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 ... access to great online resources. Register for your NHS OpenAthens username / password so that you can use a single username to access great online content such as: Case reports Clinical decision support tools Drugs reference Exam support Full-text articles Guidelines and procedures Literature searching databases Patient information Topic Overviews Go to our NHS OpenAthens web page for all the info you need to register. Example resources More Help For more help about NHS OpenAthens: Complete our online tutorial Register with OpenAthens Check our help page for NHS OpenAthens Contact your NHS OpenAthens administrator To learn more about the resources you can access: Complete our online tutorial Finding NHS Resources

  Estimated prevalence of main eye diseases in the UK: Age-related macular degeneration 600,000 people Glaucoma 500,000 people Cataract 500,000 people Diabetic retinopathy 144,000 people National Eye Health week aims to raise the profile of optics as it encourages the public to be ‘eye aware’ with a series of initiatives inspiring greater up-take of routine sight tests and highlighting the role healthy lifestyles play in preventing avoidable sight loss. Despite the obvious challenges of 2020, the previous year’s campaign raised optics up the public health agenda with Google searches around ‘eye health’ peaking during the week – up more than 20 per cent on the next highest point in the year. For more information surrounding the importance of eye health please visit the Vison Matters, Fight for Sight and NHS Choices websites: http://www.visionmatters.org.uk/ https://www.fightforsight.org.uk/ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/look-after-your-eyes/

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 You can use the Health Library Literature Search Service to help you to get the best healthcare evidence quickly.  What is the Health Library Literature Service? If you need evidence quickly we can run literature searches on your behalf. Our expert librarians will discuss your requirements with you and search the most relevant, good quality resources to find you the best evidence. You'll get a report including all the items - such as articles, reviews, guidelines and reports - which match your search criteria. This: Saves you time Gives you good quality resources Helps you get easy access Who can make a request? This service is available to NHS staff and Keele academics to support service delivery, patient care, research and professional development. Please note that this service is not available to support assignments - please contact our training team if you need help searching for information for your studies. How can you make a request? You can make a request: submit your re