Charity

Head of eye care at SeeAbility, Laura Christie, discusses the charity’s 15-year journey to improving eye care for those with learning disabilities and securing NHS England support for a new sight testing service in all special schools across England

Specialist optometrist at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Hillingdon Hospital, Rajula Karania, shares her experience training ophthalmic professionals in the north eastern state of Bihar, India as part of her continuing work with Second Sight, the AOP Awards Charity of the Year 2019

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

Country director of Orbis Ethiopia, Dr Alemayehu Sisay, discusses the charity’s eye care achievements over the last two decades and what its goals are for the future

Optometrist and head of eye health at SeeAbility, Lisa Donaldson, tells OT  about the “totally unjust” cost of a sight test to people with learning disabilities

Research is being carried out into how Charles Bonnet Syndrome affects the brain. The founder of Esme’s Umbrella, Judith Potts, tells OT  why there is a greater need for understanding of the condition within the profession

Fight for Sight’s George McNamara speaks to OT  about the charity’s developments as it strives to end sight loss for good

Chief executive of the Macular Society, Cathy Yelf, discusses what makes an application for a research grant stand out in an oversubscribed funding process

OT  speaks to VAO about its evolution from an ‘aid’ charity into an organisation that is focused on the long-term development of sustainable eye care

The RSBC is a national charity supporting blind and partially sighted young people and their families. OT  speaks to its CEO, Dr Tom Pey