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This blog post unpacks where we stand with practical and safe AI adoption in ophthalmology, why a credible AI directory helps, and where AI innovation may take us next.

The College has pledged its commitment to the #SASsix campaign, a national initiative aimed at supporting specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors to develop within their careers and become leaders and educators. SAS doctors and locally employed doctors (LEDs) are the most rapidly rising group of doctors on the medical register.

Dr Ana Pueyo-Bestué of Miguel Servantes Hospital in Zaragoza, Spain and Dr Toshit Varshni of Save Sight Centre Eye Hospital, Delhi, India, have been announced as the joint winners of the 2024 Chandra Awards.

The College has responded to the government's Spending Review, which was published yesterday (11 June).

The College welcomes NHS England's new guidance for treating wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD). This consensus-based pathway aims to optimise treatment while expanding use of more cost-effective medicines within the NHS.

Read our latest policy roundup, a series of advocacy updates on our most recent policy and public affairs activities and successes.

Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to a successful 2025 Annual Congress – EyeConUK – in Liverpool last week.

In an open letter to Health Minister Stephen Kinnock MP, the College has called for a review into the use and oversight of independent sector providers in NHS-funded cataract surgery, given the worrying issues around patient safety and value for money raised by a recent Sunday Times investigation.