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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.

Leading North London eye clinic appoints retina expert to treat growing ‘epidemic’ of patients living with myopia

Leading independent eye hospital based in Finchley, My-iClinic, has welcomed Consultant Ophthalmologist, Ms Yvonne Luo, to its growing team of specialists.

The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers awards 2023 Ruskell Medal for research

The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers has awarded its prestigious bronze Ruskell Medal for 2023 to Dr Cristina Martinez-Fernandez de la Camara, a senior scientist in the Clinical Ophthalmology Research Group at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford, for her work on RPGR-associated retinal dystrophy.

Crisis at Christmas Opticians celebrate 20-year partnership

The London Crisis at Christmas Opticians and Eyecare Service, which is run as a partnership between Crisis, the national charity for people experiencing homelessness and Vision Care for Homeless People, celebrated its 20th year in December, with the service growing from one initial clinic to nine in London.

Crisis Specs collection day brings happy faces all round

Volunteers took delight in dispensing to the Crisis at Christmas guests who returned this week to collect their glasses, with frames kindly donated by Specsavers and lenses and glazing by EssilorLuxottica.

College of Optometrists responds to Labour’s partnership plans for eyecare

Shadow Health Minister, Karin Smyth MP, has outlined Labour’s plans to support improved eyecare services.

Optegra launches new fellowship programme

Leading eye health care group, Optegra, is proud to announce the appointment of its first Fellow, Mr Fadi Alfaqawi, as it unveils its Cataract and Refractive Surgery Fellowship Programme.

Glaucoma UK offers up to £50,000 for the Open Call Research Award 2024

Glaucoma UK accepts applications for the Open Call Research Award 2024, which offers up to £50,000 in funding for glaucoma-related research. This award invites both clinical and non-clinical researchers who aim to enhance our understanding of glaucoma, and improve outcomes for people living with the disease.

‘Let’s place focus on Scotland’s vast innovation opportunities during National Eye Health Week’

National Eye Health Week (NEHW) could provide essential inspiration for NHS Scotland staff looking to focus on fresh ophthalmic innovation, says InnoScot Health. This year's NEHW is taking place from 23 to 29 September under an inclusive theme of ‘Vision...

SightCare wins Service Excellence Award at INSPIRE Business Awards 2024

We are thrilled to announce that SightCare has won the Service Excellence Award at the Inspire Awards 2024! SightCare was selected by the judges because it was felt that “they were pushing the boundaries and trying to move the business...

Glasgow-based eye surgeon, Dr Tim Lavy, speaks into new vision and new life for Mamadou

The moment a seven-year-old boy sees clearly for the first time has been captured in a video by the charity that gave him free surgery. Surgeons from international charity Mercy Ships believe Mamadou, who lives in Sierra Leone, would have...

Primary eyecare welcomes Government’s commitment to improve access to care

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO), The College of Optometrists and the Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians (FODO) back the Government’s commitment to put patients in the driving seat and give them more control and choice over their...