NICE draft guideline on glaucoma: diagnosis and management
In addition to a consultation on draft guidelines on cataracts in adults, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has opened a consultation on draft guidelines on diagnosis and management of glaucoma, closing 4 July 2017 at 5pm. This is a partial update of the 2009 clinical guideline on Glaucoma: diagnosis and management of chronic open-angle glaucoma
Serum Eye Drops for the Treatment of Severe Ocular Surface Disease: Membership Consultation
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists have, through a guideline development group (GDG) chaired by Miss Saaeha Rauz, produced a clinical guideline on Serum Eye Drops for the Treatment of Severe Ocular Surface Disease. A draft version of this guideline has now been released for consultation (documents below) and the College would welcome any comments or
Mr. Burdon takes up office as RCOphth President
Mr Michael Burdon has been elected as the next President of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists. Professor Carrie MacEwen handed over the presidency at the AGM at the RCOphth annual Congress on 24 May 2017. During his inaugural address to RCOphth members as President, Mike stressed the important work Carrie carried out during her term
Lifestyle Rewards offer RCOphth members discount on luxury products, services and experiences
As part of your membership, RCOphth has partnered with Lifestyle Rewards Limited to offer a wide range of luxury products, services and experiences. Lifestyle Rewards Limited negotiate preferential rates, offers and added value packages across top quality brands, exclusively for RCOphth members. Once you have made a choice and proceeded to the third party supplier,
Event report: NIHR Clinical Research Network Ophthalmology Symposium, ARVO 2017, Baltimore, USA
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) held a lunchtime meeting at the recent Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) conference in Baltimore, USA, to promote the UK as a site for international research collaboration. This was an event to showcase the wealth of opportunities for clinical research within the NHS, and highlight