This guideline is designed for ophthalmologists managing children with strabismus (syn.squint), which is defined as a pathological misalignment of the visual axes. This is a broad subject and the reader is referred to comprehensive texts, for further information see bibliography (page 42). The guidelines are intended to give general principles of management. It is assumed […]

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a potentially blinding condition affecting low gestation and very low birth weight infants. Worldwide it is a major cause of preventable blindness. Screening for ROP is undertaken to identify ROP that requires treatment.

Guidance for commissioners/ integrated care boards, providers, social care, charitable organisations and users of the age-related macular degeneration (AMD) services, including their families and carers.

The NHS has one of the most ethnically diverse workforces in the public sector. However, ethnic minority staff report worse experiences in terms of their lives and careers, when compared with white staff; people from an ethnic minority background are also under-represented in senior positions in the NHS. The impact of COVID-19 has highlighted again […]

The RCOphth believes that everyone should be treated with respect, supported and encouraged to do their best. NHS staff, at all levels, should work in an environment and culture of learning and improving to maintain high standards of patient care.

We asked Professor Peter Shah (BSc (Hons), MB ChB, FRCOphth, FRCP Edin, MA (Distinction), Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Institute for Glaucoma Research, Institute of Translational Medicine, UHB. Visiting Professor at University College London, Honorary Professor of Glaucoma, Centre for Health & Social Care Improvement, University of Wolverhampton and […]