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Second Prospective Annual Report of the NOD Audit Published
The second prospective National Ophthalmology Database (NOD) Audit report on cataract surgery performed in England and Wales during the 2016 to 2017 audit year was published on 9 August 2018. The report includes data on 183,812 eligible cataract operations undertaken between 01 September 2016 and 31 August 2017 by 83 NHS cataract surgical centres in
NICE serious eye disorders quality standard consultation
The NICE serious eye disorders quality standard consultation will run from 10/09/2018 to 08/10/2018. Registered stakeholders will be notified on the day the consultation opens with instructions on how to submit comments. For further information on the quality standard or the NICE quality standards programme in general please see the links below. Serious eye disorders
Artificial intelligence as good as experts at detecting eye diseases
This week news surfaced of an artificial intelligence (AI) system developed by researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, DeepMind Health and University College London (UCL) Institute of Ophthalmology, which can recommend the correct referral decision for over 50 eye diseases. The AI system can recommend the correct referral decision with 94% accuracy, which
Winners of 30 Years of RCOphth Essay Prize Announced
As part of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ 30 year anniversary we have been asking members to contribute their experiences of College life and the profession of Ophthalmology. A celebratory award for Trainees was open to all currently in an OST programme, with a call for essay submissions on ‘A day in the life of
Upcoming Courses at the College
Mentoring skills – a one day course 17 September, 8 November, and 10 December 2018 ‘The quality of everything we do depends on the quality of the thinking we do first’ – enhance it with mentoring. This course will enhance your skills, give you new techniques, explain the theory and help you work out how