One million people in the UK have glaucoma, the commonest cause of irreversible blindness. While this fate afflicts 10% of sufferers in their lifetime, 50% of people in the UK living with glaucoma don't know they have it @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social
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It’s been exciting to work with #Holly_Whelan and #Mark_Cobain at #Habit_Partners and #Younger_Lives_Group to develop Glaucoma Wise-free support, accessible information and promoting positive habits and “life hacks” to build a better #quality_of_life for folks living with #glaucoma. glaucomawise.com

Excited to share our operational research into the optimal design of high-volume, technician-led outpatient clinics. Congratulations to Kerstin Sailer, Martin Utley & Rosi Pachilova who led this study.
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Supported by @ucl.ac.uk, Moorfields Eye Charity

A big thank you to Prof Alicja Rudnicka (City St George's), Kelsey Stuart (Moorfields) and Siegfried Wagner (Moorfields) for superb presentations at today's #UKBiobank session at #RCOphth Also, thanks to participants, management and funders of #UKBiobank- an amazing scientific resource.

Many thanks to the German Ophthalmic Surgery Society (DOC) for honouring me with a keynote address in the 37th DOC annual congress lnkd.in/eUkxbKUT at the impressive Nuremberg Convention Centre. It's an honour to join the pantheon of greats of ophthalmology practicing in Germany, now and in the past

This week is #World_Glaucoma_Awareness_Week. Glaucoma is the commonest cause of irreversible blindness. Half of all glaucoma blindness is caused by #angle_closure_glaucoma
Here's a run down of important research findings and care of glaucoma.
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