News & Views

As we enter into 2021, there is some light of optimism and hope at the end of what has been for many a long dark tunnel.

The College is pleased to announce that an extra date has been added to the Spring 2021 OPT Training The Trainers programme.

Following the publication of the RCOphth recommendations for monitoring in hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine users in 2018, new published evidence prompted a review of the guideline.

In this episode with speak with Melanie Hingorani, a Consultant Ophthalmologist from Moorfields Eye Hospital and the Clinical Lead for the National Outpatient Programme (NOTP) in Ophthalmology.

The Eye to Eye Podcast has been listed as one of Eye News’ top five podcasts for trainees to listen to and had it’s 10, 000th listen.

After a six month break, The British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit has restarted case ascertainment from November 2020, recommencing the yellow card reporting system with the five studies that were already running.

ACCEA have now confirmed the dates for the 2021 Round. If you are intending to make an application, you are strongly advised to check the ACCEA Nominal Roll to make sure your details are correct.

In this episode we speak with Andy Pyott, a Consultant Ophthalmologist from Inverness. He shared with us his experience of becoming involved with international Ophthalmology and summarised his achievements in Indonesia where he has focussed most of his efforts. He also shared a collection of pearls for Ophthalmologists who want to be involved with Ophthalmology overseas.

This consultation seeks views on the proposed RCOphth Cataract Workforce Guidance. The guidance is accompanied by a workforce calculator to enable accurate planning in the context of local pathways and staffing.

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Christopher Liu as Honorary Treasurer. Professor Liu has previously held Council and Trustee roles.