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BIOS Vice Chair Helen Haggerty presented at BIPOSA in the North East today on whether early post-op squint surgery follow-up is needed. Biposa #orthoptics

Do you have hemianopia or know someone with hemianopia (visual field loss to the same side in both eyes)? Please consider completing our survey (paper copies also available by post/email); livpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5v…

*CALL FOR PAPERS* BMC Pediatrics have an upcoming special issue on 'Vision care and disorders in children'. If you're planning to submit a paper in the next 6 months, then this could be a great route to publication! Details: biomedcentral.com/collections/VC…

Jenny's ACP in Paediatric Ophthalmology has given her the skills and training to tackle the ongoing pressures facing eye care services. Find out more: buff.ly/3C2ssuW #ACP buff.ly/3Q4vXpY

A huge congratulations to Paddy McCance and Jenny McAlister, both winners last night at the Advancing Healthcare Awards Northern Ireland 2024! Paddy won the Patricia Blackburn Award for Significant Contribution & Achievement and Jenny won a Rising Star Award. #AHANI AHAwards💙

🎖️Proud on #AHPsDay 2024 to launch 👉The Chief AHP Officers (England) Gold Award for Excellence 🎖️Honoured to personally select the first recipients for their contribution to our work during my 10 years in office Congratulations to these #AHPs who definitely delivered! WeAHPs 💙

So well deserved. Congratulations

Why do we see double? How do our eyes work together and what if this goes wrong? If you know a #kS5 student interested in health, science and working with people, #orthoptics could be for them. Share our online taster session on 23/10⬇️ sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/… #UKEdchat #STEM

📢Calling all Faculty of Health | University of Sheffield Orthoptics alumni! Where are you now? We're looking to hear from Sheffield graduates about their current roles within the field, in order to inspire the next generation of students. Tell us your story👇 forms.gle/QMz2HQ9GBtZHKJ… BIOS

Help shape the future of healthcare education by completing our Educator Workforce Survey! Your insights will guide understanding of the academic workforce across the UK and influence training for healthcare professions. Check with your university's CoDH rep for survey access.

📢 UPDATE - BIOS Career Development Framework - Mailshot 2 The second draft of our Framework is now available for comment on our website for comment. buff.ly/3UqkC6F

It's #AdvancedPractice week! Could your trust benefit from an Advanced Clinical Practitioner working within paediatric ophthalmology? Read Dr Charlotte Codina's write up about the impact ACPs can play in this busy NHS speciality: sheffield.ac.uk/ahpnm/news/cou… NHS South Yorkshire BIOS

Having a great time at the Saudi Society of Optometry conference. Day 1: Charlotte Codina gave the keynote lecture on vision & hearing impairment, & I delivered a workshop on investigation of strabismus. Excited for day 2 👀 مؤتمر البصريات السعودي التاسعSSO2024 Orthoptics | University of Sheffield

Vision screening for stroke survivors in acute and community settings – what to do? UK NICE Guidelines call for orthoptic-delivered (not orthoptic-led) blanket assessment of all stroke survivors. If not possible prior to discharge, then vision screen using a validated tool.

Well deserved

University of Southampton's Jay Self and Dr Helena Lee were pleased to be invited to the #HouseofLords yesterday for Nystagmus Network's anniversary event. They were delighted to meet Marsha de Cordova who chairs the Eye Health & VI APPG and is a great advocate for disability rights and equality.

👁 Nystagmus Network changes lives - mine included - & I was honoured to be made an ambassador for the Network last night. 🎤 Watch a snippet of my speech from the Network's 40th anniversary, celebrating the ground-breaking work they do to support people with nystagmus to thrive.

Today we launched our new Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Strategy, reaffirming our commitment to fostering an inclusive environment throughout the orthoptic profession. To support this, we've also refreshed and expanded the EDI content on our website: buff.ly/4g6vfo2

We've collaborated with organisations across the eye care sector to launch the UK Eye Care Data Hub, to inform and support eye care commissioners and service planners. Learn more about how the data hub could help advance the profession and improve care ➡️ buff.ly/4gSoPsZ

The harmful impact of negative depictions of strabismus in animated films for children strabismus-support.co.uk/2025/01/27/the… Saurabh Jain Silvia Riva