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William’s Marathon Mission: Running for Sofie and Sight Scotland
William Oviatt is running the Edinburgh Marathon to raise money for Sight Scotland to say thank you for all the help and support the charity gave to his family when his daughter, Sofie, was diagnosed with retinal dystrophy.
Use of technology in low vision rehabilitation
This article is a review of the accessibility features available on tablets and smartphones for the visually impaired. It explains exactly what the accessibility features are, how to access them and how to use them as well as some useful...Open Sight Hampshire announces new Chair of Trustees
Open Sight Hampshire is delighted to announce Jane Brooks as its new Chair of Trustees.Governments missing opportunity to increase economic progress
Report calls on governments to invest in eye health to address $410.9 billion loss in economic productivity.The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness: How ICEH maintains the cornerstone of global eye health data
In this paper we will discuss The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB), a survey methodology that has become the single largest source of population eye health data globally. The origins of RAAB The RAAB is a rapid, population-based survey...Visually Impaired Creators perform at Edinburgh Fringe
What’s it like to see a show… without seeing it?World ROP Congress 2025
The World Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Congress 2025
All you need to know about PIC
This is a review article of punctate inner chorioretinopathy (PIC). The authors detail the epidemiology and clinic presentation of the disease. They recognise the challenge of an accurate diagnosis due to its resemblance to other posterior uveitic entities. Multimodal imaging...In conversation with Richard Baker, Policy Manager for the Royal Blind and Scottish War Blinded
The Eye News team recently met with Richard Baker, Policy Manager for the Royal Blind and Scottish War Blinded, Scotland’s biggest vision impairment third sector organisation. Richard chats about the Eye News Symposium and explains more about the work of...Moorfields: Paediatric eye emergencies for the non-paediatric ophthalmologist
Clinicians who primarily work with adults, often lack confidence when it comes to assessing and managing emergency eye problems in children. This half-day course aims to address that gap by providing practical, accessible education in paediatric ophthalmology for non-paediatric ophthalmologists.
