NOD audit
National Ophthalmology Database Funding boost for new UK AMD Audit
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) is delighted to announce that the National Ophthalmology Database (NOD) Audit: Age-Related Macular Degeneration has now received funding for three years, enabling this important programme of long-term research and data gathering to begin. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) remains a leading cause of sight impairment despite new treatment options. It
Membership of the National Cataract Audit Advisory Group – Open Call
The National Ophthalmology Database Audit (NOD) is internationally renowned as an exemplar of high quality audit that produces results in positive outcomes for patients and the profession. The NOD Cataract audit aims to prospectively collect, collate and analyse a standardised, nationally agreed dataset from all centres providing cataract surgery in the United Kingdom. It is
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
National Ophthalmology Database Audit annual report shows a 30% reduction in unadjusted Posterior Capsule Rupture rates
The second prospective National Ophthalmology Database (NOD) Audit report on cataract surgery performed in England and Wales during the 2016 to 2017 audit year has been published. The report, which includes data on 183,812 eligible cataract operations, shows a 30% reduction in the unadjusted Posterior Capsule Rupture (PCR)* rate from 2.0% in 2010 to 1.4%