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Heidelberg Engineering’s Tosh Vadhia announced as new ambassador for Orbis UK

Tosh Vadhia, Head of Global Accounts at Heidelberg Engineering joins blindness prevention charity Orbis to help raise awareness of avoidable sight loss. Through Tosh Vadhia’s support, Heidelberg Engineering has played a key role in supporting Orbis’s mission to end avoidable...

World Ophthalmology Congress goes virtual

The World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC2020) has decided to make its June meeting virtual, to provide "an opportunity to come together, collaborate and share the latest advancements in eye care".

AOP calls for ‘bold thinking’ in response to DHSC request for new minor and urgent eyecare service

The development of a standard specification for ICBs is welcome but ambition for a national approach ‘should not be sacrificed’.

Leicester Community Eye Hospital recognised as ‘Good’

Care and Quality Commission awards CHEC coveted quality rating.

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.

Low Vision Questionnaire

Participation in this survey is greatly appreciated and will help eyecare practitioners to provide the support patients with vision loss deserve.

Glaucoma UK and The Royal College of Ophthalmologists announce research award 2024

Glaucoma UK and The Royal College of Ophthalmologists are collaborating to run this prestigious award which has previously funded a range of research topics from prospective stem cell treatments to the use of big data in patient risk stratification.

Orbis and FundamentalVR to talk at 100% Optical

The health care technology company teams up with the global non-profit to showcase how simulation, telemedicine and virtual reality (VR) are changing the landscape of cataract surgery education.

Complaints, Litigation and Clinical Errors: A Practical Guide for Health Care Students and Professionals

This concise book provides readers with practical guidance to help them to both avoid errors and develop robust processes to protect themselves and their patients, as well as dealing appropriately with complaints and litigation, when things do go wrong. Free...

Donation to VCHP marks start of new partnership

Yorkshire eyecare company, The Body Doctor Ltd, has made a generous donation to Vision Care for Homeless People (VCHP) to help the charity improve eye health in the West Yorkshire region. VCHP operates from 10 static clinics across the UK...

International Women’s Day 2025: In Conversation With Dr Michelle Le Cheminant

Women make up 70% of the global health and social workforce but hold only 25% of leadership roles. In ophthalmology, women represent just 25-30% of ophthalmologists. Research shows that hospitals with increased female surgeons and anesthetists have lower odds of...