Charity
The latest news from charities within the optical sector
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SeeAbility has created the easy-to-read online guide, which advises people to use the 20:20:20 method while using screens
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The clinic will be the charity’s ninth in England, and is actively seeking volunteers
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Eye care charity Orbis is urging parents to take their child to the optometrist ahead of the new academic year
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Dance Dosti is a multi-lingual, dance-on-demand platform for people with sight loss
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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