The challenge is aiming to raise money for the Royal Society for Blind Children and ChildVision

Cheshire and Merseyside, and Lancashire and South Cumbria will be early adopters of the programme, with NHS England and NHS Improvement highlighting opportunities for optometrists

The collaboration will see the development of educational content which will aim to enhance the clinical knowledge and skills of practitioners in managing childhood myopia

The company suggests the CE mark approval will provide greater confidence for parents

The 300-piece kits feature Lego bricks specially moulded with studs to represent letters and numbers in the Braille alphabet

The Brilliant Futures programme is now available in the UK, featuring tools to equip and support practices in myopia management

The Association of Optometrists Ireland has called for the nationwide roll-out of new schemes between hospital ophthalmologists and optometrists to help reduce waiting lists

Research orthoptist Helen Kuht, and NIHR clinical lecturer Dr Mervyn Thomas discuss a project to bring the benefits of AI to paediatric ophthalmology