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The latest edition of the policy roundup, a series of advocacy updates in which we share our most recent policy and public affairs activities and successes.

A new NICE guideline, published this week, covers managing and monitoring diabetic retinopathy – including non-proliferative and proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic macular oedema - in people under the care of hospital eye services

We are inviting you to submit proposals for sessions at next year’s Annual Congress, EyeConUK 2025, which takes place at the ACC Liverpool from 19 to 22 May.

The new curriculum for doctors on the seven-year ophthalmic specialist training (OST) programme begins today, ready for the start of the new training year

More than 600 ophthalmologists in training took part in this year’s General Medical Council (GMC) National Training Survey, reporting they rate the quality of their training very highly but that they have concerns about burnout and over access to training opportunities in the independent sector.

The latest edition of the policy roundup, a series of advocacy updates in which we share our most recent policy and public affairs activities and successes.

Read our latest coverage from June-July 2024, which included mentions in the Guardian and Health Service Journal (HSJ). Our active engagement with the media reflects our commitment to raising awareness about critical issues, advocating for reform, and increasing the profile of ophthalmology.

Read our response to the UK general election results on 5 July. Our president, Ben Burton, comments on Labour's victory and the unrivalled opportunity to deliver change and ensure patients receive the timely care they need.

This first Global AI conference, which sees us partnering with the Royal College of Radiologists and NHS, welcomes both in-person and online attendees to explore the future of AI in healthcare across diverse clinical specialties.

Leading eye care experts have issued a call to the next Government to recognise the unmet needs of more than 2.2 million people across the UK who are currently living with a condition that causes visual impairment or sight loss, and as part of this, to commit to developing a long-awaited national plan for eye care in England.