Chronic eye disease management is a challenge facing the United Kingdom (UK) National Health Service. The UK population is increasing, with annual growth estimates of 0.7%. Predictions estimate that the UK population will have reached approximately 72 million by 2031 (Department of Work & Pensions, 2005). Furthermore, as with most Western countries, the UK is […]
This document aims to provide advice and information for clinical staff who are involved in eye care in the ICU. It is primarily intended to help non-ophthalmic ICU staff to: 1.protect the eye in vulnerable patients, thus preventing ICU-related eye problems 2. identify disease affecting the eye in ITU patients, and specifically those which might […]
Guidance for referring patients to ocular oncology services in Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Glasgow and Sheffield . Referrals to ocular oncology services need to include images of the lesion in question so that patients can be triaged to virtual or video clinics unless an in-person hospital appointment attendance is needed for an investigation or surgical procedure […]
For more than a decade there has been increasing demand for all urgent and emergency care in the UK, including ophthalmic care, due to a combination of changes in demographics/disease prevalence and in the way patients choose to access care. It is difficult to know the national caseload but the incidence of new eye casualty […]
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 […]
Healthcare involves the collection and generation of huge amounts of information which is subsequently managed, utilised and shared. Healthcare informatics is the science of ensuring that this processing of information is efficient and safe for the benefit of patients. With the current rapid improvements in information technology, it is the duty of healthcare providers to […]
