Emily McCormick

Deputy editor

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

The flight of your life

Group of young visually impaired people are given the opportunity to fly
- OT news and features
- Pulished 18 Mar 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Practitioner stories Blind Sight impairment
The fight against trachoma

Sightsavers’ director of global individual giving and marketing, Becki Jupp, tells OT about the charity’s latest campaign that aims to help eliminate trachoma worldwide
- OT news and features
- Pulished 16 Mar 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Charity Treatment Campaign Fundraising Blind Sight impairment Cataracts
Oxsight nominated for ‘Good Technology’ award

The smart glasses are designed to enhance the vision of people with peripheral vision loss
- OT news and features
- Pulished 14 Mar 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Technology Blind Patients Sight impairment Awards
ECLOs provide valuable benefits to eye clinics, study finds

The first of its kind qualitative study was funded by the RNIB
- OT news and features
- Pulished 07 Mar 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Research NHS Blind Patients Sight impairment
OrCam wins award

The wearable artificial vision device company named as Red Herring award winner
- OT news and features
- Pulished 01 Mar 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Technology Awards Sight impairment
Organisations partner to raise awareness of glaucoma

Trio of organisations launch Focus on: Glaucoma initiative to mark World Glaucoma Week
- OT news and features
- Pulished 27 Feb 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Charity Glaucoma Sight impairment Patients
Raising awareness about sight loss services

Seeing beyond eyes initiative has been completed by over 2200 practitioners
- OT news and features
- Pulished 25 Feb 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Patients Sight impairment Blind
Corneal dystrophy developments

Study finds new method for the diagnosis and treatment of corneal dystrophy
- OT news and features
- Pulished 12 Feb 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Charity Treatment Sight impairment Patients
MSP meets campaigners to discuss welfare system improvements

Blind and partially sighted campaigners lobby Scottish Social Security Secretary to improve welfare system
- OT news and features
- Pulished 31 Jan 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Health services Government Sight impairment Blind
RNIB awarded People’s Postcode Lottery funding

The charity will use the £1m grant to expand its peer-to-peer support network
- OT news and features
- Pulished 22 Jan 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Charity Patients Blind Sight impairment