Charity
The latest news from charities within the optical sector
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A funding boost will go towards providing blind and deaf young people with money management skills
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Organisations release a report claiming that low vision aids are able to support the independence of young people
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Kevin Coghlan will climb Mont Kilimanjaro this month to raise awareness and funds for Leber congenital amaurosis, a sight-threatening condition that his son has
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Family fundraises for Fight for Sight to support research into corneal dystrophy
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A new campaign hopes to inform children about the importance of sight tests to reach the wider community
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Optometrist and founder of Eyes4Everest, Shaun Chang, speaks about providing eye care to children and adults living near Everest
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New report from SeeAbility seeks an overhaul of the sight testing and funding system in England and for the development of a new inclusive approach for adults and children with learning disabilities
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SeeAbility’s director of external affairs, Paula Spinks-Chamberlain, discusses the charity’s Children in Focus campaign
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Teenager Tommy Salisbury shares his experience of living with choroideremia, a rare inherited eye condition
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Special needs children require vision testing that comes to them, highlights charity SeeAbility