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World Diabetes Day workshop highlights the importance of education to protect the sight of people living with diabetes
24 November 2022
Health professionals from all over the world came together to mark World Diabetes Day on 14 November 2022 through an online workshop celebrating progress in development of diabetic retinopathy (DR) services in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).
RCOphth Annual Congress - Day 3
25 May 2022
| Chris Henson
Follow live updates and key highlights from Day 3 of the RCOphth Annual Congress.
RCOphth Annual Congress - Day 4
26 May 2022
| Chris Henson
Live updates from the final day at the RCOphth 2022 Annual Congress.
Orbis marks 100-millionth antibiotic dose in the fight against trachoma in Ethiopia
Orbis and partners mark historic 100-millionth dose of azithromycin antibiotics in the fight to eliminate blinding trachoma in Ethiopia by 2030. This milestone was achieved 20 years after Orbis began leading mass drug administrations.Orbis celebrates International Day of Friendship
International eyecare charity Orbis recognises the importance of strong bonds on International Day of Friendship 2023.International Women’s Day 2025: In Conversation With Dr Michelle Le Cheminant
Women make up 70% of the global health and social workforce but hold only 25% of leadership roles. In ophthalmology, women represent just 25-30% of ophthalmologists. Research shows that hospitals with increased female surgeons and anesthetists have lower odds of...Lord Trees and Baroness Sugg call to end Neglected Tropical Diseases with charity coalition at Westminster event
9 June 2022
UK Coalition against Neglected Tropical Diseases works alongside co-host parliamentary reception in the House of Lords.
Brave new world
3 June 2024
| Peter Cackett, David Lockington
It’s a great honour to be handed the editorial relay baton by Professor Bal Dhillon and I hope I don’t fumble it along the way. As I put pen to paper, I reflect on Bal’s signing off in the last...
VisionSpring provides the first-ever vision screening for monks in the Dalai Lama’s community
681 members of the Dalai Lama’s community were screened by VisionSpring to assess whether they needed eyeglasses.Biotech Healthcare transforms lives through its CSR initiative, 'I See You'
Biotech Healthcare, one of the fastest growing companies in the ophthalmic industry, continues to make a meaningful impact with its transformative Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, 'I See You.' This program reflects the company’s mission of ‘Access to Innovation’ by...Preview: RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Conference 2024
24 September 2024
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events, conferences, nurses, royal college of nursing, education, training, meetings, 2024
by Tendai Gwenhure, Clinical Educator, Moorfields Eye Hospital; Programme Lead, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology; Chair, RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Forum. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Ophthalmic Nursing Forum (ONF) is a long-standing professional network within the RCN that is dedicated...
Mind the gap
4 February 2025
| Peter Cackett
As a medical student in London many moons ago, the only thing that I was mindful of was the gap between the platform and the train as I traversed the city on the underground. I first became aware of mindfulness...