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Quality improvement in uveitis

The College recommendations for supporting information in the field of uveitis are as follows:

Ophthalmologists whose practice includes the treatment of patients with uveitis may wish to consider the following optional topics for audit:

  • Perceptions by patients and carers of the quality of care provided by the uveitis service
  • Outcomes of treatment of sight-threatening ocular infections
  • Outcomes of treatment of uveitis requiring systemic immunosuppression

Supporting information in this area of practice is likely to reflect the performance of the team or the service rather than the performance of an individual.

Ophthalmologists may wish to include case reviews of individual complex patients with uveitis as supporting information for appraisal.

An example of a patient reported outcome measure which is used in some units is a Uveitis Quality of Life questionnaire which is provided annually to patients on long term immunosuppressive treatment.

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