Please be careful doing DIY jobs during “lockdown”. We have more time available and there are plenty of jobs in the house and around the garden that need fixing. Today I have removed a small fragment of metal called an “intraocular foreign body” from the back of an...
There has been recent guidance from the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention recommending that if people are healthy and practice safe hygiene habits there is no reason to stop wearing contact lenses. I would therefore recommend too that it is reasonable to...
The High court today approved the use of Avastin to treat patients with wet age-related macular degeneration. I have used Avastin for over 10 years to treat my private patients as there is good evidence that it works just as well as the officially approved drugs....
This video shows the issues regarding a mother who is struggling to see whilst her son is growing up. The Macular society have produced a short video to raise awareness of macular disease. Please click on this link to see the video.
Peter Simcock will be in Liverpool this week attending the Annual Congress. He is co-author on a scientific poster and is also looking forward to Prince Andrew HRH The Duke of York addressing the Congress in his role as Patron of the College. The College Annual...
Peter Simcock gave talk at an Italian conference16th September 2024
