Press Releases
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Traynor Research Fellowship 2021
22nd February 2021
MSc degree position available for 1 year. -
Safe Use of Hand Sanitizers in the Protection of Eyes
17th February 2021
Dr. Maureen Hillery, Community Ophthalmologist in Community Services, HSE SE, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary provides the following guidance and advice in relation to the safe use of hand sanitisers as a protective public health measure against COVID-19. -
Diabetic RetinaScreen introduces two-yearly screening pathway for eligible participants
16th February 2021
Diabetic RetinaScreen (DRS), the National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme, is introducing at two-yearly screening pathway for screening participants who are deemed eligible. -
ICO Statement - Important Advice for the Public and Eye Care Patients during COVID-19
15th February 2021
Prof William Power, Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology and Spokesperson for the Irish College of Ophthalmologists These are very challenging times for… -
ICO/Novartis Eye Research Bursary 2021 - Call for Applications
20th January 2021
Applications for the ICO/Novartis Eye Research Bursary for 2021 are now invited. The annual bursary is an unrestricted educational… -
ICO/Bayer Clinical Fellowship 2020/21
21st December 2020
The Irish College of Ophthalmologists (ICO), the training and professional body for eye doctors, is delighted to formally announce and congratulate… -
ICO Winter Newsletter
20th December 2020
The latest edition of ICO Newsletter (winter 2020) has been distributed (December 2020). In this edition, we give an update from the Integrated Eye… -
ICO Statement - National Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme
22nd October 2020
October 22, 2020 Upon the publication this week of the Expert Reference Groups' Reports on three of the four national screening programmes, the… -
World Sight Day 2020 - Eye Health in the time of COVID-19
8th October 2020
This World Sight Day, Thursday 8thOctober 2020, the Irish College of Ophthalmologists (ICO) is reminding patients of the importance of attending their scheduled eye appointments to ensure continuity of care and to protect their vision. -
Medical Careers Fair 2020 - Ophthalmology Live Q&A Session October 16
6th October 2020
Interested in a Career in Ophthalmology? The Irish College of Ophthalmologists is hosting an online career session on Friday 16th October at 6pm. … -
AMD Awareness 2020
15th September 2020
September normally marks AMD Awareness Week in Ireland but unfortunately due to COVID-19 this year's campaign has been postponed. … -
Drive Through Glaucoma Intra-Ocular Pressure Clinic at Citywest
24th August 2020
A temporary drive through Glaucoma clinic to provide continued assessment and monitoring of patient intra-ocular pressure (IOP) is in operation… -
NDTP National Supernumerary Flexible Training Scheme.
19th August 2020
The National Doctor’s Training and Planning Unit (NDTP) has recently launched the 2021-2022 intake for the HSE National Supernumerary Flexible… -
Wellcome-HRB ICAT PhD Fellowships - Call for Applications
10th August 2020
The Wellcome-HRB ICAT Programme is seeking to appoint its next cohort of well-qualified and ambitious individuals who aspire to become the next… -
HSE Aspire Fellowships 2021
10th August 2020
NDTP has launched the call for Aspire proposals from potential supervisors for post CSCT fellowships. Successful proposals will be selected as Aspire Fellowships. Proposals will be assessed on relevance to service requirements, quality/ innovative na