Charity
The latest news from charities within the optical sector
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Optometrist and SeeAbility head of eye health and clinical lead, Lisa Donaldson, shares tips on adapting an exam to meet the needs of a patient with learning disabilities
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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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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
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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
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Project manager for Sightsavers eye health projects in Kenya, Maurice Oduor Abony, discusses the eye care advancements in Kenya
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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
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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
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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
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Fight for Sight’s George McNamara speaks to OT about the charity’s developments as it strives to end sight loss for good
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Chief executive of the Macular Society, Cathy Yelf, discusses what makes an application for a research grant stand out in an oversubscribed funding process