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90% of attendees at CVI workshops would consider modifying their practice
Over 90% of ophthalmologists and ophthalmic nurses who attended certification workshops would consider or plan to modify their practice regarding certification of people with sight loss An evaluation report into the impact of Certificate of Vision Impairment training workshops, found that 91% of attendees were committed to considering or planning to modify their practice as
The dangers of solar gazing including during solar eclipses
A solar eclipse will take place on Friday 20 March 2015. In the UK and Ireland, dependent on their location, people will see a partial eclipse, with up to 97% of the sun blocked out. Whilst a solar eclipse is an amazing and infrequent event, the general public must remember that they should not look
HRH The Duke of York, KG officially opens the new headquarters of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
The Duke, patron of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, opened the new home of the College on Friday 6 March and took a tour of the state-of-the-art training and skills centre, reviewing some aspects of the training required by medical doctors to qualify as ophthalmologists of the future. Professor Carrie MacEwen, the tenth President of
RCOphth calls for review of Avastin for use in AMD treatment
Professor Carrie MacEwen and Professor Andrew Lotery co-author the editorial ‘What is stopping the NHS from using bevacizumab for macular degeneration and other retinal disorders?’, published online on BMJ, calls for UK regulatory bodies to review and appraise use of bevacizumab for use in AMD treatment. Ranibizumab (Lucentis), the first drug used to treat this
RCOphth secures National Ophthalmology Database (NOD) Audit Project contract
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a contract to manage the National Ophthalmology Audit Programme (RCOphth NOA). The RCOphth will deliver this vital initiative which is commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership as part of the National Clinical Audit Programme. Building on the achievements of