Press Releases

• Specialist Training in Surgical Ophthalmology
  1^st November 2015
  Applications are now open and will close on Friday 4th December 2015
• Core Training in Ophthalmology 2016
  27^th October 2015
  Applications are invited for the Core Training in Ophthalmology Programme for posts commencing in July 2016. This is a three year training…
• Irish eye doctor travels to Haiti to start up dedicated eye care clinic
  8^th October 2015
  An Irish eye doctor who specialises in the treatment of adult and paediatric eye conditions has travelled to Haiti this week to set up a dedicated medical eye clinic for those most in need of treatment, the Irish College of Ophthalmologists (ICO) has
• What is AMD
  23^rd September 2015
  AMD Awareness Week 2015  Dr Mark Cahill, Consultant Eye Doctor at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and Beacon Hospital,…
• ICO issue statement in relation to the launch of the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) 7th Edition of their Code of Standards
  23^rd September 2015
  The Irish College of Ophthalmologists has welcomed the revised Code of Standards for Advertising and Marketing Communications in Ireland (7th Edition) by the ASAI which was launched in Dublin on September 17th 2015. The updated Code set out by the in
• AMD Awareness Week 2015
  14^th September 2015
  The Irish College of Ophthalmologists is working with NCBI, Fighting Blindness, the AOI and Novartis to increase public awareness of AMD and to highlight the importance of regular testing to identify early signs of the condition.
• ICO/Novartis Research Award 2015/2016
  2^nd September 2015
  The ICO/Novartis Research Award for 2015-2016 will be awarded to a project selected by a panel of experts.  A call is now made for…
• Statutory Registration of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians at CORU
  1^st July 2015
  CORU is preparing for the transfer of the registers for dispensing opticians and optometrists from Bord na Radharcmhastóirí (the Opticians Board) to the Optical Registration Board at CORU, later this year.
• 'Bionic Eye' Three-Year Clinical Trial Results Prove Long-Term Safety, Efficacy of Implant that Restores Vision in the Blind
  25^th June 2015
  Patients using Argus II experienced significant improvement in visual function and quality of life
• ICO statement in response to the publication of the Report on the Costs of Medical Indemnity Insurance by the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children
  18^th June 2015
  The Irish College of Ophthalmologists welcomes the Report on the Cost of Medical Indemnity Insurance by the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children.
• American Academy of Ophthalmology to lead Key Symposia at SOE Congress
  3^rd June 2015
  American Academy of Ophthalmology to Lead Key Symposia at Major European Conference Academy co-sponsors European Society of Ophthalmology 2015…
• More than 70,000 patients screened through DiabeticRetina Screen in 100 locations in past 2 years
  15^th May 2015
  More than 70,000 diabetic patients have had their eyes screened under the new National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme, with over 700 new registrations to the programme per month, delegates at the Annual Conference of eye doctors in Ireland hear
• XOVA eXcellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award 2015
  16^th April 2015
  ovartis is calling for submissions for the 2015 eXcellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award (XOVA), which provides grants to support innovative, sustainable, not-for-profit eye care projects worldwide that typically address the vision needs of underserv
• Sláinte agus Tiomáint, the new medical fitness to drive guidelines
  8^th April 2015
  Sláinte agus Tiomáint, the new medical fitness to drive guidelines, has been developed by the National Programme Office for Traffic…
• Doctors report on number of people with eye concerns at hospital A&E following 1999 Eclipse in Ireland
  19^th March 2015
  A spokesperson for the ICO stated that in the aftermath of the last eclipse, which occurred in Ireland in 1999, the A&E department of the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin alone saw 139 people present themselves with concerns about damage

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