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The College is calling on all providers of NHS-funded age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treatment to ensure all their patients start being treated within 14 days of referral to give them the best possible outcome. Results from the latest National Ophthalmology Audit (NOD) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) audit report, published this week, show that - disappointingly - the proportion of patients receiving their first treatment within two weeks of referral has fallen from around 40% to 30% in the last year.

We have re-evaluated this Outlier Policy as it relates to surgeons’ Posterior Capsule Rupture (PCR) rates to make it a more practical and useful tool for supporting safe delivery of care and driving quality improvement.

Consultant ophthalmologist Romi Chhabra has been appointed as incoming clinical lead for the age-related macular degeneration (AMD) audit, succeeding Martin McKibbin.

The College has announced its support for the UK National Eye Health and Hearing Study (UKNEHS), a major public health initiative aiming to assess the prevalence and causes of vision and hearing impairment in adults aged 50 and over across the UK.

Surgical outcomes from cataract operations have consistently improved over the past decade, results from the latest national ophthalmology database (NOD) cataract audit demonstrate.

A research team from Moorfields, led by Mr Harry Petrushkin, has launched a new national study through the British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit (BOSU) into ocular hypotony, a sight-threatening condition where the pressure inside the eye is low enough for long enough to cause permanent structural changes and vision loss.

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.

The College is calling on all providers of NHS-funded age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treatment to ensure all their patients start being treated within 14 days of referral to give them the best possible outcome.

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

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