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The northern ireland optometry tag on WindowsForum.com follows a specific Windows and Microsoft Edge compatibility problem affecting eye care referrals. Coverage centers on how a Microsoft Edge update disrupted Internet Explorer mode, breaking access to the Clinical Communication Gateway eReferral system that Northern Ireland optometrists use to send patients to hospital eye services. The Business Services Organisation linked the failure to recent Edge changes, and health officials introduced a secure email fallback that practitioners describe as slower and less certain. It is a focused example of legacy web dependency, browser update fallout, and the operational risk when clinical workflows rely on IE mode.
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    Microsoft Edge IE Mode Update Disrupts Northern Ireland Optometry Referrals

    A browser update is causing trouble for patient care in Northern Ireland. Some optometrists there cannot reliably get into the Clinical Communication Gateway (CCG) eReferral system, which they use to send patients to hospital eye services. The system depends on Internet Explorer mode in...