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Wearing glasses boosts income by a third in low-income communities, finds landmark new study
4 April 2024
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international, humanitarian, VisionSpring, BRAC, Queens University, Belfast, THRIVE, study, research
A pair of reading glasses increases the earnings of people in low-income communities by 33% according to new research.
Cricket fan Tony credits NHS cataract surgery with improving his mental health as well as his sight
Tony, 65, could see the ball at Trent Bridge match ‘for the first time in years’ and says ‘everything’ in life has improved, after cataract removal at SpaMedica.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.
Orbis Launches #MyEyeStory Campaign with Industry Leaders to Inspire Action and Expand Eye Care for Children
International eyecare charity Orbis is dedicated to ensuring no one loses their sight simply because of where they live. During the recent World Sight Day, Orbis partnered with Babiators, Bausch & Lomb, Corza Medical, and Hoya Vision Care, to expand...Pioneering professor performs 30,000th laser eye procedure
A Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Moorfields Private Hospital consultant has performed his 30,000th refractive laser eye procedure (at Moorfields Private), 36 years after he carried out the first of its kind in the UK. In 1989, while...The National Treatment Centre-Highland
8 September 2023
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National Treatment Centre-Highland, Andy Pyott, Scotland, Eyecare, Raigmore, NHS Highland
The National Treatment Centre-Highland opened its doors to patients in April 2023. At a cost of £48 million this represented a significant investment by the Scottish Government for the provision of modern eye care for the North of Scotland.
"Just a ‘thank you’ would be enough", says Belfast nurse
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.Teen with sight loss grapples with judo success
A Hamilton teenager is proving that judo can be for everyone, including those with sight loss.Touching base with Peter Holland, CEO of the IAPB
For the upcoming Eye News Dec/Jan 2025, our co-editor, David Lockington, had the opportunity to sit down with the CEO of IAPB, Peter Holland. We’re really excited to share this interview with you, which delves into Peter’s fascinating career and...New vision programme will test the sight of 47,500 rural Zambians
12 July 2023
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VisionSpring, Live Well, CCZ, eyecare services, international, Zambia, rural areas, test
Last month, VisionSpring, Live Well (affiliated with CARE International) and the Council of Churches Zambia (CCZ) officially launched the Reading Glasses for Improved Livelihoods (RGIL) programme in Zambia.
College of Optometrists urges public to wear their glasses for night driving
31 October 2023
As the clocks go back into Greenwich Mean Time, and the nights draw in, experts at The College of Optometrists are urging those drivers who have been advised to wear glasses while driving, to don their spectacles before getting behind the wheel.
