Charity
The latest news from charities within the optical sector
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The Macular Society has teamed up with four other charities to host a Zoom event on 26 November
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The challenge is aiming to raise money for the Royal Society for Blind Children and ChildVision
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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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Open to any UK-registered charity, Solopress has also encouraged organisations working in optics and vision care to enter the prize draw
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Sarah Baldock and Nigel Terry completed the 26.2-mile challenge to raise funds for Vision Aid Overseas
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The money has been awarded by the Coronavirus Community Support Fund
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The new charity combines two grant trusts, which the organisation suggests will allow for more efficient and effective grant giving
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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