Adele sings a song called Hello, which is about a mythical phonecall she makes to an ex-boyfriend about how different life is now compared to when they used to date. The chorus line repeated many times is “Hello from the...
Over the past few years and months, I have noticed increased numbers of my colleagues from all over the UK complaining about various problems with their jobs and life in general, and it seems that since the COVID-19 pandemic the...
Cryptolocker and similar ransomware There is a new breed of computer malware that is spreading rapidly. The first major manifestation of this new type is known as Cryptolocker. At present it’s a Windows only problem (all versions), but it’s likely...
Canary Wharf marked its eighth edition of the Winter Lights Festival earlier this year. Exhibiting new spectacular light installations alongside the permanent immersive art displays, a tiny spark of an idea has grown into the most anticipated event, already planning...
Over one million people are estimated to currently have glaucoma in the UK, a figure projected to reach more than 1.6 million by 2060, according to a study led by Moorfields and UCL researchers. The new figures, published in the...
The business world tells us, “Know your why.” But increasingly, we live in a society where people think, “Why bother?” In this interview, David wants to know what makes Carrie MacEwen tick, and why she bothered to get involved locally,...
Sight loss charity RNIB Scotland is celebrating 200 years of braille, the revolutionary writing system for blind and partially sighted people. Developed by Louis Braille in 1824, it uses raised dots to represent letters, numbers, punctuation, and abbreviations. Braille has...
4 February 2021
| Martin Anderson, Karsten Paust, Andrew Blaikie
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EYE - General
A collaboration between the German Committee for the Prevention of Blindness (DKVB), Rukwa regional government in Tanzania and the University of St Andrews Global Health Team successfully delivered a hybrid teaching programme for ophthalmic nurses in Sumbawanga, south west Tanzania,...
3 June 2024
| Yu Jeat Chong, Matthew Azzopardi
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EYE - General
Dawn of a new era in wearable technology? Smartwatches have really stepped up their game and have evolved from telling time to keeping an eye on our health. In February 2024, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave...
Michelle Dent discusses the process of transitioning into a new role and the pros and cons along the way. An opportunity arose for a permanent, full time, band 7 specialist role in the medical retina (MR) team in the Newcastle...
Marek P Karas from sightloss charity SeeAbility examines why children with a learning disability do not access the eye care they need and asks how the system needs to change. Children with a learning disability are 28 times more likely...
Lions Clubs International, a charity dedicated to providing humanitarian aid across the world, is thanking SpaMedica hospitals for their support with improving global eye health this World Optometry Day. World Optometry Day took place on Sunday 23rd March, with the...