The end-to-end service pathway is designed to be integrated with the hospital eye service, to support the identification, early intervention, and long-term management of patients with Dry Eye Disease (DED).
As is our usual process, LOCSU worked collaboratively with several LOCs and their local stakeholder groups, most recently with the Northeast Dry Eye Guidelines Strategy Group lead by Consultant Ophthalmologist Prof. Figueiredo from Newcastle Eye Centre, who produced some excellent local resources.
The LOCSU DED working group built on this work with the support of wider national stakeholders to develop a resource that all LOCs can use as a template to inform local DED pathway discussions with commissioners and Trusts.