The NICE cataracts guideline has implications for optometrists considering referral and in postoperative patient assessment.
Recommendations to discharge patients following routine uncomplicated cataract surgery.
Visit our member CPD hub for online optometrist courses on the topic of cataract.
The new NHS funding package aims to deliver an additional 20,000 cataract surgeries.
Adrian O’Dowd explores why optometrists are increasingly referring patients with glaucoma and cataract for joint treatment of these conditions.
Abstracts from the online Women in Vision UK Annual Meeting 2022 are presented.
Optometrists can play a crucial role in highlighting the red flags of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome before cataract surgery, says Rima Evans.
From ocular allergy, through cosmetics and genetic disorders of the anterior eye, to driving without spectacle correction.
This article provides a current perspective of the genetics of anterior eye disease and describes the genes associated with each disorder, how the presence of abnormal genes may cause disease and the advantages and disadvantages of genetic testing.
The key statistics behind stem cell therapy and eye health
Pseudophakic cystoid macular oedema is a relatively common finding after cataract surgery, and optometrists are often the first to diagnose it, writes George Winter.
Read our statement on recent press articles about people who have experienced deterioration in their vision related to a batch of intraocular lenses.
College comments on BBC’s article on lens replacement leading to 'blind patches’.
Susan Blakeney FCOptom considers whether optical solutions should be implemented more often.
The clinical figures that count
A six-year College project to evaluate the effectiveness of enhanced service schemes is ending. Acuity speaks to its co-principal investigator Dr Robert Harper FCOptom
Seek out cutting-edge clinical content to address new challenges, says Kieran Loft MCOptom.
Since October 2017, NICE has issued two new clinical guidelines and one update concerning the three most common age-related causes of sight loss. Madeleine Bailey looks at what it means for you – and NHS eye services overall