Orthoptics | University of Sheffield

Important announcement📢 This account is closing on 30 April. To keep up to date with our latest research and teaching in orthoptics, follow us at the links below: Instagram: instagram.com/shefunihealth/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/facult… We’ll see you over there!👋

Our inaugural Health #Apprenticeship Employer Conference is open for bookings! ✔️Explore our programmes and support services ✔️Learn more about apprenticeship funding ✔️Network, and chat to our apprentices 🗓️12 November, 1-4pm at the Medical School Book 👇 app.geckoform.com/public/#/moder…

We're developing a level 6 #orthoptics #apprenticeship to help people train in their local community and support #NHS workforce recruitment. Join our webinar next month to find out more ⬇️ 📅10 September, 12.30 - 1.30pm 🔗tinyurl.com/orthopticswebi… @BIOS_Orthoptics #skillsforlife

Meet Kate, a trainee #AdvancedClinicalPractitioner studying at @sheffielduni. Our specialist masters has allowed Kate to learn a range of ophthalmic examination techniques and better support children in her eye clinic 👁️ Read more⬇️ sheffield.ac.uk/ahpnm/about/st… @BIOS_Orthoptics

It's graduation week! 🎓 We'd like to say a massive congratulations to all of the health students graduating this year. The work you have put in is incredible and we're so excited to see what you go on to do next🥳

Meet Claire, a trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) at @SheffChildrens. Read her interview and discover how our ACP paediatric ophthalmology course is helping Claire to improve her confidence, streamline appointments, and implement change👇 sheffield.ac.uk/ahpnm/about/st…

Explore our ACP programme in paediatric ophthalmology (available as both an apprenticeship and a traditional masters course)🔽 sheffield.ac.uk/ahpnm/apprenti…

Ready to take your clinical leadership skills to the next level? Our online #CPD module in Clinical Education and Leadership in Ophthalmology will empower you to drive positive change and transform patient care. Find out more 👇 sheffield.ac.uk/ahpnm/orthopti… @BIOS_Orthoptics

Speaking of orthoptics... congratulations to all of the incredible winners and nominees at last night's inaugural @BIOS_Orthoptics Annual Awards, and a special shout-out to our Sheffield orthoptic community👏

Vision screening targets a condition known as amblyopia, where the vision in one or both eyes doesn’t develop properly. Vision screening services like this are vital to ensure early treatment and prevent permanent visual impairment. Find out more: buff.ly/pck5Bxq

It was great to see the importance of child vision screening highlighted on BBC Breakfast and on the BBC News website this morning. buff.ly/TmhAfIz

We were delighted to see specialist #orthoptist and @sheffielduni alumna Jenny Smedley featured on @BBCBreakfast this morning, to discuss the importance of orthoptic-led children's vision screening. Watch the piece (7.17am onwards) 👇 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/b… @BIOS_Orthoptics

The QS World University Rankings 2026 have just been released and we’ve placed 92nd in the World Top 100! Huge thanks to everyone in the @sheffielduni community for this achievement; from staff and students to alumni, supporters and friends around the world! #QSWUR2026

We've once again been ranked 1st in the UK for #Nursing in the Complete University Guide 2026 🎉 That's three years running! We’ve also made the top 10 for Speech and Language Therapy and Orthoptics👏 Well done to everyone who has made this happen! @sheffielduni @ShefSNM

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Happy #WorldOrthopticDay! To mark the occasion we sat down with @sheffielduni alumna Cath Williamson to talk about her 26-year orthoptic career - from co-ordinating medical research to running a medical retina clinic single-handedly. Read the interview 👇 shef.ac.uk/ahpnm/news/loo…

Interested in returning to education to study pharmacy, nursing, speech & language therapy or orthoptics as a mature student? Join @ShefUniDLL's Mature Student Taster Day to find out more about foundation year entry. 📅 3 June, 10 - 1.30pm 📍@sheffielduni sheffield.ac.uk/education/life…

Join us at our online open day on 30 April and find out everything you need to know about masters level study at @sheffielduni, all from the comfort of your own sofa. Here's three reasons to book your place (sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate/v…)👇 1/5 #masters #postgraduatestudy #CPD

As a Polish #orthoptist with 25 years of experience, Ewa wasn't going to let her location stop her from advancing her career. Learn more about her online study journey on @sheffielduni's Vision and Strabismus masters programme👇 shef.ac.uk/ahpnm/about/st… @sheforthoptics

Sheffield researchers, Dr Gemma Arblaster and Dr Sonia Toor, have been awarded a @NystagmusUK legacy grant to study the focusing ability in people with nystagmus, which causes repetitive, uncontrolled eye movement👁️ Read more about their research plans👇 nystagmusnetwork.org/nystagmus-netw…