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Welcome to The Royal College of Ophthalmologists

The College champions excellence in the practice of ophthalmology for the benefit of patients and the public.

We set the examinations and the curriculum for medical graduates who wish to be eye surgeons and we provide elements of surgical skills training.

We set the standards for professional practice through clinical guidelines and ophthalmic service guidance. The continuing professional development (CPD) programme is designed to help ophthalmologists maintain and increase their knowledge and expertise.

We have a role in promoting ground-breaking research; we organise a seminar programme and an annual scientific congress and produce the scientific journal, EYE, to disseminate that research.

This website provides detailed information about ophthalmology and our activities, which we hope you will find of interest.  We welcome questions and comments.

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Public Health Outcomes Framework - College Statement 24/01/2012 The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is pleased to announce that “Preventable sight loss” has been included as a public health indicator in the Public health outcomes framework for England, 2013-2016, published by the department of health on the 23rd of January 2012. It is included as...
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Commissioning & Value for Money 01/02/2012 New webpages on commissioning aim to illustrate how it is possible to be “cost-conscious”, without sacrificing quality of care.
Additions to the Website
College Committee Meetings 2012 31/01/2012 A list of College Committee Meetings 2012 has been added to the Events & Meetings area of the website.  Please click here or below to view it. www.rcophth.ac.uk/page.asp
News Items
Senior NHS officials & GMC support doctors' professional leave 31/01/2012 Senior NHS officials and the GMC ask NHS employers to to look favourably on requests from doctors for absence to undertake national work of benefit to healthcare systems across the UK.
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Other College Events
College Tutor Induction Day 09/02/2012 09:00:00 - 09/02/2012 17:00:00 The aims of the Induction Day are to explain some of the duties of a College Tutor and give you the opportunity to ask questions about College work and meet other tutors.
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Managing a Diabetic Eye Service 10/02/2012 - 10/02/2012 This seminar will discuss the management of diabetic eye disease, including aspects concerning diabetic retinopathy screening, the management of patients with referable retinopathy in the hospital eye service, as well as discussions concerning the newer/future treatment options.
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World Ophthalmology Congress® (WOC) 2012 16/02/2012 - 20/02/2012 Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
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Microsurgical Skills Course February 2012 20/02/2012 08:30:00 - 22/02/2012 17:00:00 THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL
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The College intends to commemorate his outstanding contribution to the ophthalmic profession by creating a named Research Fellowship jointly funded by the Medical Research Council and the College. >More
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