Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the Royal Berkshire Hospital Trust Cataract Post-Op Service will launch soon. This service will allow patients who have had uncomplicated cataract surgery within the Royal Berkshire Hospital Trust to be discharged to a community optician for their post-operative assessment. We would like to invite you …
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9 March 2021
OFNC March 2021 update on lockdown funding
5 March 2021
In preparation for the upcoming community-based post cataract pathway, you are invited to join Martin Leyland – Consultant Ophthalmologist at The Royal Berkshire Hospital, Amy Hughes – Clinical Governance and Performance Lead from Primary Eyecare, and Sean Caskey – Chair, Berkshire LOC for the launch of this service which goes live on the 29th March. …
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4 March 2021
We would like to share with you an important update about eye care for children in special schools! Since 2013, SeeAbility has been providing eye care in 10 special schools in England. During that time, our experienced clinical team has provided over 4,000 eye care appointments and over 2,000 pairs of glasses to children. We …
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2 March 2021
CONTRACTORS: Further to the information sent out at the end of 2020, we have been advised that the go live date for the post cataract scheme at The Royal Berkshire Hospital will be announced in February. If you have not yet received your onboarding invitation to Opera, you can start your Opera registration using this …
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9 February 2021
Cataract Referral Guidelines Royal Berkshire Hospital and The Prince Charles Eye Unit have asked the LOC to remind all optoms, that patients should only be referred for cataracts if the patients meet the following criteria: The patient wants to proceed with surgery. Please note this on the referral letter, AND If their vision is less …
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8 February 2021
UPDATE – IMPACT OF CURRENT LOCKDOWN ON PRACTICES IN ENGLAND 5 February 2021 We reported in our statement of 8 January that the OFNC was in urgent discussions with NHS England about potential additional support for optical practices affected by the new restrictions. We have proposed potential models for …
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5 February 2021
COVID 19 UPDATE: IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS Vaccinating Health and social care staff NHS England and NHS Improvement have now published a Standard Operating Procedure for the vaccination of frontline health and social care staff. This identifies the people who can currently access NHS Health and Social Care vaccination hubs. This guidance will help organisations …
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3 February 2021
Dear Optometrist, At Aston University, the Optometry and Vision Science Research Group are studying the perceptions of optometrists in Ireland and the UK towards Digital Eye Strain (sometimes referred to as Computer Vision Syndrome) and how they may approach management. We are asking registered optometrists from all practice settings to complete a confidential, short online …
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29 January 2021
Registration for the National Optical Conference 2025 (NOC25) is due to close at midday on Friday 25 April 2025 – make sure to register now to avoid missing out!
17 April 2025
LOCSU is delighted to announce the reduction of the LOCSU levy from 0.5% to 0.4%.
31 March 2025
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