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
Seminar review: Skills in Imaging, Diagnosis and Management of Retinal Diseases
Read the below seminar review written by Ambreen Kalhoro of Moorfields Eye Hospital for the RCOphth course which took place on 6&7 July 2017, “Skills in Imaging, Diagnosis and Management of Retinal Diseases” I recently attended the RCO course on ‘Skills in Imaging, Diagnosis and Management of Retinal Diseases – 6&7 July 2017’. I can