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New helpline to offer support to thousands of Scots with sight loss
23 September 2021
The new telephone service from Sight Scotland, Scotland’s largest sight loss charity, offers someone for people with sight loss and their families to turn to for information, advice and support.
NHS England launches tech trials to boost health and care connectivity
22 August 2023
NHS organisations are being invited to take part in wireless trials to explore how cutting-edge technologies can help improve patient care.
SCONe Project seeks participants for patient and public involvement group to revolutionise AMD research
The SCONe project, run by optometrists, ophthalmologists, and researchers from the University of Edinburgh, and funded by Sight Scotland, is appealing for participants to take part in a Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) group focused on revolutionising the detection and management of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).Sunflower Scotland delivers aid to Ukraine
Sunflower Scotland has been helping Ukraine since the second week of the war, first as volunteers and later as a registered charity.Artificial intelligence in eyecare: how do we ensure new technologies truly benefit our patients?
3 April 2023
| Fiona Buckmaster
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EYE - General
From monitoring patients with heart disease to improving the early diagnosis of cancer, artificial intelligence (AI) using deep learning techniques is already employed in many different healthcare specialties [1]. In the eyecare field, AI technologies have been used to analyse...
Greater awareness of children’s vision care is urged by the profession
9 April 2025
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paediatric, children, teenagers, patient stories, survey, Questionnaire, optometry, needs
Greater attention needs to be given to children’s vision, believes the profession, as a recent survey by Mumsnet reveals that visits to the optometrist are lower down the agenda than dental visits. It found that 9% of parents saw no...
OP-ED: How and why local healthcare providers can expand their services
17 March 2023
Staffing shortages, financial constraints, and an ongoing rise in demand: none of these factors remove the need for high-quality healthcare, yet combined they threaten its realisation.
National sight loss charity calls for street credibility
Urgent action must be taken to improve street design and accessibility for blind and partially sighted pedestrians says the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Scotland in their latest report, ‘Street Credibility’.Stoke Hospital commemorates fifth anniversary
CHEC marks five year milestone with community celebration.Thank you, Baljean Dhillon. Welcome onboard, Peter Cackett.
3 April 2024
| Samuel Verdin
As our Co-editor of over 11 years, Baljean Dhillon, passes the torch, Peter Cackett steps up to take on the role.
Development of retinoblastoma care in Indonesia and the role of multidisciplinary team meetings
4 August 2021
| Primawita Oktarima (Dr), Mayasari Wahyu Kuntorini (Dr), Anne Susanty (Dr), Andi Pratiwi (Dr), Anna Radwanska (Dr), Marlyanti Nur Rahmah (Dr), Marcia Zondervan
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EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
In the second article of a two-part series (See Part 1 here), the authors focus on the diagnosis and management of retinoblastoma in Indonesia. COVID-19 doesn’t get thanked for many things, but on 19 December 2020 as the world grew...
