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Cancelled eye surgeries could mean permanent sight-loss, warns Fight for Sight
4 June 2020
A survey by eye research charity Fight for Sight has found that people with sight loss fear their sight will further deteriorate during the Covid-19 pandemic, as they struggle to access treatment for their eye conditions.
RNIB and Abertay University hold event to reboot gaming to make it more accessible for those with sight loss
3 October 2022
Sight loss charity Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and Abertay University in Dundee will host a pioneering Accessible Gaming Symposium this week.
RNIB launches new campaign to dispel myths and encourage people to ‘See the person, not the sight loss’
3 October 2022
Leading sight loss charity RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) and The&Partnership has today (3 October 2022) launched a new campaign ‘See the person, not the sight loss’, challenging outdated public attitudes and misperceptions of sight loss.
Pupils at a South Lanarkshire school experienced the challenges voters with sight loss face when casting their ballots
The mock election, which was held at Uddingston Grammar School on Friday 24 November, was organised by RNIB Scotland, in collaboration with South Lanarkshire Council and Haggeye, RNIB Scotland's award-winning youth forum.Two centuries later, braille is still as important as ever, says teenage sight loss campaigner
Braille, the system of raised dots that has enabled blind people to read and write, is as vital as ever, and has adapted to the advances of new technology, says RNIB, Scotland's leading sight loss charity.Sight loss charities slam Scottish government for making blind and partially sighted people play tactile paving roulette
14 February 2024
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Sight Scotland, Sight Scotland Veterans, Government, ministry of transport, scotland
Sight Scotland launches ‘Pave the Way’ campaign to have tactile paving installed in every train station in Scotland.
New survey reveals over half of UK adults expect to experience sight loss in the next 10 years.
This survey and media article are fully organised and funded by Apellis. New survey reveals over half of UK adults expect to experience sight loss in the next 10 years. Yet more than one in four (29%) of those surveyed...Motability Foundation and RNIB to explore how journeys can be improved for people with sight loss
7 November 2024
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Royal National Institute of Blind People, industry, charity, patient experience, blindness, partnership
A new innovation partnership between the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and the Motability Foundation will explore innovative ways of making journeys better for people with sight loss. The three-year partnership will see both organisations share their expertise...
DOs study myopia management at ABDO’s NRC
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has held the first Myopia Management Conference in Birmingham this week.Orbis launches podcast and vodcast series exploring cutting edge tech
7 December 2020
A new podcast and vodcast series exploring cutting edge tech to curb rise in preventable blindness has been launched by international eye health charity, Orbis.
What's trending Apr/May 2024
3 April 2024
| Amit Dhalla
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Ophthalmology
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #GrahamNorton #eyelids Graham Norton’s chat show is always a must-watch in my book. I was particularly surprised to find two eye-related...