Cheshire and Merseyside, and Lancashire and South Cumbria will be early adopters of the programme, with NHS England and NHS Improvement highlighting opportunities for optometrists

Elizabeth Manuel speaks with OT  about losing her sight at the age of 46 and a campaign to ensure priority shopping slots for the blind and visually impaired

A new study will assess the affect of providing eye scanning training to stroke survivors

Blind and partially sighted people have been suffering disproportionately under social distancing measures – but a new wearables initiative hopes to make life easier

The RNIB has highlighted that the majority of blind and visually impaired people in the UK are unable to vote without assistance

British sailor, Luke Patience, on winning an Olympic medal, spending lockdown on a tiny Scottish island, and learning to read the subtleties of the ocean

The smart cane company aims to release a new voice assistant and develop a human behaviour model on the mobility of people who are blind or have low vision

OT  caught up with OrCam’s UK opticians’ sales manager, Jennifer Kerfoot to find out about the company’s latest campaign with Lionel Messi

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”

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