Health services
The latest news about health services relating to eye care
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OT talks with clinicians about how independent prescribing has changed their practice – and explores how the qualification can develop in the future
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A year after the first UK lockdown how can eye care rebuild? From telemedicine in Wales to a drive-through glaucoma service, OT finds out how leaders within the profession are charting a path forward
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Surgeons from Kings College Hospital have treated 15 patients at risk of losing their sight using Moorfields Eye Hospital facilities
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The NHS Confederation has estimated that the list of patients waiting for treatment could reach 10,000,000 by the end of the year. How can optometrists help to tackle a daunting backlog? OT investigates
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A Manchester Royal Eye Hospital ophthalmologist has reported a “worrying” reduction in retinal detachment presentations in the first few weeks of the lockdown
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Queen’s University Belfast Professor Tunde Peto speaks to OT about diabetic retinopathy screening
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A new report into the capacity of hospitals for treating glaucoma patients has been published
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Follow-up care can be delivered to patients closer to home by community optometrists, a new report states
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Specialist optometrist at Queen Victoria Hospital, Shruti Malde, details treatment options for glaucoma and what optometrists should be considering
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University Hospital Southampton admitted that complete sight loss would have been prevented had the patient received treatment earlier