Private firms eye changing NHS
05 Aug 2010 | by Tom Ireland
With GP consortia due to run an £80 billion annual commissioning budget by 2013, the private sector is widely expected to cash in on their lack of management expertise.
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Hormone could stop eye disease
28 Nov 2008
Melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep, could help to treat the eye disease uveitis, Argentine
How can GPs build better eye services?
23 Jun 2011 | by Colin Cooper
GPs and optometrists met to discuss new ways of improving eye care services through commissioning....GPs can play a crucial part in improving the efficiency of eye health services by using ... to improve patient access to eye care. Delegates at the round table debate. Top row (left to right): Dr ... made a strong case for using the skills and premises of optometrists to improve NHS eye care services ...
Research brief: Antibiotic cures eye lymphoma
05 Oct 2006
Lymphoma of the eye can be cured by the antibiotic doxycycline, an Italian study has found. Researchers treated 27 patients who had ocular adnexal lymphoma, which affects the eyelids and surrounding tissues, with a three-week course of doxycycline therapy. This type of lymphoma is associated ...
Can oily fish prevent eye disease?
19 Jun 2008 | by Sanjay Tanday
Eating food rich in omega-3, such as oily fish like mackerel and sardines, could help cut the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), recent media reports suggest.
GP REGISTRAR: WHAT THEY FORGOT TO TELL YOU... Removing Foreign Body in Eye
01 Mar 2004
Anaesthetic eye drops may be used. If so, protect the eye with a pad for four hours. The foreign body is often visible. If none is seen, use fluorescein drops to stain the cornea to check ... is stuck firmly an eye spud can be used, but care is needed not to damage surrounding tissues. ...
OTC shift will boost use of 'ineffective' drops
21 Jul 2006 | by Rachel Liddle
Academic Primary Care 2006 - OTC eye drops, arthritis, diabetes and statin use....The shift of chloramphenicol eye drops to OTC is likely to increase their use for acute infective ... that chloramphenicol eye drops were no more effective than placebo. That research was published in the same month as the announcement that chloramphenicol eye drops could be sold OTC. Oxfordshire GP and lead researcher Dr Peter ...
Optometrists to write own scrips from 2008
31 Aug 2007 | by Sanjay Tanday
Optometrists throughout the UK are to be given powers to prescribe drugs for eye conditions, under...the eye and the tissues surrounding the eye. They will then be able to write a prescription ... drugs for eye conditions. But it is important that they then relay the information back to the GPs so ... of the eye and its surrounding tissue and would refer patients to an ophthalmologist for more serious ...
AMD side-effect can be misdiagnosed as dementia
14 Nov 2008 | by Tom Moberly
Signs of dementia should not be confused with visual hallucinations common in patients with eye
A picturesque, healthy fish starter
20 Jun 2007
A simple terrine that will delight the eye as well as the palate makes an entry on Dr Chris Duckham
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