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The slow birth of Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
Pic: Phanie Agency/Rex Features Priscilla Lynch reports on the long-awaited development of Ireland’s Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme. The long-awaited national diabetic retinopathy screening...
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‘Old’ STI-related eye infections on the rise
andy_Q / Getty Images An increasing number of eye infections that are caused by gonorrhoea or syphilis are occurring around the country, the Irish College of Ophthalmologists annual conference heard....
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Concern over medical advertising
Pic: Thinkstock/Getty The Irish College of Ophthalmologists (ICO) announced the details of a special health policy meeting on advertising standards in medicine to take place on September 24, during its...
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New HSE National Director of Diabetic Retinopathy appointed
memorisz / Getty Images The new HSE National Clinical Lead for Diabetic Retinopathy is Mr David Keegan, Consultant Vitreo-retinal Surgeon at the Mater Hospital in Dublin, IMT can reveal. Mr Keegan...
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Half of Limerick GPs attend advisory meeting on primary care eye health
Prof Jim Lucey, St Patrick’s An education meeting on eye health in primary care for GPs drew a large turnout of 50 local doctors, half of those practising in the city, during the ICO annual conference...
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Doctors asked to advise patients on wearing suitable sunglasses
vaz1 / Getty Images Doctors attending the ICO annual conference were asked to educate their patients on the importance of wearing sunglasses that provide adequate protection from the sun. Dr Patricia...
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