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A Scottish first: SOC goes virtual

The first virtual Scottish Ophthalmology Club (SOC) meeting will be held on Wednesday 30 September 2020.

Supporting optical professions throughout the pandemic

A letter has been released to go to all optical professionals on behalf of the professional bodies and government bodies responsible for ophthalmic dispensing and optometry.

Study reveals increase in Charles Bonnet Syndrome symptoms due to COVID-19

A study published today in BMJ Open Ophthalmology has shown the impact of COVID-19 on those already experiencing vivid hallucinations as a result of Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS).

Glaucoma UK launches new services booklet for people living with glaucoma

Glaucoma UK is launching a new booklet to highlight the services it can offer to people with glaucoma, and the healthcare professionals looking after them.

Pulling on the heart strings: ophthalmologist fundraises for GOSH

NIHR Doctoral Fellow Sohaib Rufai is sharing his guitar performances to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.

The Spectacle Makers’ Charity takes up the challenge of glaucoma in Nigeria

The Glaucoma-NET was established by the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme in 2021 to address the high levels of irreversible blindness due to glaucoma in low-income countries. It aims to preserve the sight of people with glaucoma through bringing together patients, clinicians, researchers, NGOs and Ministries of Health, with a lasting and sustainable impact.

RNIB welcomes Kamiqua Lake as new Trustee

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has announced the appointment of a new Trustee, Kamiqua Lake.

CALA Homes donates white boards to help pupils at Royal Blind School

Homebuilder Cala Homes (East) has donated £3,130 to Sight Scotland for the purchase of two white boards to aid teaching at the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh.

BHVI Launches Myopia Awareness Week 2023

BHVI, an Australian not-for-profit organisation with an international focus on vision research, has announced today the launch of Myopia Awareness Week for 2023 – a global initiative relaunched in 2021, to bring attention to the growing epidemic of myopia in children across the world.

2023 International Myopia Institute White Papers Released in Special Edition of IOVS

The International Myopia Institute (IMI) is excited to announce the release of the third series of their highly cited White Papers in a special issue of the top peer-reviewed Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (IOVS) journal.

Scotland's Bottle Deposit Return Scheme – have visually impaired people even been considered?

Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans have welcomed the delay to the Bottle Deposit Return Scheme and are urging the Scottish Government to use this time to consider the implications it will have for visually impaired people.

The AOP welcomes the extended rollout of the special schools eyecare service

The AOP responds to the announcement on sight tests in special schools.