Charity

Open to any UK-registered charity, Solopress has also encouraged organisations working in optics and vision care to enter the prize draw

Sarah Baldock and Nigel Terry completed the 26.2-mile challenge to raise funds for Vision Aid Overseas

The money has been awarded by the Coronavirus Community Support Fund

The new charity combines two grant trusts, which the organisation suggests will allow for more efficient and effective grant giving

Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, VP of international programmes at Operation Eyesight in Hyderabad, tells OT  why governments and NGOs need to work together to avoid a “looming sight crisis”

Sumrana Yasmin, global technical lead on refractive error at Sightsavers, tells OT  about the charity’s mission to ensure that eye care is included as part of the global COVID-19 recovery

Reducing impact of sight loss by 1% could save the UK economy billions by the end of the decade, the charity has revealed

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

The professional dancer will share her own story of poor eyesight in the hope that it will inspire others to support the charity’s work

Vision Aid Overseas plans to re-focus on alternative fundraising methods as the scheme no longer raises enough money to cover the charity’s costs