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Blind: Chris McCausland

4 February 2025 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
In the busy, stressful lives that many of us lead, a good way to unwind in the evenings is to watch one of the celebrity panel TV shows such as Would I Lie To You? or Have I Got News...

AI breakthrough in detecting leading cause of childhood blindness

3 May 2023 | AI, blindness, Children
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool could be an effective way of identifying retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), the leading cause of childhood blindness in middle-income countries, finds a new study led by UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital researchers.

Leading eyecare charity Orbis celebrates the 20th anniversary of Cybersight

8 September 2023 | Orbis, charity, Telemedicine, e-learning, app, Cybersight
Orbis celebrates the 20th anniversary of its award-winning telemedicine and e-learning platform, Cybersight.

Stoke Hospital commemorates fifth anniversary

11 March 2024 | CHEC, community, services, eyecare, cataract, private, healthcare
CHEC marks five year milestone with community celebration.

Christoph Schoess awarded prestigious Theodor Leber Medal by the DOG

7 November 2024 | conferences, meetings, events, Europe, Germany, awards, leaders, KOLs
At the opening ceremony at their annual congress (10–13 October) in Berlin, Germany, the German Ophthalmological Society (DOG) awarded Christoph Schoess, founder and long-serving Managing Director of Heidelberg Engineering, the esteemed Theodor Leber Medal. This prestigious accolade is presented to...

Blind West Lothian Man Set to Compete in National Futsal Final

2 July 2025 | FA Disability Cup Final, RNIB, eyesight, news, charity
A man from Armadale will compete in one of the UK’s top disability football events this month, after his team reached the final of the FA Disability Cup. Neil Atkinson (26) was diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease at 17 – a...

RNIB working with games studios to make VR more accessible

11 December 2025 | technology, charity, services
Abertay University and RNIB launch toolkit to make extended reality experiences more accessible for blind and partially sighted people. The new guidance launched in December 2025 will support accessible design in games and immersive experiences for blind and partially sighted...

The management of chronic uveitis

1 October 2015 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
A 40-year-old company executive is referred from another unit with recurrent anterior and posterior uveitis for 12 months and the inflammatory markers are raised. Review of systems This is a case of chronic uveitis which needs a thorough workup and...

The perfect interview to land the dream consultant job

1 June 2015 | | 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
Eight top tips for consultant interviews: 1. A person is not just an ophthalmologist. Trusts are appointing the person not just the ophthalmologist. On a consultant interview panel (AAC) there will be non-ophthalmologists (e.g. medical director, chief executive, lay chair)...

Microcatheter in the vertebral artery as a cause of branched retinal artery occlusion?

4 August 2021 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
A 19-year-old male presented to eye casualty with a seven-day history of a ‘blurred patch’ in the left eye. The patient denied any other visual symptoms including flashes or floaters and there had been no change in visual symptoms in...

All systems go for Oriel - final approval granted to make new centre a reality

24 November 2022
Plans for Oriel, a new state-of-the-art eye care, research and education centre, have been given the green light.

Inequities in access to education for blind and partially sighted children

21 June 2023 | Sight Scotland, RNIB, Education, Children, health policy
Leading Scottish vision impairment organisations call on Scottish Government to endorse new framework for vision impairment education.