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Dr Rebecca (Becky) Thomas @beckylt09.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

New paper from our group: Trends in certifications of overall vision impairment and that due to diabetic retinopathy/maculopathy in England and Wales, 2009/2010 to 2019/2020: a retrospective database analysis bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...

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Dr Rebecca (Becky) Thomas @beckylt09.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Great way to start the year with a manuscript I’ve spent a full 12 months trying to get published being accepted! 🎉 Yes 1 year this has been doing the rounds with journals. Plus the previous years of analysis, writing & co-author reviews. Publications don’t happen over night

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Dr Rebecca (Becky) Thomas @beckylt09.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

It’s a 🎂 & 🍾 kinda day! Another trip around the Sun that not everyone is lucky enough to make. Will spend the day with family celebrating, laughing & having fun.

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Dr Rebecca (Becky) Thomas @beckylt09.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Did you know a complication of #Diabetes is diabetic retinopathy. Left untreated this can lead to sight loss. Diabetes is a condition with numbers: glucose, insulin, carbohydrate. But what if you can't see the numbers? #SeeTheNeed #LeftBehind

The infographic reads:
#SeeTheNeed #LeftBehind
2.2 million people are living with sight loss in the UK 2023 (3.3%)

28,670 children and young people age 0-17 years live with sight impairment and severe sight impairment

427,000 people of working age live with sight loss 1.3 million people with diabetes have diabetic retinopathy. 123,000 people have severe diabetic retinopathy (R2,R3,M1)

20% experience difficulties managing diabetes due to vision loss

Figures from RNIB and Barometer study

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Iain Broome @iainbroome.com · 21/11/2024

Excellent guide to making accessible PowerPoint presentations here from the Welsh government, no less. Covers arranging slides, image accessibility, colours and styles, slides for people with Dyslexia and alternative formats. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 👍

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How to create accessible PowerPoint presentations | GOV.WALES

Instructions for improving the accessibility of PowerPoint presentations.

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Dr Rebecca (Becky) Thomas @beckylt09.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

This was sooooo much fun to do. Loved joining @diabeteschat.bsky.social and what a line up this month to be part of! Catch up on YouTube! #DiabetesAwarenessMonth

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Dr Rebecca (Becky) Thomas @beckylt09.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

FARSight-DM recruited its first participants today! We’re looking at a new pathway for the management of diabetic maculopathy & pre-proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the community instead of hospitals in Wales.

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Dr Rebecca (Becky) Thomas @beckylt09.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

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Dr Rebecca (Becky) Thomas @beckylt09.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Hey 👋 Just joined will take a little while to work things out. Content you’ll see from me is diabetes related & eye health 👀 Also doggos 🐶 & general whinging 🙈

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