News & Views

Our thanks to all those of you who attended and contributed to this year’s Annual Congress - EyeConUK - in Belfast last week. 

You can now access our newly published clinical dataset for glaucoma procedures, which defines the agreed key information that should be routinely collected for all patients undergoing surgical or laser intraocular pressure lowering procedures.

We have published a new position statement welcoming the potential of artificial intelligence to transform eyecare delivery in the UK.

We are today publishing a new position statement calling for a phased increase of 382 training places by 2031 to address the rising demand for eyecare services across the UK.

We’ve planned a programme of information sessions on the College stand during the breaks between sessions. Come along to meet some of our project teams and learn about some of the initiatives you could take part in. You’ll find us at Stand 26.

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.

We are sad to report that Michael Roper-Hall, Honorary Fellow of the College, died on 3 May at the age of 100. 

The safety of cataract surgery in the UK is continuing to improve, results from the latest National Ophthalmology Database (NOD) audit – published today – show. Data gathered from 177 centres over a 12-month period to 31 March 2023 indicate that fewer than 1 in 200 patients experience substantial reduction in vision following cataract surgery. The major complication of surgery (posterior capsule rupture or PCR) is occurring in less than 1% of operations.

We are encouraging members to take part in the NHSE outcomes and registries programme, a single registry of implantable devices. We have been working closely with NHSE to provide clinical leadership as the programme develops. 

The Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme is recruiting for a National Clinical Lead to focus on the improvement of ophthalmology services across England.