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New BCLA President stresses importance of embracing change
‘If you don't keep up you risk going out of business’ – new BCLA President stresses importance of embracing change.Celebrations for 20 years of VCHP ring out from the city
20 years of Vision Care for Homeless People, and the 18,000+ people who have been helped to better vision through the regional drop-in clinics, were celebrated by a host of volunteers, charity founders and generous donors from the optical community last week.Orbis named winner of 2023 Amazon Web Services IMAGINE grant for non-profits
Orbis will work with Amazon's cloud computing arm to expand access to artificial intelligence-assisted eye screenings in Asia and Africa.SightCare Awards shortlist announced
13 November 2024
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awards, meetings, events, optometry, optometrist, Dispensing optician, industry news
SightCare, the UK’s leading provider of business and networking services to independent optometrists and opticians, is excited to announce the shortlisted entries to our prestigious awards, celebrating excellence in the independent optical sector. Now in their fifth successful year, the...
SpaMedica eyes innovation, unveiling UK first-of-its-kind vision care centre in Hereford
New relocatable Ophthalmic Diagnostic and Treatment Centre will deliver comprehensive eyecare directly into local communities. In a commitment to revolutionise community healthcare, a first-of-its-kind eye health centre has been launched in Hereford by SpaMedica, designed specifically to deliver high-quality eyecare...I am interested in making my ophthalmology practice sustainable, but where do I start?
5 June 2025
| Pammal T Ashwin
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news, carbon emissions, decarbonise, sustainable, Sustainability News
I have yet to meet an ophthalmologist who does not care about a sustainable future for our planet, but the challenge lies in knowing where and how to start. Quite often, as individuals, we see ourselves less empowered when it...
Intravitreal Skills Course at The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Congress 2023
22 May 2023
-25 May 2023
A team led by Mr Nimish Shah, Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Great Western Hospital (GWH) in Swindon, ran the first practical intravitreal injection skills course at the College Congress in May this year. The session provided an overview of the...
Beyond 2020: An educational video series from the Amazonian rainforest
It has been estimated that one billion people globally live with visual impairment. Moreover, countries in the developing world are disproportionately affected, with four times more low vision than compared to countries with well-established systems of primary, secondary and tertiary...Part 3: The Arclight Project: Implementation workshops
2 August 2024
| Andrew Blaikie, Chimgee Chuluunkhuu, Henry E Marealle, Frank Maliko, Dechen Wangmo
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EYE - General
In this three-part series (Click here for Part 1 and Part 2) Andrew Blaikie and his team explore the role and application of the Arclight Device in Imaging of the Eye. The Arclight Project aims to support and enhance the...
Orbis teams up with the Alcon Foundation and OMEGA to improve eyecare in Zambia
The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital returns to Zambia for a three-week training project in Lusaka coinciding with World Sight Day on October 12.The Eyes Have It and World Eye Health Day - A Q&A with Marsha de Cordova
Westminster Eye Health Day is the flagship parliamentary event of The Eyes have It, a partnership of Roche, Macular Society, Fight for Sight, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Association of Optometrists and RNIB and has returned for its third year, sponsored by Marsha de Cordova MP.Supporting optical professions throughout the pandemic
1 December 2020
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.