New essential guide for practice teams from Optometry Today
Optometry Today (OT) publishes new Practice Team Guide in partnership with Johnson & Johnson Vision.
Part 1: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh Visits Ethiopia with Orbis
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh, visited services protecting the vision of children and adults in Hawassa, Ethiopia, with international eyecare charity Orbis.
Better eye health would boost UK economy by £10bn - almost double the value of the UK’s film and TV industry, research finds
Better eye health would bring a £10 billion boost to the UK economy each year, almost twice the value of the TV and film industry, new research released this World Sight Day has found.
CHEC Blackpool celebrates World Sight Day with 10,000th patient
Community-based ophthalmology provider marks major milestone for patient choice and equitable access.
Half a million factory workers in low-income countries have vision screened in landmark project led by alliance of US Businesses
Half a million factory workers in low-income countries have vision screened in landmark project led by alliance of US Businesses – a milestone announced today, World Sight Day.
Sight Scotland urges restaurants and venues to open their doors to the vision impaired
Charity launches new Customer Service Guide for bars and restaurants during National Braille Week.
BCLA to stage its first in-person Presidential Address since pandemic
The new President of the BCLA will highlight the “fears and opportunities” in the contact lens industry as part of the first face-to-face address to members in four years.
Chief optometric advisor letter to optometry sector: update on undergraduate optometry degree reforms
Dr Janey Pooley, Chief Optometric Advisor to the Scottish Government, releases an update on progress of the reforms to the undergraduate optometry degree model in Scotland.
Celebrations for 20 years of VCHP ring out from the city
20 years of Vision Care for Homeless People, and the 18,000+ people who have been helped to better vision through the regional drop-in clinics, were celebrated by a host of volunteers, charity founders and generous donors from the optical community last week.
Exeter clinic manager wins VCHP Volunteer Award
Exeter VCHP clinic manager, Zoe Haigh, has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to the charity during the past six years.
Views invited on the future Special Schools Eye Care Service
10 October 2023
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optometry, AOP, Julie-Anne Little, children, NHS England, special needs, SEN Campaign
NHS England are consulting on the current model of the Special Schools Eye Care service that is live in 83 schools across England.
