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VisionSpring’s screening methodology is adopted by the World Health Organisation to increase global access to reading glasses

9 January 2023
By endorsing the training of health workers and nurses to identify blurry near vision and dispense reading glasses, the WHO’s new training program is helping solve this billion person issue.

Blind veterans continue hillwalking passion thanks to power of VR

13 April 2023 | vr, virtual reality, visual impairment, Assistive technology
Imagine being a keen hillwalker who loves the outdoors but then being unable to enjoy it because of sight loss. Fortunately, many veterans of the Armed Forces who have visual impairment can climb their favourite mountains again, thanks to Sight Scotland Veterans.

"Just a ‘thank you’ would be enough", says Belfast nurse

17 August 2023 | Optical Express, NHS, Free, Laser eye surgery, thanks a million
A nurse from Belfast who had her glasses broken by a patient has been given free laser eye surgery, in a campaign to thank frontline workers.

Eyecare entrepreneur is presented with an MBE

17 February 2025 | industry, professional development, awards, achievements
The Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Body Doctor Ltd, Sue Grant, has been presented with an MBE at Windsor Castle for Services to Entrepreneurship. The prestigious award was announced in the King’s Birthday Honours and was presented by Princess...

College of Optometrists publishes guidance on GLP-1 weight loss drugs and vision

1 April 2026 | treatment, optometry, public health
GLP-1 weight loss drugs and vision: what clinicians need to know The College of Optometrists has issued guidance for clinicians following the publication of a recent MHRA drug safety update which has drawn attention to a very rare risk of...

Moorfields: Clinical electrophysiology of vision 2025

1 September 2025
A highly sought after accredited virtual course delivered by world-renowned experts at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. Course structureThis course will feature live on-line lectures by an international faculty, interactive question and answer sessions and case discussions....

“I can see fine. Why do I need my eyes tested?”

2 December 2019 | | EYE - General
Are routine eye examinations really necessary? The author asks whether frequent appointments in low-risk patients with normal results are actually cost-effective. It’s recommended that most people should get their eyes tested every two years.” [1] This message is widely publicised...

What's trending Feb/Mar 2019

1 February 2019 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - General
A round-up of the eye related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #smartcaptionglasses #Epson #livetheatre #deaf Here is some good news for the New Year. Epson, a Japanese technology firm, has developed...

What's trending Oct/Nov 2019

1 October 2019 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
#probeyeotic #eyeballbugs #microbiome The human microbiome usually conjures up images of the gastrointestinal tract and yoghurt containing good bacteria. However, research suggests that the ocular mucosa is home to a unique microbe collection, with important immunological functional properties [1]. This...

What's trending Oct/Nov 2020

5 October 2020 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - General
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #oldEnglish #herbalremedies Researchers from the University of Warwick, investigating natural remedies to treat bacterial infections, have discovered a potential new treatment....

What's trending Dec/Jan 2023

1 December 2022 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #frightnight #halloween #protectyoureyes The Royal College of Optometrists advised the public against wearing novelty contact lenses this Halloween. In a...

A missed opportunity

1 February 2019 | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Back in 2000 Sir Liam Donaldson wrote a piece of work commissioned by the then Secretary of State for Health entitled “An Organisation with a Memory”. We are now 18 years on and still some of the recommendations from them...