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Optoversity Challenge draws 12 universities together

27 February 2025 | charity, Vision Care for Homeless People, VCHP, fundraising, trainees, medical school, students, opportunities, competition
Out of the Box Optic’s Optoversity Challenge 2025 has brought 95 students from 12 UK universities together to take part in the exciting competition. The annual event – now in its ninth year – is a major fundraiser for Vision...

ABDO National Resource Centre secures first digital sponsor

2 October 2024 | optometry, optician, industry news, Association of British Dispensing Opticians
The ABDO National Resource Centre (NRC) based in Birmingham has secured its first digital sponsor in STEPPER EYEWEAR. The NRC is now offering digital sponsorship packages at the NRC venue, which includes a feature on the NRC website and digital...

First blind yoga classes launched by Sight Scotland

16 October 2024 | charity, news, Sight Scotland, exercise, Patient satisfaction, community
Sight Scotland is proud to announce the launch of its first-ever yoga classes specifically designed for people living with vision impairment. These inclusive sessions offer blind and partially sighted individuals the opportunity to enjoy the physical and mental benefits of...

SOC welcomes registrations and poster submissions for September meeting

27 July 2021
The theme of the Scottish Ophthalmological Club spring meeting on 23 September is ‘Post COVID – The Best of Times and The Worst of Times', featuring eminent speakers on a range of topics.

Stepper comes to the support of VCHP once again

15 July 2024 | charity, optometry, opticians, optometrist, funding, Vision Care for Homeless People, Stepper
STEPPER EYEWEAR has generously pledged to support VCHP again – marking the fifth year of engagement with the charity. This year’s £11,000 donation will be used towards the running costs of the Birmingham clinic, which runs every Monday at SIFA Fireside.

Celebrations for 20 years of VCHP ring out from the city

10 October 2023 | VCHP, Vision Care, Homeless, Charity, Volunteering
20 years of Vision Care for Homeless People, and the 18,000+ people who have been helped to better vision through the regional drop-in clinics, were celebrated by a host of volunteers, charity founders and generous donors from the optical community last week.

Joint statement on improving driver vision standards across the UK

23 September 2025 | UK, optometry, AOP, standards, ABDO
UK road safety is under renewed scrutiny. As the Government prepares its new road safety strategy, we believe now is the time to modernise the UK’s approach to driving vision and make our roads safer for everyone. We welcome and...

A Scottish first: SOC goes virtual

28 July 2020
The first virtual Scottish Ophthalmology Club (SOC) meeting will be held on Wednesday 30 September 2020.

Strengthening eye care services in Botswana through the Botswana-Addenbrooke’s Abroad VISION 2020 LINK

1 April 2016 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The VISION 2020 LINK between Botswana and Addenbrooke’s Abroad has been running for 10 years. With support from the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme two-way exchange visits were undertaken leading to the formation of the first formal international partnership under Addenbrooke’s...

Fiona Anderson, dispensing optician, takes office as Master of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers

21 October 2025 | WCSM, Opticians, New Position, vision, optometry
Dispensing Optician Fiona Anderson was installed this week as Master of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers. Fiona is much in demand around the world as a practical examiner and speaker. She is a Past President of both her own...

Treatment for cause of sudden sight loss now available through the NHS in England

24 September 2025 | LHON, NICE, vision Loss, mitochondrial disease, NHS England
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved a treatment for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), called Idebenone (Raxone), in those aged 12 and above who are affected by the condition. LHON is a rare mitochondrial genetic...

NICE approves treatment for cause of sudden sight loss

15 October 2025 | genetics, neuro-ophthalmology, drugs, new treatments, mitochondrial
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved a treatment for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), called Idebenone (Raxone), in those aged 12 and above who are affected by the condition. LHON is a rare mitochondrial genetic...