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Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh awarded Honorary Fellowship of The College of Optometrists for her outstanding contribution to eye health
The College of Optometrists has presented Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh with an Honorary Fellowship of the College in recognition of Her Royal Highness’s outstanding contribution to eye health. The Duchess is passionate about preventing avoidable sight loss...
OCULUS supports the 23rd German Down Syndrome Sports Festival in Wetzlar
Once again, OCULUS brought the 'Vision Olympics' to the German Down Syndrome Sports Festival in Wetzlar. Participants had the opportunity to have their vision tested and receive a brief screening of the anterior segment of their eyes. This year, the...
New research shows the unhealthy state of access to medicine and medical devices for blind patients
Blind and partially sighted people could become ill from medicines and medical devices, because they are not being listened to when it comes to designing, prescribing and administering treatments. The Safety Gap’ report commissioned by the Patient Safety Commissioner, Prof...
Blind West Lothian man supports others through sport
For Neil Atkinson, sport has always been a significant part of his life. Now, as a Community Connection Coordinator for RNIB Scotland, he uses his experiences to help improve accessibility and awareness for blind and partially sighted individuals across the...
Glaucoma UK’s World Glaucoma Week campaign encourages people to make eye health a conversation
As part of this year’s World Glaucoma Week, Glaucoma UK is encouraging people to make eye health part of their conversations – whether by booking an eye test, raising awareness, or learning more about glaucoma. World Glaucoma Week (WGW) is...
Young visionaries win global competition by re-designing the Glasses of the Future
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) celebrated UNICEF World Children’s Day by announcing the winners of ‘Glasses of the Future’, a global competition that invited children across the world to design the next generation of glasses. Lama...
Shared vision: Father and son navigate life with glaucoma together
Glaucoma UK is a charity dedicated to supporting people living with glaucoma across the UK. They’re getting ready for Glaucoma Awareness Week, an annual awareness raising campaign, which is running from 24–30 June.
Falkirk girl with sight loss is World Book Day winner
Grace Kidd, 9, from Falkirk, is the winner of a creative writing competition hosted for the first time by leading sight loss charity, RNIB, to mark World Book Day.
Limitations batted away at Glasgow blind cricket event
A unique event is being run in Glasgow this weekend for blind and sighted people to have a go at visually impaired cricket.
