NEW Webinar: Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery
Ophthalmology is facing significant capacity challenges brought about by the COVID pandemic and ophthalmologists need to plan restoration of cataract surgery whilst dealing with the challenges of COVID transmission prevention. This has led to some surgeons and units to reconsider the role of immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) and whether this can help to
Review your Cataract Audit data by 24 June 2020
Contributing surgeons and centres are invited to validate their cataract audit data on the RCOphth NOD Audit website by Wednesday, 24 June 2020 The data analysis has been completed for the fourth prospective audit data collection period, 01 September 2018 to 31 August 2019. Contributing surgeons and centres can now view their data behind the
RCOphth national trainee survey 2019
Since the last national ophthalmology trainee survey was conducted in 2014, the UK government introduced a new junior doctor contract (JDC) whilst demand for ophthalmology services has risen to unprecedented levels. To assess the impact of these and other factors on Ophthalmic Specialist Training (OST), a follow-up 25-question online survey was conducted. Despite a high
RCOphth College News – April Edition and AGM 2020 Notice
College News – April 2020 For just the one time this year, College News has been produced as a pdf, rather than the normal printed magazine. Members can view the RCOphth 2020 AGM Notice
RCOphth president’s latest reflection of the impact of COVID-19
Dear Colleagues, Over the past couple of weeks, Declan (Vice-President) and I have been contacting College Council Regional Representatives from all four nations to find out how well eye departments have adapted to the COVID-19 enforced new way of working. Their responses have been uniformly positive. Routine appointments and operations have been postponed but