Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 18 August 2023

21 August 2023

Low Vision and Glaucoma Monitoring Contracts – Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport and SE Hampshire

Final Reminder

A South East Hampshire contractor with a Low Vision Service contract with the old CCG has informed us that they have not been paid during the last year for claims submitted to the commissioner for services provided last year.

If you have a practice providing directly commissioned Low Vision or Glaucoma services with Portsmouth, South East Hampshire or Fareham and Gosport CCGs (as was) and have not received payment for claims submitted, please email the LOC Business Manager isilk@hampshireloc.org.uk detailing; the practice, the CCG the claim was submitted to, the date of claim and the amount outstanding. We will then endeavour to contact the Integrated Care Board commissioners and get payments resolved.

Please reply by Friday 25th August 2023 to isilk@hampshireloc.org.uk

LaserVision CPD Event – Cosham- 31 August 2023

LaserVision are delighted to invite you to an evening CPD event on Thursday 31st August at our flagship clinic Prema in Cosham, Portsmouth.

Come at 6pm to catch up and have a bite to eat, then from 6.30pm listen to Mr Rakesh Jayaswal and Mr Nick Maycock talk on Dry Eye and the use of IPL therapy, and the Acute Red Eye. There will also be time for discussion and to ask questions.

For more information or to register, please email events@laservision.co.uk

Practice Plus Virtual CPD Event  – 07 September 2023, 18:30

The FREE educational CPD lecture will cover a review of the most common macular diseases encountered in everyday clinical practice, and the principles of OCT diagnosis and treatment. This includes:
– Wet AMD
– Drusen
– Dry AMD and geographic atrophy
– Retinoschisis
– Macular hole and lamellar macular hole
– Cystoid macular oedema
– Central serous retinopathy

Consultant ophthalmologist Barmak Zadeh, will lead the presentation and discussion regarding these diseases, with a multiple choice quiz, and Q+A session.

More information on our speaker is available on the event page – here

And the direct link to register for the webinar can be found – here

Scope Eyecare CPD Webinar 12 September 2023

Scope Eyecare would like to invite you to a webinar hosted by Mike Horler, consultant optometrist in medical retina at Sussex eye hospital.

The title is AMD – Doing the best for our patients now and in the future, it is scheduled for – Tuesday 12th September 2023 7:00pm – 8:00pm and is worth 1 CPD point.

Further details and registration can be found – here