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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
https://t.co/PnOx1xEosX
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
https://t.co/eRqWqXmP6c
#Ophthalmology
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 https://t.co/M6b6oTuTEw
There is an exciting development for specialty, associate specialist, and specialist (SAS) doctors in England! Career progression review panels are now being piloted. #SASWeek25 https://t.co/d4Uxmf7SzT
“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 ➡️
https://t.co/SP7adB0D3h
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
‘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.
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
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: https://t.co/7cZktyynAk
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 ➡️ https://t.co/lFumyv3xdH
Another medical royal college join the #SASsix supporting organisations today.
Welcome @RCOphth!
We appreciate every organisation who commits to making #SASsix a reality.
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!
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!
Explore cutting-edge innovations in ophthalmology from the 2025 @RCOphth Annual Congress in our new online supplement of abstracts:
🔗 https://t.co/V6d0AkbJuZ
#Ophthalmology#EyeConUK
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: https://t.co/uMlWiQFoN0
#Ophthalmology
NEW 👀: The @RCOphth has written to minister @SKinnock calling for an inquiry into private cataract surgery companies following a Sunday Times investigation: