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Motability Foundation and RNIB to explore how journeys can be improved for people with sight loss

A new innovation partnership between the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and the Motability Foundation will explore innovative ways of making journeys better for people with sight loss. The three-year partnership will see both organisations share their expertise...

Lord Provost commends Sight Scotland Veterans for incredible support during visit to charity’s Linburn Centre

The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Councillor Robert Aldridge, has praised Sight Scotland Veterans for the ‘incredible support’ it provides to veterans living with sight loss during a recent visit to the charity’s Linburn Centre in West Lothian. The Lord Provost,...

VCHP clinics visited by Canadian colleague

The VCHP team in Yorkshire has just welcomed a guest from the University of Montreal who is keen to learn more about the care delivery model for people experiencing homelessness. Dr Benoit Tousignant, Associate Professor from the Université de Montréal...

ABDO National Resource Centre secures new gold digital sponsor

The ABDO National Resource Centre (NRC) based in Birmingham has secured a new gold digital sponsor in Birmingham Optical. Birmingham Optical is a leading supplier of optical equipment and services, with over 60 years of experience in the industry. The...

Landmark educational event for ophthalmology trainees hosted by Newmedica Suffolk

Ophthalmology trainees from the East of England were invited to attend a landmark surgical training event being hosted by Newmedica Suffolk in May 2025 where they were able to gain invaluable experience from national experts in the field of cataract...

Disability charity releases new film to improve eyecare for people with learning disabilities

Disability charity SeeAbility has launched a new short film for Learning Disability Week to raise awareness of how people with learning disability can get support with eyecare. The charity works to remove the barriers to eye care for people with...

Shockat Adam MP pledges to focus attention on special schools eyecare service

Charity SeeAbility and Willow Dene Oakmere Road special school in Greenwich were delighted to host the first practising optometrist MP to be elected to parliament, Shockat Adam, to see the charity’s eyecare work in action. Shockat came to learn more...

CooperVision announces UK&I OptiStudent™ award winner

The end of June saw the final of the UK&I OptiStudent™ Awards, an annual competition for optometry students across Europe, organised by global contact lens manufacturer, CooperVision. Representing Cardiff University, third year optometry student, Cherilyn Tan, was announced as this...

Mapping the Future of Vision Impairment Services in Scotland

Vision Collaborative Scotland, formerly the Scottish Vision Services Steering Group, has re-launched with a new name, a renewed purpose, and an ambitious vision. Now known as Vision Collaborative Scotland, the group of third sector partners is committed to transforming the...

ABDO opens clinical conference bookings to non-members

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) is delighted to announce that bookings are now open for its 2025 clinical conference – and for the first time, non-members are invited to attend the in-person sessions. Taking place at the ABDO...

Topcon Healthcare National OCT Conference (prior to Optix Conference)

by Laura Williams The National Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Conference – the industry conference organised by Topcon Healthcare – went ahead as an in-person event for the first time in three years. It was a widely welcomed return to in-person...

XXI SARCS (State of the Art Refractive Cataract Surgery) Symposium 2023

You are invited to XXI State of the Art Refractive and Cataract Surgery Symposium on Friday 16 June 2023 at the University of Hull. This is the place where brilliant minds from around the world come together to share their...