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Neurogenic palsy due to COVID-19

3 April 2024 | Fiona Rowe (Prof) | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - General

The authors aimed to identify cases of neurogenic palsy in the presence of Covid-19 and document the patient characteristics, type of palsy and possible aetiologies. Case reports and case series were included in the search. Twenty-three articles were included with...

Two centuries later, braille is still as important as ever, says teenage sight loss campaigner

4 January 2024 | RNIB, Braille, anniversary, campaign, blindness, Scotland, charity

Braille, the system of raised dots that has enabled blind people to read and write, is as vital as ever, and has adapted to the advances of new technology, says RNIB, Scotland's leading sight loss charity.

Braille phones, glaucoma implants and screenshots

1 December 2014 | David Haider | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal

Basic phone for Braille readers (or kids and the elderly) We’ve previously covered the extensive features of smartphones that can help the sight impaired. It’s clear, however, that smartphones are not for everyone. One alternative is a custom made Braille...

Virtual ophthalmic conferences: learnings from the Covid-19 pandemic

3 April 2024 | Sarah Suleyman Omran, Andre Ismail | EYE - General

The Covid-19 pandemic was the catalyst for a number of paradigm shifts in numerous industries. The demand for proxies that follow social distancing measures created a hotbed for digital solutions and transitioned these to social convention. In the aftermath, the...

Scottish Government announces permanent free rail travel for companions of visually impaired people

19 March 2026 | charity, services, patient stories, allied professions

Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans welcome the Scottish Government announcement today that free rail travel for companions of visually impaired people has been made a permanent policy across all ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper services. Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland...

A message from the editors

20 March 2020

Right now you may be self-isolating, self-learning about Covid-19 and / or selflessly looking after family, friends or folk next door who need supplies, meds or general cheering up, albeit at a distance. Some of us might be redeployed, frantically...

BVI to donate PPE to healthcare workers

30 March 2020

Ophthalmic device manufacturer BVI has redirected its efforts and supply toward the COVID-19 response.

Heidelberg Engineering supplies free protective breath shields

9 April 2020

Heidelberg Engineering has announced that it is shipping protective breath shields free of charge to SPECTRALIS owners in the UK.

Unlocking the power of simulation: a next generation solution to training ophthalmic professionals

30 November 2020

With experts predicting that global blindness will triple by 2050, and the number of people requiring eyecare already outpacing the number of trained ophthalmologists, eyecare training has never been more vital. Traditional in-person ophthalmic training has been curtailed by the...

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