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From Awareness to Advocacy: RNIB sight loss and complex needs training day

Support patients with sight loss and complex needs - with confidence. Training available to Eye Care Professionals Join us on Wednesday 17 June 2026, from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM at RNIB’s award-winning Grimaldi Building in central London for a...

Bus drivers swap with blind passengers

Drivers at the Xplore Dundee depot took part in a hands-on session today [Wednesday 6 May] to better understand the experiences of blind and partially sighted passengers. The company held a ‘Swap With Me’ event in which volunteers from national...

Ophthalmology for HCAs

The course explores the eye from basic anatomy & physiology to an overview of common conditions - chronic and acute and addresses some of the technical diagnostic aspects which are becoming more prevalent in modern ophthalmology. Delegates will also have...

Glaucoma UK appoints Professor Cecilia Fenerty as new Chair of Trustees

Glaucoma UK has appointed Professor Cecilia Fenerty as its new Chair of Trustees following the charity’s Annual General Meeting in March 2026. Professor Fenerty succeeds Professor Anthony King, who stepped down after completing four years as Chair and nine years...

Nominations open for The College of Optometrists’ Research Excellence Awards

The College of Optometrists is inviting members and non-members to nominate outstanding researchers for the annual Research Excellence Awards in recognition of those making a significant contribution to optometric research and the future of the profession. Nominations open on 8...

Blind and Partially Sighted speakers take to the stage at Glasgow City Chambers

A group of blind and partially sighted people celebrated the culmination of a public speaking course this week, delivering speeches to a delighted audience at Glasgow City Chambers. The course was organised by leading sight loss charity RNIB Scotland in...

Outcomes at 100 weeks from the LEAVO study of intravitreal anti-VEGF therapies for macular oedema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion

Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress 2019, Glasgow - First presented and discussed on Monday 20 May 2019, with a further presentation of results during Retina Subspecialty Day on Thursday 23 May 2019. Among patients with macular oedema secondary to...

A trip up north: Eye News Symposium 2020

New accents, friendly smiles and haggis served with my traditional morning breakfast, I knew at this point that I was a long way from the south of England, where this story begins.

100% Optical and Optrafair organisers join forces

From now on there will be one major annual exhibition, 100% Optical at London’s ExCeL exhibition centre, which has full industry support from the FMO and other major optical bodies.

PREVIEW: National Student Ophthalmology Conference (NSOC) 2024

The annual National Student Ophthalmology Conference (NSOC) will return for its third year running On Sunday, March 24th, in a virtual setting.