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Scotland's Bottle Deposit Return Scheme – have visually impaired people even been considered?

31 May 2023 | vision impairment, Sight Scotland, Sight Scotland Veterans

Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans have welcomed the delay to the Bottle Deposit Return Scheme and are urging the Scottish Government to use this time to consider the implications it will have for visually impaired people.

Primary care optometry poised to help demand on GPs

21 July 2023 | AOP, waiting times, optometry

The 2023 GP Patient Survey (GPPS) published last week shows a decline in the number of patients reporting a good overall experience with their GP practice.

NHS Practitioner Health: Providing you with the care you deserve

15 April 2025 | Helen Garr | EYE - General | Wellbeing

Healthcare professionals carry a unique weight: the responsibility for the lives and wellbeing of others. But who takes care of the caregivers? For over 15 years, NHS Practitioner Health has been doing just that – providing vital mental health and...

The paediatric cataract: an overview of the embryology and pathophysiology

5 February 2020 | Samuel Augustus Fernando Aryee | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General

In the first of the two articles (see Part 2 here) on paediatric cataracts, Samuel Aryee reviews the aetiology of this condition. Cataracts arise from opacification of the natural transparent lens, which can cause partial or total blindness. Although the...

Stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease: researching for an  effective cure

1 December 2015 | Romina Vuono | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology

Neurodegenerative diseases are characterised by the chronic and progressive loss of neurons, which in turn results in loss of cognitive and physical functions. The World Health Organization has estimated that the disability-adjusted life years lost from neurological disease was about...

Eyecare education in times of COVID-19

4 February 2021 | Martin Anderson, Karsten Paust, Andrew Blaikie | EYE - General

A collaboration between the German Committee for the Prevention of Blindness (DKVB), Rukwa regional government in Tanzania and the University of St Andrews Global Health Team successfully delivered a hybrid teaching programme for ophthalmic nurses in Sumbawanga, south west Tanzania,...

FAQs about cerebral visual impairment (CVI): identifying and helping those affected

2 August 2022 | Gordon N Dutton | EYE - General

Cerebral visual impairment is common in both adults and children, yet the diagnosis can easily be missed unless one is tuned into the presenting features. This article provides a succinct introduction to this important topic. What is vision? Vision is...

Investigating the link between corneal clarity and statin use

2 February 2024 | Mohammad Nofal Usman, Nadia L Chaudhry | EYE - Cornea

Transparency is a vital attribute of the cornea, necessary in preserving healthy vision. Maintaining this requires the collective input of the various layers of the cornea. Mostly, the layers implicated in this are the corneal stroma and endothelium [1]. Our...

2nd International Conference on Ophthalmology and Vision Science (ICOVS-2026)

9 July 2026 -10 July 2026

Ophthalmology Conference-2026 invites global experts to Frankfurt, Germany, on July 9–10, 2026. Hosted at Hotel NH Frankfurt Airport West, this hybrid conference provides opportunities for networking, scientific exchange, and professional development in ophthalmology and vision science, along with CPD credits and publication benefits. Accepted abstracts will be published with a DOI & ISBN, and participants will earn CPD credits for professional development and a participation certificate.

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