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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
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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
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A new study will assess the affect of providing eye scanning training to stroke survivors
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Blind and partially sighted people have been suffering disproportionately under social distancing measures – but a new wearables initiative hopes to make life easier
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The RNIB has highlighted that the majority of blind and visually impaired people in the UK are unable to vote without assistance
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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
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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
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OT caught up with OrCam’s UK opticians’ sales manager, Jennifer Kerfoot to find out about the company’s latest campaign with Lionel Messi
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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