Health services

Patients are being screened to see if they meet visual acuity thresholds

Principal optometrist in urgent care and contact lenses at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Nathanael Anguige, discusses the benefits that the hospital’s urgent care clinics bring patients and practitioners

An update on Northern Ireland’s 10-year plan has emphasised the role of optometrists in easing pressure on the hospital eye service

A consultation has been launched on a plan to build an eye care and research centre in central London

Muslims observing Ramadan are being encouraged to look after their eye health during the month of daytime fasting

The education secretary, Damian Hinds, has referenced the importance of regular sight tests in an opinion piece on primary school testing

Scottish practitioners have reported issues with the eOphthalmic webform service, which recently became mandatory following an initial roll out in 2015

“Many optical practices still rely on faxes to hospitals, or letters to overstretched GPs, to refer patients into secondary care”

A Cumberland Infirmary patient was treated with steroid drops for three months which may have exacerbated an undetected infection

The MP visited an optical practice during National Eye Health Week 2018 before tweeting “get your eyesight checked because #EyeHealthMatters”