Chandra Award winners announced
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.
News & Views
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College welcomes NHS guidance on AMD treatments
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.
Policy roundup: May 2025
Read our latest policy roundup, a series of advocacy updates on our most recent policy and public affairs activities and successes.
New editor-in-chief announced for flagship journal
Professor Harminder S Dua CBE has been appointed as the new editor-in-chief of Eye, the College’s flagship scientific journal.
Thanks for contributing to Annual Congress
Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to a successful 2025 Annual Congress – EyeConUK – in Liverpool last week.
Royal visit is highlight of Congress opening day
For day one of this year’s Annual Congress we were pleased to have been joined by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh.
College calls for review of use of independent sector providers for NHS cataract surgery
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.
Policy roundup: April 2025
Read our latest policy roundup, a series of advocacy updates on our most recent policy and public affairs activities and successes.
Join our AGM 2025
All members are invited to attend the 37th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists at 10.45am on Tuesday 20 May at ACC Liverpool.
Take part in this new BOSU study
The British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit (BOSU) has launched a new national study investigating the incidence and causes of posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL) exchange or explanation following cataract surgery. Ophthalmology teams are encouraged to take part in the study.