Health services

A 2018 census by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists predicts a supply/demand workforce issue for ophthalmologists

A £75,000 Helpforce grant has been secured to allow more patients undergoing surgery and injections to be supported

Screen-free meal times, leaving phones outside the bedroom and thinking twice before sharing photos are among tips included in new advice

The roll-out of comprehensive risk stratified care utilising the skill mix of hospital and community optometrists remains difficult to achieve, Melanie Hingorani tells OT 

MP Kate Hollern met with optometrist Haroon Ahmed who has completed his independent prescribing qualification

Sheffield Teaching Hospital ophthalmologist, Fahd Quhill, on the value optometrists bring to his medical retina and diabetes clinic

Hospital optometrists share their insight on what the job involves

Blind and partially sighted campaigners lobby Scottish Social Security Secretary to improve welfare system

OT  speaks to the clinical director at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Nick Strouthidis, about his role and the part that optometrists play at the hospital in tackling current challenges

Following in the footsteps of his optometrist father, Professor Jonathan Jackson entered the profession in 1981. Just two years later, Mr Jackson became the first optometrist to be formally appointed in the hospital setting in Northern Ireland. He shares his experiences with OT