Ophthalmologists make use of micro-surgical techniques in a variety of operations on the eye. The use of EyeSi simulators to practice these techniques allows trainees to refresh and improve their surgical skills. Simulation training1 is a compulsory requirement for ophthalmology trainees before they are able to undertake eye surgery on patients. Access to simulators has been

• 7 May 2020

The Covid-19 response is likely to move beyond full lockdown soon, and many hospitals are examining how they can restart some services safely. As ophthalmology services already had capacity issues with evidence of delays in care affecting patient safety, the further restrictions on services due to Covid have been a real concern to patients and ophthalmologists. The exact

• 29 April 2020

Emergency eye care services have seen large increases in demand over the last 10 years, with over 500,000 cases recorded in England in 2018-2019. Many common (urgent and minor) acute eye conditions, are not sight or life threatening and can be managed safely outside of the emergency care setting. There is enormous variation in the

• 29 April 2020

The UK has been experiencing a shortage of mitomycin 2mg, 10mg, 20mg vials for intravenous administration and 40mg for intravesical administration since late October 2019. Since the recall of Kyowa Kirin product in early November 2019 all Trusts have had to rely on unlicensed imports. Kyowa Kirin have withdrawn their marketing authorisation for Mitomycin-C and

• 23 April 2020

RCOphth would like to congratulate Amy Gerrish and her co-authors from Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust for winning the Ulverscroft David Owen prize for best published paper in paediatric ophthalmology research over the last three years. The judges were particularly impressed with the paper “Non-invasive diagnosis of retinoblastoma using cell-free DNA from aqueous

• 15 April 2020