consultation
Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Retinopathy: Recommendations on Screening – Membership Consultation
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists have, through a guideline development group (GDG) chaired by Professor Andrew Lotery, produced a new clinical guideline titled Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Retinopathy: Recommendations on Screening. A draft version of this guideline and the associated patient information leaflet has now been released for consultation and the College would welcome any comments or
NICE draft guideline on glaucoma: diagnosis and management
In addition to a consultation on draft guidelines on cataracts in adults, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has opened a consultation on draft guidelines on diagnosis and management of glaucoma, closing 4 July 2017 at 5pm. This is a partial update of the 2009 clinical guideline on Glaucoma: diagnosis and management of chronic open-angle glaucoma
NICE Draft guideline on cataracts in adults: management
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has opened a consultation on draft guidelines for cataracts in adults, closing 23 June 2017 at 5pm. The guideline covers managing cataracts in adults aged 18 and over. It aims to improve care before, during and after cataract surgery by optimising service organisation, referral and surgical movement, and reducing complications.
Child vision screening resources consultation
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recommends school-entry screening for vision problems. Until now, however, no national resources have existed to support local authorities in commissioning and delivering high quality, consistent services. Public Health England (PHE) therefore convened a vision screening group to produce and disseminate such materials and have now released a consultation
Revised CVI and Explanatory Notes for England now open for consultation
The Department of Health has published the consultation to the revised Certificate of Vision Impairment form and the Explanatory Notes for Consultant Ophthalmologists and Hospital Eye Clinic Staff in England. This was published on Wednesday 16 November, and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/updated-cvi-form-and-explanatory-notes The CVI and the ‘Explanatory notes for consultant ophthalmologists and hospital eye