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To date 114 practices have been enabled for use of eReferral and were contacted by email during November 2016. As of last week just over 50 of those 114 practices had actually used the eReferral [...]

When this survey was last completed by the Department of Health in 2013,  the response from the profession was really remarkable.  The survey has been running again since 16 January and the [...]

Did you know that the Association of Optometric Practitioners and College of Optometrists run a joint benevolent fund? The Benevolent Fund of the College of Optometrists and the Association of [...]

  Currently 80% of macular referrals sent to electronic triage are false positives. ONI encourage practitioners to use the macular form to help triage.

Developing Eyecare Partnerships (DEP) Task Group 4 have recently completed a piece of work to develop a chapter for the Northern Ireland Formulary on Dry Eye preparations and information in [...]

Sometimes, some of us take it for granted that a patient has an idea of what is going to happen during the examination. This is a great video which dispels some of the mystery of what happens in [...]

RNIB is embarking on an exciting three-year partnership with Specsavers. Together, both RNIB and Specsavers want to transform eye health in the UK by encouraging everyone to look after their eyes [...]

More than 15,000 members of the College of Optometrists will benefit from a fee freeze for a seventh consecutive year. During this time the membership offering has increased considerably, with [...]

Following the  recent  ‘Honey Rose’ legal case the Belfast Health & Social Care Trust Paediatric Ophthalmology Guidance can be found at  http://www.hscbusiness.hscni.net/services/2699.htm  

We would like to draw your attention to this document which has be sent out for consultation and feedback.  Please take a moment to have a look through and think about how the proposed changes [...]