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Ophthalmology Current Awareness Bulletin May 2015 Emailed alerts are a quick and easy way of keeping up to date. We produce subject specific Current Awareness Bulletins to provide staff with information on recently published guidance and research All Current Awareness Bulletins are prepared monthly by librarians, and emailed directly to your inbox To access journal articles that are available in full text you will need to have a username and password for NHS OpenAthens. Register here. For further information or support please contact the [email protected] or see the library blog at http://eastdorsetnhslibrary.wordpress.com/ NICE Evidence LipiFlow thermal pulsation treatment for dry eyes caused by blocked meibomian glands (MIB29) Quality and Productivity: Proposed Case Study Page 1 of 7 This document can be found online at: http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/qualityandproductivity Mobile clinics for chronic stable glaucoma management: improving access and alleviating hospital demand Provided by: Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group and Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Visit the NICE website for more details of mobile clinics for chronic stable glaucoma management and other examples of quality and productivity initiatives. Guidance Glaucoma referral and safe discharge SIGN 2015 Commissioning Cataract commissioning guidance https://www.networks.nhs.uk/news/cataract-commissioning-guidance RCOphthalmologists page https://www.rcophth.ac.uk/standards-publications-research/commissioning-and-value-for-moneyin-ophthalmology/ New database will make 'watertight' case for community eye services « Back by Maria Axford — last modified May 11, 2015 11:15 AM A new database will demonstrate the cost effectiveness of community eye services to CCGs, a leading eye health organisation insists. Its Data Repository project will provide a compelling evidence base to NHS commissioners for the adoption of high-street services at scale, says the Local Optical Committee Support Unit (LOCSU). Announcing plans for the project LOCSU managing director, Katrina Venerus, said: “This will be a real game changer for community eye health services that could put paid to the fragmented, piecemeal approach by commissioners.” https://www.networks.nhs.uk/news/new-database-will-make-watertight-case-for-community-eyeservices Cochrane reviews updated Omega 3 fatty acids for preventing or slowing the progression of age-related macular degeneration Journal articles from TRIP database 1.Fishing for answers: can omega 3 supplements save our vision? Evidently Cochrane 2015 2. XRCC1 and XPD genetic polymorphisms and susceptibility to age-related cataract: A meta-analysis. Molecular vision 2015 3. Orthokeratology to control myopia progression: a meta-analysis. PloS one 2015 4. GSTM1 and GSTT1 null genotype and diabetic retinopathy: a meta-analysis. International journal of clinical and experimental medicine 2015 5. Association between SERPING1 rs2511989 polymorphism and age-related macular degeneration: Meta-analysis. International journal of ophthalmology 2015 6. Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide in the treatment of ophthalmic inflammatory diseases with macular edema: a meta-analysis study. Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2015 7. TRANSCONJUNCTIVAL NONVITRECTOMIZING VITREOUS SURGERY VERSUS 25-GAUGE VITRECTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE: A Prospective Randomized Study. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2015 8. AIR VERSUS GAS TAMPONADE IN RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT WITH INFERIOR BREAKS AFTER 23-GAUGE PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY: A Prospective, Randomized Comparative Interventional Study. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2015 9. Corneal cut closure using temperature-controlled CO2 laser soldering system. Lasers in medical science 2015 10. The macular degeneration and aging study: Design and research protocol of a randomized trial for a psychosocial intervention with macular degeneration patients. Contemporary clinical trials 2015 11. Intensive diabetes therapy and ocular surgery in type 1 diabetes. NEJM 2015 12. Long-Term Effects of Retinal Gene Therapy in Childhood Blindness. NEJM 2015 13. A 12-MONTH, SINGLE-MASKED, RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY OF EYES WITH PERSISTENT DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA AFTER MULTIPLE ANTI-VEGF INJECTIONS TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY OF THE DEXAMETHASONE-DELAYED DELIVERY SYSTEM AS AN ADJUNCT TO BEVACIZUMAB COMPARED WITH CONTIN Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2015 ClinicalKey titles www.clinicalkey.com Login with your OpenAthens password Latest issue available! American Journal of Ophthalmology Archives of the Spanish Society for Ophthalmology (Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología, English Edition) Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology Contact Lens & Anterior Eye Journal of AAPOS Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Ocular Surface, The Ophthalmology Survey of Ophthalmology British Journal of Ophthalmology login with OpenAthens http://bjo.bmj.com/content/current NEWS Lancet Nursing Times Nurses' role in early detection of cataracts By looking for early signs of cataracts when conducting holistic patient assessments, nurses can help affected patients manage any loss of vision until surgery is appropriate. BMJ Ophthalmology latest from the BMJ http://www.bmj.com/specialties/ophthalmology Minister rules out use of Avastin over Lucentis for wet AMD Zosia Kmietowicz GMC is criticised for refusing to disclose reasons behind its advice to support prescribing for Lucentis rather than Avastin for wet AMD Deborah Cohen New books Kanski’s Clinical Ophthalmology (Bowling) 8th ed; ISBN: 9780702055720; Package/Collection: Ophthalmology; New edition (replaces 9780702040931); https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2.0C20120072808 NHS Choices – behind the headlines Disclaimer This resource list contains a selection of information which is not intended to be exhaustive, and although library staff have made every effort to link only to reputable and relevant titles it is the responsibility of the reader to appraise this information for accuracy and relevance. Feedback This list was produced by Jo Laing, Librarian, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospital. 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