Standards
National Ophthalmology Database receives funding boost
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is delighted to announce that the National Ophthalmology Database Audit (NOD) has received further funding for 2020. The contribution provided by Bausch + Lomb for the calendar year of 2020, will help ensure the continued aims of the audit to facilitate the highest standards of quality assurance and improvement in patient care
Safety Alert – Zeiss Lucia 611P intraocular lens
The College has been made aware of two ophthalmic units with a run of a small number of cases of fibrin membrane deposition in association with the Zeiss Lucia 611P intraocular lens. In these cases, the patients presented from a few days up to 6 weeks postoperatively, with a painless white eye, very mild or
NICE publishes serious eye disorders quality standard
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists supports the quality standard but believes the implementation will be challenging for the overwhelmed hospital eye service. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published its first quality standard looking at serious eye disorders, covering the diagnosis and management of cataracts, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
Public registration open to register to observe the Quality Standards Advisory committee meeting for serious eye disorders
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has opened the public registration facility to observe the Quality Standards Advisory committee meeting for serious eye disorders on the NICE website. Registration can be completed via https://www.nice.org.uk/event/qsac1-july-2018 and will close on Thursday 21 June 2018. NICE are not able to accept late requests to observe this meeting. As
Ophthalmic Safety Alert – Diabetic control and safe cataract surgery
The College has received queries from members to clarify whether there is a specific cut off for glycaemic control, either measured via HbA1C or a blood glucose level on the day, beyond which it is unsafe to proceed with cataract surgery. There is anecdotal evidence of cataract surgery cases being cancelled for surgery if their