The Ophthalmic Common Clinical Competency Framework (OCCCF) set out standards for a systematic patient-centred approach to multi-disciplinary education and training, ensuring standardised and recognised competences across ophthalmic secondary care locations in the UK.

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is delighted to open the third Ulverscroft David Owen Award.

Prize Winners The Foulds Trophy for best rapid fire presentation Peter Thomas for his presentation entitled ‘Results of beta-testing the global Eye Efficiency tool to improve cataract surgical productivity, costs and carbon footprint’. The AMO prize for best poster winner Andrew Tatham for his poster entitled ‘The ability of eye tracking perimetry to detect glaucoma’. […]

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is proud to be supporting World Sight Day 2021 with the theme #Loveyoureyes. World Sight Day is an opportunity for everyone to be aware of eye health and the impact of sight loss. Globally, at least 1 billion people have near or distance vision impairment that could be prevented or has yet to be addressed.

Pressure to tackle the workforce crisis is growing  The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AOMRC) today published ‘A dozen things the NHS could do tomorrow to help the medical workforce crisis’, which was sent to Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. The RCOphth contributed to this new statement which sets […]