Blogs

In the news section I provide regular blogs to keep you updated about topical subjects that relate to eye health and also keep you informed about any meetings I am attending or courses that I have organised..

Latest from the blog

Have a read of my latest blog posts to find out more about what I do.

Should I wear contact lenses during the Coronavirus pandemic?

Should I wear contact lenses during the Coronavirus pandemic?

April 15th, 2020

There has been recent guidance from the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention recommending that if people are healthy and practice safe hygiene habits there is no reason to stop wearing contact lenses. I would therefore recommend too that it is reasonable to...

High court approves Avastin for NHS patients

High court approves Avastin for NHS patients

August 21st, 2018

The High court today approved the use of Avastin to treat patients with wet age-related macular degeneration. I have used Avastin for over 10 years to treat my private patients as there is good evidence that it works just as well as the officially approved drugs....

This week is macular week

This week is macular week

May 29th, 2018

This video shows the issues regarding a mother who is struggling to see whilst her son is growing up. The Macular society have produced a short video to raise awareness of macular disease.  Please click on this link to see the video.

Find out more about your surgeon, Peter Simcock

My blog will keep you up to date with developments in the world of eye surgery and also on my schedule of teaching and training events for patients, optometrists and trainee doctors.

Experience

Mr Peter Simcock MB ChB DO FRCP FRCS FRCOphth trained at three prestigious teaching hospitals, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.

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Reputation

Mr Peter Simcock is highly regarded by his fellow Consultants in the region as a reliable and authoritative second opinion on complicated and difficult cataract and retinal cases.

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Innovations

Mr Peter Simcock was the first eye surgeon in the UK to pioneer the use of a “no or limited posture” technique in the treatment of macular holes with a scientific publication in 2000.

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Publications

Mr Peter Simcock is renowned for his teaching ability and has trained doctors from around the world. He has published 3 books and has 45 scientific articles in peer reviewed journals.

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NHS Work

Mr Peter Simcock's  dedication to NHS work has resulted in being awarded a national clinical excellence award in 2009 and renewed in 2014 for services over and above what is contractually required.

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Patient Feedback

Patient feedback is vital in order to improve the service.  All patients have feedback forms given and Exeter Eye at Admiral House publishes patient reported outcomes on a quarterly basis. 

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Surgical Audit

At Exeter Eye all cataract surgery data is captured on an electronic patient record called Medisight and this facilitates continuous audit on outcomes such as improvement in vision and complication rates

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Teaching

I provide teaching material for Medical Students, Eye Doctors, Optometrists and Patients in the form of videos and powerpoint slides.  There will be some video material of operations I have performed.

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