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Optometrists and ophthalmologists update their joint care vision

7 March 2024 | Optometrist, RCOphth, eyecare, Optometry, guidelines
The College of Optometrists and The Royal College of Ophthalmologists have published an updated joint vision for the continued collaboration of the two professions, to support the delivery of safe and sustainable eye care services in England.

IWD 2024: Women-led eye care is helping to shrink the blindness gender gap in Bangladesh

8 March 2024 | IWD24, international womans day, charity, Orbis, equal, global
International Women's Day 2024 - a lack of female health providers is stealing the sight of women around the world. Blindness prevention charity Orbis is working to change this.

Wearing glasses boosts income by a third in low-income communities, finds landmark new study

4 April 2024 | international, humanitarian, VisionSpring, BRAC, Queens University, Belfast, THRIVE, study, research
A pair of reading glasses increases the earnings of people in low-income communities by 33% according to new research.

Seeing the Funny Side: Taking on the Edinburgh Fringe with Sight Loss

10 June 2024 | theatre, Edinburgh, Fringe, Festival, Scotland, Sight loss, comedy, entertainment, events, patient experience, RNIB
Comedian Jake Donaldson is partially blind, or partially sighted, depending on your outlook on life, but what’s it really like to be a visually impaired comedian?

‘The biggest jump in confidence’: SpaMedica officially launches STEPS development programme for NHS trainee ophthalmologists

17 July 2024 | industry, SpaMedica, infrastructure, trainees, ophthalmology, NHS, private, cataract
STEPS aims to provide registrars with experience of treating all types of cataracts.

New online tool will be a critical planning resource for commissioners and providers of eye health care

11 February 2025 | optometry, research, AMD, glaucoma, cataracts, UK Eye Care Data Hub, technology
Eye disease is a major contributor to national health service backlogs, and the number of cases is set to significantly increase with an ageing population. Organisations from across the UK’s eye care sector, including the Association of British Dispensing Opticians...

New research shows the unhealthy state of access to medicine and medical devices for blind patients

30 April 2025 | RNIB, The Safety Gap, risk assessment, diabetes, patient experience, public awareness
Blind and partially sighted people could become ill from medicines and medical devices, because they are not being listened to when it comes to designing, prescribing and administering treatments. The Safety Gap’ report commissioned by the Patient Safety Commissioner, Prof...

Zeiss field machines, public Wi-Fi risks and IoT scanning

1 April 2017 | | EYE - Imaging
End of support for old field machines Zeiss have recently announced that they are withdrawing support contracts for many of their older 7 series Humphrey Field Analysers (HFAs) in November 2017. They have confirmed maintenance contracts can continue, but repairs...

Internet security Q&A

3 June 2024 | | EYE - General
Internet security advice is constantly changing in response to new and evolving threats. For this reason, it is timely to provide an update on recommended practices and new technologies. For ease of perusal the information is presented as a series...

Ophthalmology Specialty Training 2024: What's different?

13 December 2023 | | EYE - General
The 2024 intake for ophthalmology specialty training (OST) has undergone several significant changes in its approach towards candidate selection and assessment. This article provides a comparative analysis, detailing these new measures and comparing them against the previous year's standards. Our...

Embracing assistive technology in the fight against sight loss

10 June 2020 | | EYE - General
The author shares his own experience of sight loss and explains the vital role assistive technology can play in the lives of visually impaired patients. There is no doubt that sight loss continues to be a clear and present danger,...

WHO SPECS 2030: a global initiative to strengthen refractive error services

3 June 2024 | | EYE - General
Globally, it is estimated that only around one-third of people with vision impairment due to refractive error have received access to a quality pair of spectacles [1]. In recognition that uncorrected refractive error is the leading cause of vision impairment...