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Contributing surgeons and centres must validate their cataract audit data on the NOD audit website before Wednesday, 7 March 2018
The data analysis has been completed for the second prospective audit data collection period, 01 September 2016 to 31 August 2017. Contributing surgeons and centres can now view their data behind the login on the NOD audit website prior to inclusion in the Audit annual report and the Clinical Outcomes Publication. The NOD team encourages
Welcome message from the new Editor-in-Chief of ‘EYE’, the scientific journal of RCOphth
On behalf of the Editorial Board of EYE, its authors and readers, I would like to thank our outgoing Editor-in Chief, Professor Andrew Lotery, who has invested significant efforts to advance the profile of EYE. I am honoured to assume the responsibilities of Editor-in-Chief of EYE. I am grateful to The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
New NICE Age Related Macular Degeneration guidance supports potential cost savings for the NHS
NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) and The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) welcome the publication today of guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) which we believe can help to secure better value from the significant funds currently being spent on treating wet age related macular degeneration (AMD). In the current NHS
Eye care team win national prize at the Bayer Ophthalmology Honours for innovations in surgical pathway
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has won a prestigious national award in recognition of innovations which have helped patients undergoing planned eye surgery. Specialist staff including nurses, administrative staff, clinicians and service improvement took home the Best Ophthalmology Team Award at the Bayer Ophthalmology Honours ceremony on Wednesday 6th December 2017 at BMA House,
New ways to avoid wrong IOLs
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is aware that never events relating to the insertion of wrong intraocular lenses (IOLs) is an ongoing problem and that members continue to have concerns about how best to avoid such incidents, and about how to ensure there is no unhelpful blame or punitive measures which lead to financial penalties