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Eye disorders: illustrated

Presentations of eye disorders including adenoviral conjunctivitis, senile scleral translucency and ...

Charles Bonnet syndrome is thought to affect between 10 and 60% of people with sight loss

Macular Society surveys GPs on Charles Bonnet syndrome

GPs are invited to take part in a survey conducted by GP on behalf of the Macular Society to be ente...

Glaucoma:  The guide identifies why commissioners might look to redesign eye care services: Istock

Guide helps commissioners understand how they can develop better eye services

A document to help commissioners understand how they can develop more efficient eye care services th...

Statins may increase the risk of cataracts (James King-Holmes/SPL)

Statins 'linked to cataracts'

Millions of people who take statins face a greater risk of developing cataracts, a study has found....

Ms Venerus: 'Referrals for suspected glaucoma have improved and the CCG made £15,000 savings.'

Viewpoint: Eye services are more accessible than ever - but not for everyone

Changes to how eye health services are delivered across the country are making it easier and more co...

Ms Venerus: 'The reforms are helping practitioners to provide innovative service.'

Viewpoint: Eye health innovation 100 days after the birth of CCGs

CCGs will be 100 days old on Tuesday (9 July), writes Katrina Venerus, a qualified optometrist and m...

Glaucoma represents a large proportion of the £2bn a year NHS budget for vision services (Photo: iStock)

Glaucoma generics 'could save NHS millions'

GPs have been urged to prescribe a generic glaucoma drug as first-line treatment to save the NHS mil...

DH: urged to intervene to prevent unfair cost-based rationing of cataract surgery

Unfair cataract rationing needs DH intervention, experts warn

The government must take action against PCTs for unfairly restricting cataract surgery for cost reas...

Macular degeneration: treatment row (photo: SPL)

PCTs back down in Lucentis row

Four PCTs have scrapped a policy of using a cheaper cancer drug in place of a licensed wet age-relat...

From left to right: Dr Rubin Minhas, Katrina Venerus and Dr Andrew Parson (All photographs: W Fry)

How can GPs build better eye services?

GPs and optometrists met to discuss new ways of improving eye care services through commissioning....

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