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Extending diabetic eye screening to two years could risk sight loss, study finds
Eye problems – known as diabetic retinopathy – are a complication of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, caused by high blood sugars damaging the back of the eye. Early intervention is vital to ensure there is no sight loss. Since 2003, diabetics aged 12 or over in England have been invited for eye screening.
Diabetic retinopathy screening: does one size fit all?
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Diabetic retinopathy screening: does one size fit all?
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Emergency ophthalmology services in the United Kingdom: a snap-shot of service provision
UK hospital emergency ophthalmology services (HEOS) are provided locally by individual Trusts with provision influenced by: staffing levels, service level agreements, populations, and geography [1]. This report presents the provision of UK HEOS during 2017–2018 obtained through a Freedom of Information request to all NHS Acute Providers (APs) [2]. Results were received from all APs with a hospital eye service (HES) (n = 127) of which 98% provided a HEOS.
A catalyst for change
Managing need and demand for health services equitably remain fundamental requirements of an NHS facing increasing capacity pressures [1]. This is acutely evident for hospital eye services [2, 3]. In England, timely delivery and continuity of NHS eye care is dependent on specific local commissioning (and subsequently provision) of primary and community eye services, in addition to specialist ophthalmic services (hospital sector), and general ophthalmic services (optical sector).
Cohort profile: design and methods in the eye and vision consortium of UK Biobank
Epidemiology Cohort profile Cohort profile: design and methods in the eye and vision consortium of UK Biobank Sharon Yu Lin Chua1, Dhanes Thomas1, Naomi Allen2, Andrew Lotery3, Parul Desai1, Praveen Patel1, Zaynah Muthy1, Cathie Sudlow4, Tunde Peto5, Peng Tee Khaw1, Paul J Foster1 UK Biobank Eye & Vision Consortium 1 NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK 2 Nuffield Department of Population Health,...
If Phone Giants Merge: A Rural Take
[imgcontainer left] [img:pacman-att-t-mobile320.jpg] [source]paidcontent[/source] AT&T asserts that its plan to acquire T-Mobile will mean better and more extensive phone service for rural customers, but critics hold a very different view. [/imgcontainer] In March AT&T announced a proposed $39 billion merger with T-Mobile, which would reduce the number of national cell phone carriers from four to three.
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