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Seminar Review: Microsurgical Techniques in Glaucoma – New Devices and Older Plumbing
“This one day seminar chaired by Mr Mohit Gupta and Mr Keith Barton was relevant and informative. The various speakers were engaging and passionate about this subspecialty and taught the practical day to day clinical skills required in successfully managing the surgical aspects of glaucoma. As a general ophthalmologist it has kept me aware of the devices and
The combined Royal Photographic Society and Royal Medical Colleges Medal for Advances in Medical Photography and Medical Imaging
The Combined Royal Colleges Medal is awarded for an outstanding contribution to the advancement and/or application of medical photography or the wider field of medical imaging. The Royal Photographic Society (RPS), the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Royal College of Physicians of London and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists collaborated together
Injectable Medicines Guide (IMG) ocular injection project – access for RCOphth Members
Injectable Medicines Guide (IMG) ocular injection project July 2016 The IMG group has produced over 300 monographs on adult intravenous medicines. The group has recently expanded into producing monographs for paediatric intravenous drugs, intramuscular (for mental health) drugs and ocular injection drugs. In general ocular injections are considered high risk because they are often unlicensed
Exciting ophthalmology research opportunity in Blantyre, Malawi
The Department of Eye and Vision Science (DEVS) at the University of Liverpool has long standing links with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme and the Lions Sight First Eye Unit at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi. Clinicians from Liverpool are currently undertaking Wellcome Trust funded research in
A new Yellow Card app: report on the go
All adverse incidents related to medical devices, including performance concerns for diagnostics, defective medicines (those that are not of an acceptable quality) and also counterfeit products are now reportable online to the Yellow Card Scheme in addition to the traditional reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Prompt reporting ultimately makes medicines and devices safer