This guidance document has been updated to reflect more recent peer-reviewed publications and the scope has been widened to cover all ophthalmic surgery, intravitreal injections, and devices implanted in the eye as part of ophthalmology treatment Acute endophthalmitis is a severe intraocular inflammation presumed to be due to the entry of microbes into the eye […]
Strabismus (squint) is a misalignment of the two eyes affecting 4% of adults. Uncorrected this may cause functional visual problems including double vision, visual confusion, loss of stereopsis (3D vision) and binocularity (the coordinated use of the two eyes together), asthenopia (eye strain) and headaches and the requirement to adopt an abnormal head posture for […]
In the last 20 years there has been a rapid development of vitreo-retinal (VR) surgical technology making surgery safer with improved post-operative outcomes. As a result, the majority of vitrectomy surgery in the UK is now carried out as day case surgery, under local anaesthesia and with transconjunctival narrow gauges systems. This document critically appraises […]
This document provides guidance to assist re-opening of cataract services following the COVID lockdown
Cataracts are very common and, if not severe enough to require surgery, are largely dealt with in primary care, primary care ophthalmology, and general ophthalmic services. Cataract care standards in this document apply to the surgical pathway and are mainly aimed at providers of operative care
The NICE guideline NG242 published in August 2024 covers managing and monitoring diabetic retinopathy – including non-proliferative and proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic macular oedema – in people under the care of hospital eye services. The guideline contains recommendations on: managing diabetes to support best eye care cataract surgery for people with diabetic retinopathy non-proliferative […]
