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In this fantastic video from Nystagmus Network, Dr Gemma Arblaster explains the role of an orthoptist in assessing vision and eye movements, particularly in patients with conditions like nystagmus. buff.ly/8Jycc8v

If you missed the application deadline or changed your mind about going to university, UCAS Clearing opened this week. Read Emily's full story: buff.ly/MvjHEgJ @NHSHealthCareers Beverley Harden FCSP @UCAS #OrthopticCareers

This cake was made for us by Pearl, age 9. Her mummy works in the eye clinic as an orthoptist and Pearl wanted to make a cake for her mums work friends! 🥰

Our orthoptists Chloe and Lowri are at CVRSoc conference in Croatia, to present recent research on non attendance in paediatric ophthalmology, and the clinical pathway for optic disc swelling. These meetings are vitally important for best practice to be shared👏🏻

Mr Yeo, one of our consultants, also had the honour of being invited to contribute to the ophthalmological congress in Oxford today:

Neonatal colleagues Rebecca and Kelly met with us today to share updates on the new Surgical NICU! #LiverpoolNeonatalPartnership

Using peripheral OCT on the #optos #silverstone to understand anatomy and pathophysiology 🤯 #retinopathyofprematurity The way we look at disease today is different 10 years ago and will be different in another 10 years' time Change is the only constant 💢💢💥

Julie has been a great teacher to us all over the years, and we can’t even begin to count how many patients she must have cared for in that time. What a difference she has made! Good luck Julie, and thanks for everything ❤️. Enjoy your last few weeks with us as an orthoptist!

Last week, a colleague Mr.Shergill from Kettering came over to visit Alder Hey Ophthalmology for 2 days. I was really pleased to be able to show him a surgical forceps that I was working on!

This was really special to be able to reward some of our little patching heroes 🤩 BIOS #wepatch ⬇️🧵

A mum from London is urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month after her three-year-old daughter, Jessy, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma. Read Jessy's story over on our blog: buff.ly/bXzuAeI

Alder Hey is proud to be ranked the top children's hospital in the Government's newly published NHS performance league table. Find out more: bit.ly/3IcqvRR

Consultant colleagues getting together regularly to discuss strategy

Today our optometrists Beth, Rachael, Tamara and Michelle presented at the NW Hospital Optometrists Meeting, at Alder Hey. An afternoon of discussion in the world of paediatric ophthalmology. The attendees hopefully left with new insight in the fantastic work done at Alder Hey.

In the latest Careers Podcast, orthoptist and BIOS Visibility Lead Finn Burgum offers a fantastic and unprecedented view of her career in orthoptics, ahead of this year’s Allied Health Professions' Day! Listen now: buff.ly/tg4TBYk #OrthopticCareers #AHPsDay

📢 SAVE THE DATES ❤️ Biposa meeting in 2026 at The Titanic Hotel in Liverpool, UK 30.09.26 to 02.10.26 British and Irish Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Association

Massive thank you to Rutika Dodeja Alder Hey Ophthalmology , Varun Hathiramani (Paeds Surg) and Swapnil Aswar (Anaesthetics) for sharing your knowledge and first hand experiences. Also to Sunil Sharma for giving insight from an SAC pov.