Optometrist – Cathedral Eye Clinic Cathedral Eye Clinic is currently looking for an Optometrist to join our team due to our continued expansion. Location: Academy Street, Belfast, with some travelling required in Northern Ireland. Hours: Full time of Part Time, with some Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. Salary & Benefits: Dependent on experience, to be …
At present, over 60 million people around the world suffer from treatable visual impairment, and could benefit from from eye surgery procedures. There is a worldwide shortage of qualified surgeons to meet this need. Through the development of robotic-assisted eye surgery, the potential exists to treat many of those who otherwise would not have access …
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Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Cathedral Eye Clinic is working hard in the background to minimise the risk of patient visual loss by maintaining essential eye care to patients across the Province. We remain accessible at all times to community optometrists to ensure no patients are left without emergency or essential eye care. Following the Royal …
What is Amblyopia Amblyopia symptoms are common and well documented. Also known as ‘lazy eye’, amblyopia is an eyesight condition which occurs when one or both eyes struggle to build a strong link with the brain. In a healthy eye, light is focused through the eye upon the retina. The cells in this part of …
Dry Eye Syndrome Dry eye syndrome symptoms are extremely common. Dry eye syndrome is a chronic eye condition, which gradually develops in what is a cumulative effect. In many cases, dry eye syndrome may not offer a total cure. Instead, management of the condition is prioritised, with effective treatment bringing substantially less symptoms, as well …
Oculoplastic Surgery Also known as ophthalmic plastic surgery, oculoplastic surgery is a high-specialised field of medicine which concerns the plastic and reconstructive surgery of the orbit (bony socket), the tear ducts and the eyelids, as well as cosmetic surgery of the brows and eyelids. As a surgical subspecialty of ophthalmology, oculoplastic surgery entails the medical …
Also known as AMD or AMRD, age-related macular degeneration is an eye condition which, similarly to conditions such as glaucoma, displays no symptoms when in its early stages. Whilst the condition is significantly more prevalent in older people, the number of patients suffering from the condition is on the increase. What is Age-Related Macular …
What are Cataracts? Put simply, a cataract is an eye condition which causes a clouding of the normally-clear lens of the eye. As one of the most common eyesight impairments facing patients in the UK, cataract symptoms are well documented. Cathedral Eye Clinic offer a range of surgeries and other treatments to treat cataracts and …
What is Astigmatism? Astigmatism is an abnormality in the curvature of the eye’s lens or cornea. As one of the most common eye conditions in the world, astigmatism is said to affect all of us to at least some degree. Indeed, research suggests that in the UK, 24% of individuals have astigmatic vision correction needs …
