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North West retirement communities welcome eye health experts, as part of a regional tour demystifying cataract surgery

Around 30% of over 65s have cataracts, with over 25,000 Greater Manchester residents reported to live with the condition.

‘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...

Embrace the great outdoors to safeguard eye health, urges world-leading eye surgeon

World-leading eye surgeon, Mr John Bolger, urged global action to address escalating rates of myopia (short-sightedness) among young people when he led a distinguished panel of experts at this year’s International Myopia Conference 2024 in Sanya City, Hainan Province, China....

Global attention was on the importance of children’s eye health during World Sight Day

Over one million pairs of young eyes tested for World Sight Day. IAPB Global Ambassador, HRH Duchess of Edinburgh, reads Specs for Rex on CBeebies Bedtime Story to commemorate World Sight Day. IAPB, in collaboration with the Seva Foundation, releases...

£1 million gift towards world-leading new centre for advancing eye health to enhance education

The Schroder Foundation and Family have donated £1 million to Moorfields Eye Charity towards the new centre for advancing eye health. The building is under construction and opening in 2027. Oriel is a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS...

New online tool will be a critical planning resource for commissioners and providers of eye health care

Eye disease is a major contributor to national health service backlogs, and the number of cases is set to significantly increase with an ageing population. Organisations from across the UK’s eye care sector, including the Association of British Dispensing Opticians...

CHEC Wandsworth welcomes Marsha de Cordova MP to discuss her National Eye Health Strategy Bill

CHEC, a community healthcare provider delivering specialist ophthalmology services in partnership with the NHS, recently welcomed Marsha de Cordova, Labour MP for Battersea, to its new site in Wandsworth (Friday 17th Jan 2025) to share insights on how independent eyecare...

Glaucoma UK’s World Glaucoma Week campaign encourages people to make eye health a conversation

As part of this year’s World Glaucoma Week, Glaucoma UK is encouraging people to make eye health part of their conversations – whether by booking an eye test, raising awareness, or learning more about glaucoma. World Glaucoma Week (WGW) is...

Better eye health would boost UK economy by £10bn - almost double the value of the UK’s film and TV industry, research finds

Better eye health would bring a £10 billion boost to the UK economy each year, almost twice the value of the TV and film industry, new research released this World Sight Day has found.

Leading eyecare charity Orbis celebrates the 20th anniversary of Cybersight

Orbis celebrates the 20th anniversary of its award-winning telemedicine and e-learning platform, Cybersight.

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.

October meeting to announce major OSA news

A major development at the Optical Suppliers' Association (OSA), which will bring significant advances for eHealth interoperability, will be announced at the 16th October meeting in London. As the speed of change in optics advances at great pace, the OSA...