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RCOphth (The Royal College of Ophthalmologists): Paediatric Ophthalmology Study Day
26 November 2024
Come and learn about the wonderful world of Paediatric Ophthalmology. An all day event filled with “how to” advice, top tips, clinical pearls and practical guides for problem solving in eye conditions presenting in children, particularly on call. Become aware...
Eyes Right: Older People and Driving
Eyesight deteriorates gradually with age. This updated publication has been developed to assist nurses working with older people who present with eyesight issues. It includes details on eye health, visual impairment and ageing, highlights nurses’ responsibilities and signposts for further...Sight Scotland urges restaurants and venues to open their doors to the vision impaired
Charity launches new Customer Service Guide for bars and restaurants during National Braille Week.WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
Charity’s new campaign aims to dispel negative perceptions of people living with sight loss.The sexist lens addressing cataract-induced blindness in women
Ninety percent of the world’s blind population resides in low-income, developing countries [1]. The primary cause of their blindness is cataract, a condition that is easily treatable and unnecessary. A cataract is the clouding of the eye’s lens, often resulting...Scotland's Bottle Deposit Return Scheme – have visually impaired people even been considered?
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.Aniridia Network 2023 Conference: Amy's experience as a first-time attendee
I have lived with aniridia since birth; and no matter how many specialised doctors you see or how many other people with visual impairments you meet, you still feel isolated, different and misunderstood. This is the exact reason Aniridia Network is important.OrCam MyEye – innovative sight assistance (Part 2)
Following on from Part 1 of this topic, we will cover the remaining features, pricing and support of the OrCam MyEye. Facial and person identification The MyEye Pro can be taught to recognise up to 150 individuals (or 75 if...Blind woman left traumatised after she feared falling in front of speeding train
26 September 2023
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RNIB, Sight Scotland, Traumatic experience, Samantha Gough, Football, Train strikes, travel
A blind woman footballer from Edinburgh was left traumatised after she feared falling in front of a speeding train when rail staff never showed up to help her.
What’s new in wet AMD papers?
1 December 2016
| Rod McNeil
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Paper presentations on neovascular (‘wet’) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) from the 16th European Society of Retina Specialists Congress, Copenhagen, September 2016, outline recent research directions evaluating the impact of vision loss on key health domains, patient preferences in the process...
Orbis eye health programme integrated into school curriculum in Nepal
Leading eyecare charity Orbis and Nepal’s National Society of Comprehensive Eye Care (NNJS) have worked together since 2019 to implement a programme called REACH (Refractive Error Among Children) in Eastern Nepal.IN FOCUS - Beyond 2020: what next for global eye health?
1 April 2020
| Peter Holland
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Ophthalmology
The year 2020 is a pivotal year for global eye health. It marks the conclusion of ‘VISION 2020: The Right to Sight’ which has guided action for the past two decades, and the end of the World Health Organization (WHO)...