BIOS Research UK

Research-focused twitter feed for UK orthoptists - research pearls, grant calls, publications etc. Ask us a question!

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

How amazing to see @orthopticbrain on the stage delivering the Burian Lecture! An incredible career and life's work in stroke research. #IOC2025 @followIOA

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

@followIOA Next up @CraigmuzzMurray is presenting about a huge body of work undertaken by @BIOS_Orthoptics to advance the Orthoptic profession in the UK, including for the first time a professional development framework, to address known workforce retention issues #IOC2025

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

@followIOA @BIOS_Orthoptics Inability to do independent prescribing is one of the biggest barriers to running an advanced practice paediatric clinic that doesn't require doctor input #PrescribingNow #IOC2025

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

@followIOA @CraigmuzzMurray @BIOS_Orthoptics And finishing up this session is Kristina Alexander speaking about her experiences of completing the Advanced Clinical Practice program in paediatric ophthalmology at @sheforthoptics and presenting audit data from Oxford Hospitals #IOC2025

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

@followIOA @GuideDogsAUS @UTSEngage The final session today is about education! Here's Karzan Hughes @sheforthoptics @BIOS_Orthoptics presenting about Hololens streaming of live patient consultations for students. #IOC2025

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

@followIOA @GuideDogsAUS @UTSEngage @sheforthoptics @BIOS_Orthoptics And closing out the education session we're back to @CraigmuzzMurray @BIOS_Orthoptics on the preceptorship programme! #IOC2025

[BIOS @BIOS_Orthoptics]

Great to see so many UK and Irish orthoptists presenting at #IOC2025!

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

@UniMelbDOVS @EyeResearchAus @UTSEngage Lastly @orthopticbrain presents Michaela Sherlock's stellar PhD work on functional kinetic perimetry in people with a variety of conditions! #IOC2025

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

@UniMelbDOVS @EyeResearchAus @UTSEngage @orthopticbrain Payal's key messages are that high quality amblyopia research is enabled by a coordinated, dependable team, protected research time, a clear sense of purpose and infrastructure. Payal is a powerhouse! #IOC2025

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

@UniMelbDOVS @EyeResearchAus @UTSEngage @orthopticbrain It's the paediatrics session! Payal Khandewal shares her journey into amblyopia research, including study recruitment for EUPatch, BALANCE and OKKO studies. #IOC2025

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

@UniMelbDOVS @EyeResearchAus @UTSEngage @orthopticbrain Check out this cool network diagram of patching studies made by @dipeshepatel! Dipesh @Moorfields is presenting a feasibility trial of occlusion dose intensity designed with Moorfields eye YPAG #IOC2025

[BIOS Research UK @OrthoptResearch]

Everyone should fill in this survey!

[Dr Kerry Hanna @KerryLHanna]

👀 Calling ALL UK/RoI orthoptists- please take a minute to complete this survey on the use of translation services in practice, for one of our MSc students. 🗣️
Thank you ☺️

https://t.co/albcKZQtOC

[BIOS Research UK @OrthoptResearch]

Congratulations to @orthopticbrain who is an amazing role model of research leadership for our profession! Wishing you all the best in your ongoing work and mentorship of the next generation of research orthoptists 💪 #orthoptics #research

[Prof Fiona Rowe @orthopticbrain]

So pleased to be one of the new NIHR senior investigators announced today; https://t.co/9wEV2s0PwY

Great to have recognition of orthoptic research and am looking forward to supporting more orthoptists in their own research journeys going forwards.

[BIOS Research UK @OrthoptResearch]

Huge congratulations to @ChowardClaire for this career-driving fellowship - we can't wait to see what the future holds for you and your transformative work!

[NCA Research NHS @NCAresearchNHS]

Stroke specialist orthoptist @chowardclaire has been awarded a prestigious 5-year Advanced Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship through @NIHRresearch to develop a smartphone application for virtual reality-based training for visual impairment after stroke.

[Fiona Bush @FionaBushBIOS]

Please take a good look at this important framework and think how we can relate it to our work as AHPs
@BIOS_Orthoptics
@CraigmuzzMurray
@HelenOrthoptics
@ @AbergeleOrthop
@biosstrokeneuro
@OrthoptResearch
@sensigbios

[BIOS Research UK @OrthoptResearch]

HUGE congratulations to @Vijay_Tailor for receiving funding from @EyeCharity to do research about intermittent exotropia! 👏👏👏

[Moorfields Eye Charity @EyeCharity]

We are thrilled to announce that we will be co-funding 11 new research projects, all focused on childhood and adolescent eye health with the Medical Research Foundation.

Thank you to our generous donors for their support.

Read more here: https://t.co/ABhxzK21ad

[BIOS Research UK @OrthoptResearch]

Let's get the word out to reach research active orthoptists! #Orthoptics #research @g_arblaster @lauren_hepworth @Drannaoc @CodinaCharlotte

[Dr Claire Howard @ChowardClaire]

Calling all orthoptists @BIOS_Orthoptics @OrthoptResearch @biosstrokeneuro More clinical academic Orthoptic responses needed for Orthoptists.

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

@OrthoptResearch some Orthoptics students played this game too!

[BIOS Research UK @OrthoptResearch]

Only a week left to get your abstracts in, everyone! It's sure to be an amazing event with average daytime temperatures of a balmy 17 degrees.

[BIOS @BIOS_Orthoptics]

Submit your abstracts for the 2025 International Orthoptic Congress!

📅 Submission Deadline: Friday, 29 November 2024

Find out more: https://t.co/Ol0Zk7t05o

[BIOS Research UK @OrthoptResearch]

Thinking outside the box!

[Prof Fiona Rowe @orthopticbrain]

A small selection of glasses ready to distribute during our testing of over 480 people today. Amazing what 5 individuals can achieve when outside our 'normal' clinical environments. @livuni @followioa