Our Strategic Plan 2015 – 19
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists launched their Strategic Plan 2015 – 19 on 6 March 2015. The Plan was developed after broad consultation and outlines three priority areas over the next five years that the College will focus on to help shape eye care services of the future and to raise eye care higher on the
90% of attendees at CVI workshops would consider modifying their practice
Over 90% of ophthalmologists and ophthalmic nurses who attended certification workshops would consider or plan to modify their practice regarding certification of people with sight loss An evaluation report into the impact of Certificate of Vision Impairment training workshops, found that 91% of attendees were committed to considering or planning to modify their practice as
The dangers of solar gazing including during solar eclipses
A solar eclipse will take place on Friday 20 March 2015. In the UK and Ireland, dependent on their location, people will see a partial eclipse, with up to 97% of the sun blocked out. Whilst a solar eclipse is an amazing and infrequent event, the general public must remember that they should not look
HRH The Duke of York, KG officially opens the new headquarters of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
The Duke, patron of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, opened the new home of the College on Friday 6 March and took a tour of the state-of-the-art training and skills centre, reviewing some aspects of the training required by medical doctors to qualify as ophthalmologists of the future. Professor Carrie MacEwen, the tenth President of
2014 winners for the Bayer Educational Grant Award announced
Bayer Healthcare Press Release Newbury, Thursday 5 March, 2015 The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth), in partnership with Bayer HealthCare, today announces the 2014 winners of the inaugural Bayer Educational Grant Awards. This awards programme, sponsored by Bayer, aims to support ophthalmologists with an educational grant to present their work at educational meetings in the UK