Paul McCartney says eye yoga stops him needing glasses🤓
Dr Charlotte Codina, from @shefunihealth, explores the facts behind eye yoga and whether exercising your eyes really prevent the need for glasses.
Read more @ConversationUK 👇
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Orthoptic Students - we need your views!
We're making the case for orthoptists to be able to prescribe glasses and conduct sight tests in the hospital, and we need your opinions as our future clinicians.
Complete our short survey here: https://t.co/M4Drtk4kQ2 #RightToWrite
Happy World Orthoptic Day!
Orthoptists help patients of all ages maintain and manage their vision, supporting happy and fulfilling lives.
#OrthoptistsMakeADifference#WOD24
The best way to find out if a career as an orthoptist is for you? Come and spend the day with one!
We can find a department in your area where you can shadow an orthoptist and see what they do day to day.
Find out more: https://t.co/rzvy9IEAvO #NCW2024#OrthopticCareers
If you haven't already, please complete our short survey on orthoptic refraction across the UK and Ireland.
This will support our work pursuing a change in legislation for orthoptists to issue HES prescriptions independently in the hospital setting.
https://t.co/XIcPnfasN1
Ever wondered what a day in the life of an Orthoptist looks like? Take a peek at our short video to find out 👀
Our 20 Orthoptist and Orthoptist Technicians make up part of our AHP workforce at CHFT and see almost 15,000 patients a year. Thank you to this incredible team!
65% of firework injuries and accidents are to Bystanders.
15% of these affect the eyes specifically.
Keep your and your children's eyes safe by leaving fireworks to the professionals and supervising your children with sparklers at all times.
Favour to ask from all my AHP colleagues. Can anyone support with a placement for a 3rd Yr physio student June 2024. Ideally within driving distance from Oxford, particular interest in respiratory or critical care. Many thanks 🤞🙂
We need your help for our work supporting child vision screening!
We're looking for teachers or parents of children aged 4-5 to review some resources and attend a one hour focus group.
If you can help email us on [email protected].
Updated @NICEComms Guideline now recommends people in hospital following a stroke should be offered an orthoptist assessment as soon as possible.
The updated Guideline on Stroke Rehab cements the place of orthoptists within the stroke care team.
https://t.co/E6GqUWd2KJ
Its Allied Health Professional Day!
We want to publicly celebrate our lovely ORTHOPTIC team!
#Orthoptists are professionals in their own right, qualified to degree level with specialist ophthalmic skills. They are vital to giving the best care to our patients.
#AHP2023