Clinical Guidance
TEAMeD receives Judges’ Special Award at Bayer Ophthalmology Awards
The Thyroid Eye Disease Amsterdam Declaration Implementation Group (TEAMeD), formed in 2010, received the Judges’ Special Award on 3 December 2015, at the prestigious Bayer Ophthalmology Awards ceremony held in London. The Judges commented: “This is a fantastic team providing fantastic care. It is an amazing initiative which doesn’t quite fit into any single category
Response to NICE guidance on Ciclosporin for treating dry eye disease that has not improved despite treatment with artificial tears
Ciclosporin (1mg/ml, Ikervis®) is a sterile, positively charged, oil-in water, unpreserved ophthalmic emulsion for the treatment of severe keratitis in adult patients with dry eye disease, which has not improved despite treatment with tear substitutes. It is administered as a once daily eye drop at bed time. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists welcomes the decision
New safety standards published for invasive procedures
NHS England publishes New safety standards published for invasive procedures 7 September 2015 The National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs) were published in September 2015 to support NHS organisations in providing safer care and to reduce the number of patient safety incidents related to invasive procedures in which surgical Never Events can occur. The
Children’s Eye Care – Reinforcing National Guidelines for Vision Screening in Schools for all 4-5 year olds
The British and Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS) supports the evidence-based national screening guidelines aimed at the early detection of vision defects in children, at the appropriate age, through clinical examinations by appropriately trained staff. Detection of eye problems in the very young and pre-school child requires expert clinical examination. If a parent or carer has
Response to NICE Guidelines Diabetes (type 1 and type 2) in children and young people 2015
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists welcomes the update Guidelines from NICE on Diabetes (type 1 and type 2) in children and young people 2015 The College is pleased that the updated Guidelines recognise that although background retinopathy (BDR) is not part of the screening target, this condition is diagnosed during the screening, and the results