Emily McCormick

Deputy editor (Maternity Leave)

Emily McCormick is deputy editor of Optometry Today, where she produces content for both the website and the journal. She has a particular interest in charity and business stories, and is responsible for the In practice section of the journal.

More articles by Emily McCormick

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  Fight for Sight launches visual simulator

  The national charity said that the new simulator will help people see through the eyes of someone with sight loss

  • OT news and features
  • Pulished 11 Nov 2019
  • by Emily McCormick

  Charity Sight impairment AMD Diabetes Glaucoma
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  Study to define how cells in the retina respond to diabetes is established

  Fight for Sight has announced that it will fund the first of its kind study
  

  • OT news and features
  • Pulished 25 Sep 2018
  • by Emily McCormick

  Research Diabetes Treatment
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  Eye health services “failing patients on a grand scale”

  APPG on Eye Health says it is not too late for the NHS to correct its failings if it takes action immediately
  
  

  • OT news and features
  • Pulished 08 Jun 2018
  • by Emily McCormick

  Health services Blind Patients NHS Government AMD Glaucoma Diabetes
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  Diabetes and sight loss campaign recognised

  A campaign by two Scottish charities is shortlisted for an award
  

  • OT news and features
  • Pulished 05 May 2018
  • by Emily McCormick

  Charity Campaign Awards Diabetes Blind
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  Running for diabetes

  Practitioners working with a diabetic screening programme run to fundraise for Diabetes UK

  • OT news and features
  • Pulished 26 Jun 2017
  • by Emily McCormick

  Diabetes Fundraising Charity
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  Specsavers partners with Diabetes UK

  Diabetes Week is being held to raise awareness of the condition this week (11–17 June)

  • OT news and features
  • Pulished 13 Jun 2017
  • by Emily McCormick

  High Street Sight test Patients Diabetes Campaign Multiple
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  In the community

  DO and chair of Devon LOC, Max Halford, on how it became the first LOC in England to win a diabetic retinopathy screening contract

  • OT news and features
  • Pulished 13 Mar 2017
  • by Emily McCormick

  Health services Patients Extended services NHS Diabetes Feature
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  OC supports diabetes awareness week

  Optical Confederation urges people to have regular sight tests as it supports annual awareness and research funding initiative

  • OT news and features
  • Pulished 13 Jun 2016
  • by Emily McCormick

  Optical organisations Optical Confederation Diabetes Sight test Campaign
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  Diabetes and sight loss link highlighted during awareness week

  New survey reveals that more than 50% of diabetes patients have experienced sight-related issues

  • OT news and features
  • Pulished 13 Jun 2016
  • by Emily McCormick

  Charity Diabetes Campaign Sight impairment Awareness week
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  New diabetic screening service could see 70,000 Londoners benefit

  Centralised service for diabetic screening has been established in south west London

  • OT news and features
  • Pulished 21 Mar 2016
  • by Emily McCormick

  Health services Health Diabetes NHS Patients