Dear All, Please see below for information on Vision Care for Homeless People and volunteering opportunities. Kind regards, East London & City LOC ****************************************************************************************** Want to Make a Difference? Volunteer Your Skills as an Optometrist to Help Homeless Individuals Access Free Eye Tests & Glasses! We are Vision Care for Homeless People (VCHP) – a national charity providing…

Dear All, We are pleased to confirm that the ICB have now signed the contract for the new North East London service for MECS, glaucoma repeat measures, and cataract refinement. This will be launching on 1st April 2025. For those who have expressed interest and sent in all their paperwork, contracts will be sent out for…

Please see below for details of a Red Light for Myopia in Children Study which is now open. Good morning, Our proof-of-concept study of a new type of red-light treatment for myopia in children is now open for enrolment. This is a short study with three months follow-up. Children would need to come to Moorfields…

URGENT CASCADE: National Patient Safety Alert: EyeCee One preloaded and EyeCee One Crystal preloaded Intraocular Lenses Guidance

Primary Ophthalmic Solutions are pleased to confirm that they are running a WOPEC MECS OSCE Event on Sunday 16th April at Linklaters Optometrists, 120 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent DA6 7DQ. This event will prioritise places for practitioners working regularly in : •    Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich •    East London, City and Islington •    Lambeth, Southwark &…

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Please note the window for submitting CET 2021 payment claims opens on 1st July 2022 and closes 31st October 2022: General ophthalmic service continuing education and training payment: 2022 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)  

We have been asked by Gordon Hay, Moorfields Eye Hospital to assist one of their registrars who is currently preparing some free emergency ophthalmology guidelines. Please see the link below.

Dear All We have been asked by London Vision to circulate a Community Engagement Survey and further information can be found below. With Kind regards East London City & Islington LOC ***************************************************************************************************************** Hello I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to share details about an upcoming Project with London Vision I am involved…

Dear All The College of Optometrists has new information following the withdrawal of UKHSA infection prevention and control measures in England, which you can share with your mailing lists. Please see the statement: Withdrawal of UKHSA infection prevention and control measures in England – College of Optometrists (college-optometrists.org) With Kind regards East London City &…