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Doctor prints cornea on demand!

1 April 2019 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are based on facts and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Doctor prints cornea on demand! Dr Hideo Kodama from the Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute first...

The treachery of images – making sense of OCT imaging

1 June 2016 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Imaging
In 1929 Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte produced his painting La Trahison des Images. It depicted an old fashioned pipe for smoking tobacco and underneath were the words “ceci n’est pas une pipe”, this is not a pipe. You may wonder...

National sight loss charity calls for street credibility

16 May 2023 | sight loss, RNIB, scotland
Urgent action must be taken to improve street design and accessibility for blind and partially sighted pedestrians says the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Scotland in their latest report, ‘Street Credibility’.

Visually Impaired Creators perform at Edinburgh Fringe

28 July 2023 | Edinburgh, FRINGE FESTIVAL, Comedy, Neil Skene, VICS
What’s it like to see a show… without seeing it?

Empowering primary care patients registered blind or partially sighted

3 June 2026 | | EYE - General
With two million people in the UK living with visual impairment [1], being able to provide equitable and effective communication to this group of patients is essential in primary care. Yet, as highlighted by research conducted by Sight Loss Councils,...

Melton optometrist and lecturer shortlisted for RNIB See Differently Award

29 April 2024 | awards, RNIB, optometry, optometrist
A Leicestershire woman who is currently writing a book about a visually impaired dragon will be hoping to slay the judges at the RNIB See Differently Awards where she has been nominated in recognition of her role in the development of low vision clinics across the UK over the last 30 years.

Labour peer immortalised in bronze to celebrate achievements of vision impaired people

22 October 2025 | fight for sight, David Blunkett, vision impairment, charity, politics
A bronze bust of Labour peer, the Rt Hon Lord David Blunkett – the UK’s first blind cabinet minister – has been unveiled at the House of Lords. The unveiling was part of a special event last night​​ by national...

South-South collaboration for the treatment of avoidable blindness in Botswana

1 October 2017 | | 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
This article describes the value of South-South collaboration in the reduction of avoidable blindness. Specifically it describes a South-South collaboration between India and Botswana that evolved out of the VISION 2020 LINK between Cambridge University Hospitals, two institutions in India...

Blind woman left traumatised after she feared falling in front of speeding train

26 September 2023 | RNIB, Sight Scotland, Traumatic experience, Samantha Gough, Football, Train strikes, travel
A blind woman footballer from Edinburgh was left traumatised after she feared falling in front of a speeding train when rail staff never showed up to help her.

What's trending Feb/Mar 2024

2 February 2024 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #ScleralTattoo #BlackEye Scleral tattoos aren’t necessarily a new phenomenon. A quick google search will identify cases being in the news from...

Altomed joins sister company Mid-Optic in supporting Guide Dogs

15 May 2023 | Company Profiles, Contracts & Distributors
Altomed are excited to announce that they have chosen Guide Dogs as their new charity partner.

Martial arts mum fights for inclusive employment

12 January 2026 | charity, news, patient stories
A visually impaired mum in West Lothian is calling for more accessible and inclusive employment for people with sight loss. Amanda Whitfield (35) recently won medals alongside her five-year-old daughter in mixed martial arts, after taking part in local family...