Charity
The latest news from charities within the optical sector
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Actors, poets and authors with African heritage are lending their support to the campaign
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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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The money has been awarded by the Coronavirus Community Support Fund
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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”
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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
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Reducing impact of sight loss by 1% could save the UK economy billions by the end of the decade, the charity has revealed
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The charity is making an open call for donations to ensure that its core services can continue
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The charity announced on its website that doors will officially close on 31 July
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The Stroke Association is urging optometrists and the public to be aware of the link between sight loss and a potential stroke
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The Songs of Praise presenter visited East Africa with international disability charity CBM