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SeeAbility’s Martyn Howlett wins at Optician Awards 2024

SeeAbility are delighted to announce that Senior Dispensing Optician and Dispensing Team Lead Martyn Howlett has won Dispensing Optician of the Year at the 2024 Optician Awards. The awards have been running for over 25 years and are a mainstay...

CHEC Wandsworth welcomes Marsha de Cordova MP to discuss her National Eye Health Strategy Bill

CHEC, a community healthcare provider delivering specialist ophthalmology services in partnership with the NHS, recently welcomed Marsha de Cordova, Labour MP for Battersea, to its new site in Wandsworth (Friday 17th Jan 2025) to share insights on how independent eyecare...

Glaucoma and cataract CPD sessions for optometrists and dispensing opticians at 100% Optical

The importance of ophthalmology and optometry working together to transform care for patients with conditions such as cataracts and glaucoma will come under the spotlight at 100% Optical. NHS ophthalmology provider Newmedica is hosting a series of continuing professional development...

SpaMedica eyes innovation, unveiling UK first-of-its-kind vision care centre in Hereford

New relocatable Ophthalmic Diagnostic and Treatment Centre will deliver comprehensive eyecare directly into local communities. In a commitment to revolutionise community healthcare, a first-of-its-kind eye health centre has been launched in Hereford by SpaMedica, designed specifically to deliver high-quality eyecare...

The College of Optometrists celebrates 100 years of the international research journal Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (OPO)

The College partners with Springer Nature to take OPO into its second century. The year 2025 marks the centenary of The College of Optometrists’ leading international and interdisciplinary research journal for contemporary vision science and optometry, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics...

Conference Report: The Medical Ophthalmology Society UK (MOSUK) 26th Annual Meeting

The Medical Ophthalmology Society UK (MOSUK) held its 26th annual meeting on 26 February 2025 at the International Students House in Great Portland Street, London. Medical ophthalmology is a distinctive and holistic speciality that encompasses the investigation, diagnosis, and management...

Conference Report: Scottish Ophthalmological Club Spring 2025 Meeting

The biannual Scottish Ophthalmological Club (SOC) meeting took place on 21 February 2025 in the rolling hills of Stirling at the Stirling Court Hotel. Kindly hosted by NHS Forth Valley, the free paper session commenced after a cordial opening message...

St John & St Elizabeth Hospital launches paediatric day surgery

St John & St Elizabeth Hospital has launched a new children and young people’s elective day surgery service for children aged three and above, increasing access to high-quality paediatric care in London. The service provides elective day surgery with procedures...

Hope for young children with impaired eye sight caused by Albinism

The University of Southampton has been awarded over half a million pounds for groundbreaking research aimed at improving the vision of children born with Albinism. Albinism affects the production of melanin – pigment which colours eyes, skin and hair. It...

Second major survey calls for people with sight loss to review ideas for innovation of post diagnostic support for blind and partially sighted people

This September the UK’s largest sight loss charity, The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), is launching the second in a series of major surveys to help map out the future of support for people diagnosed with serious eye...

First medical AI model with globally representative data

Quest to build the first medical AI foundation model with globally representative data. A research consortium of over 100 study groups in more than 65 countries has launched the Global RETFound initiative, a collaborative effort to develop the first globally...

Joint statement on improving driver vision standards across the UK

UK road safety is under renewed scrutiny. As the Government prepares its new road safety strategy, we believe now is the time to modernise the UK’s approach to driving vision and make our roads safer for everyone. We welcome and...