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Normative data using a virtual reality game-based visual field test
The authors present a prospective cross-sectional study involving healthy children to assess the use of a virtual reality game-based perimetry assessment. A single eye centre recruited through paediatric optometry and ophthalmology clinics over a 12-month period. Children aged <18 years...What's trending Oct/Nov 2024
3 October 2024
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EYE - General
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #PommelHorseGuy #Olympics The Paris Olympics have been such a delight this year, from incredible physical feats to touching competitor comradery, I...
Optical practices to stop providing routine sight tests
24 March 2020
The following is a joint statement from the Optometric Fees Negotiating Committee (OFNC), Optometry Scotland, Optometry Wales and Optometry Northern Ireland.
A social media triumph for Ukraine
Following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February last year, the charity Ophthalmic Aid to Eastern Europe (OAEE) set about trying to gather ophthalmic equipment and supplies for Ukraine.New free eye test service is open and accepting bookings
We at Vision Care for Homeless People (VCHP) are pleased to announce that our brand-new clinic is now open and accepting bookings for free eye tests and spectacles. We are based at the Crisis Skylight building on Canongate in Edinburgh,...Eye News - Covid-19: Useful resources
26 March 2020
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COVID-19
This list will be updated as new sources of information emerge – let us know if there’s any resources we should be listing here by emailing diana@pinpoint-scotland.com
Archery enthusiast’s sight is back on target following ‘life-changing’ eye surgery for cataracts
16 December 2022
Retired bus driver and keen archer Roger Kent is feeling grateful for his improved quality of life after undergoing successful cataract surgery at Freedom Vision in Bolton.
Teen with sight loss grapples with judo success
A Hamilton teenager is proving that judo can be for everyone, including those with sight loss.Leading sight organisations to merge
14 August 2020
Two international sight organisations have announced that they will merge from January 2021 to better tackle the global vision crisis.
CBM launches the Light up Lives appeal
18 February 2021
CBM has launched a fundraising appeal to improve access to sight-saving treatment in Zimbabwe, and until 20 May all public donations will be doubled by the UK government.
Unaddressed Vision Problems Linked to Many Bus Crashes in Bangladesh, Study Finds
7 April 2022
The new research from eye care nonprofit Orbis International is among the first to look at vision and road safety among public transportation workers in low- and middle-income countries.
