We’re the Royal College of Ophthalmologists: championing #ophthalmology, supporting & representing members & their patients, & leading the #eyehealth community

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🚨 NEW 🚨 Phase 1 data point to a promising advance for Stargardt disease type 1. In the GARDian1 trial, a single dose of OCU410ST was well tolerated, slowed retinal atrophy by about 50 percent, and improved vision over 12 months. @Ocugen #Ophthalmology nature.com/articles/s41433-0…
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Take a look at these interesting opportunities @Eye_Journal
We are inviting new editors to join our editorial board and lend their expertise in - Epidemiology - Orbital and lacrimal disease Contact us now for more information or to express your interest nature.com/eye/ #Ophthalmology
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Groundbreaking research reveals widespread, often hidden sensory loss among over-50s, prompting calls for national action on eye & hearing health. Findings from the UK National Eye Health & Hearing Study were shared at an event supported by @CollegeOptomUK coptom.uk/4ohEXaT
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There is an exciting development for specialty, associate specialist, and specialist (SAS) doctors in England! Career progression review panels are now being piloted. #SASWeek25 hee.nhs.uk/our-work/supporti…
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“There will be a prioritisation of care driven by profit margin and not by patient need,” says Ben Burton, president @RCOphth at the #LabourConference. He emphasised that diagnostic centres need investment if eye care waiting lists are to reduce. Read ➡️ ow.ly/5HjO50X90Xy
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Access the updated SAS development guide. #SASWeek25 It details: 🏥 how to structure development planning for the short-, medium-, and long-term across career stages 🤝 key actions of support required from all stakeholders in an organisation. @BMA_SAS @AoMRC @NHSE_WTE
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‘From Hospital to Community: Transforming the patient experience.’ Transitioning from a hospital-centric system to a neighbourhood-based model is about more than accessibility; it is about creating a healthcare environment that is both familiar and dependable.
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Our thanks to the panel for 'From Hospital to Community'. L to R: Dr Simon Opher MBE MP, Chair of @HealthAPPG, Sharon Brennan of @NVTweeting, @_SarahSleet CEO @asthmalunguk, Prof Ben Burton Pres. @RCOphth, Kate Rowbotham, UK GM at @Roche, @hellomccracken of @TheKingsFund.
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In the move from hospital to community, how do we define 'community'? Prof Ben Burton Pres. @RCOphth questioned if it is a physical place or a funding stream? @_SarahSleet CEO @asthmalunguk suggested consistency of interaction, human relationships are key defining factors. #Lab25
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Exciting news! Our thanks to College member Patrick Yu-Wai-Man for his work on the NICE appraisal.
Hundreds of adults and teenagers with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (a rare, inherited eye disease) are set to benefit after NICE recommended the first treatment for use on the NHS in England today. Find out more about idebenone: nice.org.uk/guidance/indevel…
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The Government’s 10-Year Health Plan has promised 1000 new specialty training posts. The @RCOphth has welcomed the plan, and said that it will push for ophthalmology to receive its “fair share” of new training posts. Read more ➡️ ow.ly/ZHUZ50Wp3rV
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We're happy to be supporting #SASsix
Another medical royal college join the #SASsix supporting organisations today. Welcome @RCOphth! We appreciate every organisation who commits to making #SASsix a reality.
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Very pleased to share that Eye's 2024 #impactfactor has risen to 3.2. Now ranked 17th out of 98 journals in #Ophthalmology Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and editorial board members for your invaluable contributions!
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We're very proud of this impressive achievement for our journal! Well done to everyone involved 👏
Very pleased to share that Eye's 2024 #impactfactor has risen to 3.2. Now ranked 17th out of 98 journals in #Ophthalmology Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and editorial board members for your invaluable contributions!
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Explore cutting-edge innovations in ophthalmology from the 2025 @RCOphth Annual Congress in our new online supplement of abstracts: 🔗 nature.com/articles/s41433-0… #Ophthalmology #EyeConUK
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Royal College of Ophthalmologists retweeted
Eye Open - a new #OpenAccess journal from @RCOphth. From innovative clinical research to breakthroughs in eye health and vision care, Eye Open is broadening the lens on ophthalmic science. First articles now online: nature.com/eyeopen/ #Ophthalmology
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NEW 👀: The @RCOphth has written to minister @SKinnock calling for an inquiry into private cataract surgery companies following a Sunday Times investigation:
🚨 INVESTIGATION: Private clinics delivering NHS cataract surgery face investigation over claims they have artificially inflated costs for the taxpayer, performed unnecessary operations and incentivised high-street optometrists to refer patients to them: thetimes.com/article/245ffe6…
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