Charity
The latest news from charities within the optical sector
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The Thomas Pocklington Trust has found that Inspera portals are ‘inaccessible with software used by blind and partially sighted students’
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£4692 raised via the Success Through Education Programme in October was matched by the company
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Professor Rachel Pilling, a consultant paediatric ophthalmologist, has been appointed to the University of Bradford professorship
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Larry Benjamin, retired ophthalmic consultant and an overseas volunteer with Orbis for 16 years, on scaling up the charity’s remote training capabilities in light of COVID-19
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Maurice Geary, director of Orbis’ Flying Eye Hospital, on the acceleration of blended learning during COVID-19 and how the charity’s training adapted to international lockdown
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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
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More than 300 students are currently training to become optometrists at two universities in Vietnam
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The charity currently provides two free training courses that are designed to educate practitioners about AMD
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The charity has launched a series of online courses for healthcare professionals
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Blind Veterans UK supports GP training days to improve understanding of veterans’ health