Diabetic Retinopathy Evening

Date: To be Confirmed

Paediatric Dispensing Evening

Details to be confirmed

Venue: Dunsilly Hotel (to be confirmed)

Further details to be confirmed

Moorfields Survey

Shona Hadwin, BSc (Hons) MCOptom, Resident Optometrist, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust would like to invite all fully qualified optometrists to take part in a short survey which looks at optometrists’ methods of assessing optic discs for the presence of glaucoma. The survey will take approximately 2-3 minutes to complete.  At the end of the survey, you will be invited to take part in an optional and more practical second phase, which can be undertaken at any other convenient time. 

There is an increasing desire to involve optometrists in the care and follow-up of glaucoma patients. However, to date we have little idea about how competent we are as a profession in disc assessment, or what might improve our ability to take part in glaucoma care.  This study, funded by The College of Optometrists’ iPRO grant, is aimed at all fully qualified optometrists from all practice environments (including independent practice, multiple, academic and hospital) and with all levels of experience.  If you are interested in taking part please click the link below:

http://opticdiscstudy.moorfields.nhs.uk

Timothy Young, our new NIOS President, is forward thinking and enthusiastic as he takes up the mantle.

Timothy Young, in opening the 1st November Meeting, stated as follows:

“It is both a privilege and an honour to be President of the Northern Ireland Optometric Society.  I am mindful that there is a heritage to protect and a future to promote and, as a Society, we have to evolve.  There are issues which I feel we need to address, one of them being accessibility of the conference to younger members.  We have to open our appeal to a wider and younger audience to include more of the profession. 

As this is the Society/organisation which for over fifty years has provided continuing education and facilitated gatherings of the profession, I feel it is essential that it is encouraged and developed to reflect the changing times in optometry. 

There are members here tonight who have served in this capacity and for many years on Council.  Even though some of us are younger and have the energy, you have the experience we need and we really value your insight.  I would ask you to continue with your support and input.”