Health services

A new report into the capacity of hospitals for treating glaucoma patients has been published

OT  learns how providing sight tests and spectacles to the homeless is helping to change lives in Hampshire and Dorset

Colour blind users can view a digital map of Great Britain clearly following the introduction of alternative visual styles

The AOP opposed NHS Digital’s proposal to stop publishing workforce and activity data

A sterile headscarf is now available to staff working in the operating theatres of the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton

Follow-up care can be delivered to patients closer to home by community optometrists, a new report states

Kerala implements screening for diabetic eye disease as a result of a research project led by Moorfields Eye Hospital consultant surgeon Sobha Sivaprasad

Specialist optometrist at Queen Victoria Hospital, Shruti Malde, details treatment options for glaucoma and what optometrists should be considering

Statistics that would no longer be published under the plan include the number of NHS-funded sight tests carried out each year and the number of ophthalmic practitioners

The hospital has been recognised for its healthcare outcomes