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

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  Cameroon cataract project success

  16 Jun 2019 by Emily McCormick

  More than 50,000 people have been screened and 2300 have received cataract surgery

  Cataracts Treatment Patients
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  Catching trachoma

  07 May 2019 by Emily McCormick

  Project manager for Sightsavers eye health projects in Kenya, Maurice Oduor Abony, discusses the eye care advancements in Kenya

  Campaign Treatment Feature
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  AI identifies potential AMD treatment drugs

  16 Apr 2019 by Emily McCormick

  Action Against AMD will investigate the findings further

  Research Treatment AMD
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  Study will investigate a condition that causes irreversible sight loss in East Africa

  11 Apr 2019 by Emily McCormick

  The Fight for Sight/John Lee Primer Fellowship funding has been awarded to Dr Frederick Burgess

  Blind Treatment
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  “High-quality data has the power to bring people around a common goal”

  04 Apr 2019 by Emily McCormick

  Sightsavers’ Sarah Bartlett discusses the role of technology and data in the bid to eliminate trachoma by 2025

  Treatment Campaign Fundraising Patients Blind Sight impairment
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  The fight against trachoma

  16 Mar 2019 by Emily McCormick

  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

  Treatment Campaign Fundraising Blind Sight impairment Cataracts
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  Cardiff University researchers explore eye spasms

  25 Feb 2019 by Emily McCormick

  Fight for Sight and the Dystonia Society fund blepharospasm research

  Research Treatment
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  Trachoma elimination appeal launched

  18 Feb 2019 by Emily McCormick

  Sightsavers launches The End is in Sight appeal

  Fundraising Campaign Treatment Blind
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  Corneal dystrophy developments

  12 Feb 2019 by Emily McCormick

  Study finds new method for the diagnosis and treatment of corneal dystrophy

  Treatment Sight impairment Patients
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  Referral ready

  04 Feb 2019 by Emily McCormick

  OT  speaks to optometrist Wendy Newsom about what makes a good referral

  Career development NHS Patients Sight test Treatment Hospital optometrists Feature