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UK rejoins Horizon Europe research funding programme

The UK government has announced that it will rejoin the €95bn Horizon Europe research framework.

STEPPER Eyewear see their funding in action at VCHP

STEPPER Eyewear’s ongoing support for Vision Care for Homeless People (VCHP)'s running costs was in evidence in August at the London Crisis Centre, when patients were visiting the clinic for eye examinations and new glasses to be dispensed. STEPPER’s Business...

£1.7 million funding for research into children’s eye health

Moorfields Eye Charity and the Medical Research Foundation are working in partnership to support research into childhood and adolescent eye health, putting £1.7 million of funding into this massively underfunded area of research.

Scotland’s young blind voices boosted by new funding

A youth-led forum for blind and partially sighted young people has secured vital funding, enabling a new period of opportunity for young blind and partially sighted people across Scotland. Haggeye, operated by national sight loss charity, RNIB Scotland, will expand...

New funding will support development of wearable diagnostics for neuromuscular diseases

A researcher from the University of Glasgow has received an EPSRC Open Fellowship to develop new wearable technology capable of measuring the progress of neuromuscular diseases.

Hospital wins funding to investigate sickle cell sight loss.

The hospital trust is the first in the UK to lead on a research project to understand the impact of sickle cell disease on eyesight.

AOP welcomes report calling for redirection of future funding from secondary to primary and community services

The King’s Fund says a shift in focus away from hospital care in England’s ‘failing health and care system’ is essential.

Redefining the future of sight - Moorfields Eye Charity launches first major national funding initiative

New grants strategy aims to enable innovation at scale and transform eye health. Moorfields Eye Charity has launched a significant national funding initiative to accelerate the urgent development of new eye health treatments and interventions. The new Discovery and Translation...

The College calls for funding for primary eye care services to be prioritised to address NHS ophthalmology backlog

The College of Optometrists has welcomed the extra funding promised for NHS England as a necessary step forward to help reduce waiting lists but calls on the government to prioritise funding towards primary eye care services to help tackle the...

New funding to extend SPOKE programme and inspire the next generation of eye care professionals

The Sector Partnership for Optical Knowledge and Education (SPOKE) has secured funding from the Central Optical Fund to expand its work with a new 18-month project to inspire an early interest in careers in eye care among primary and secondary...

New report calls for national funding to expand life-changing eye care technology

Optometry Scotland warns of “postcode lottery” Optometry Scotland (OS), the representative body for optical professionals, has published a landmark report calling for the full integration of an early diagnostic tool in primary eyecare across Scotland. Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT) is...