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A large group of green Lime e-bikes on the pavement

New e-bike rules must not lead to inconsistency in implementation, RNIB says

New powers for local authorities on e-bike parking were announced by the Department of Transport on Thursday 5 November

Government and regulation

1 day ago

Orbis volunteer faculty member, Dr Lucy Barker, director of paediatric ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, leading surgical training at University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia

Orbis invests $32 million in global eye health up to 2030

Patients

2 days ago

Panel at Thomas Pocklington Trust Labour Party fringe event

Equipping visually impaired young people for the future

Government and regulation

03 Nov 11 min read

Woman sits outside wearing an eye patch bandage after a cataract operation

Minimum waits for cataract surgery risking patients’ health, research says

Patients

29 Oct 2

SUV parked blocking a residential street

Dangers of floating bus stops and pavement parking key message for Guide Dogs at political party conferences

Government and regulation

28 Oct 6 min read

A smiley blonde woman in a blue floral dress and dangling pearl earrings

RNIB appoints Clare Fynney as new chief people officer

Career development

26 Oct

ECLOs and RNIB staff outside the new ECLO room

New eye clinic liaison officer suite opens at Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital

Patients

21 Oct

A man covers one eye and reads from a page held by a practitioner in front of him

Eye care leaders call on sector to unite behind global compact

Government and regulation

21 Oct

A young man in a green sweatshirt receives an eye test

Half of people experiencing homelessness have worsening eyesight or hearing, Specsavers says

Patients

19 Oct

Ten people pose together at the finish line of the Thames Path Ultra Challenge, wearing medals and holding a sign marked “28KM”, beneath a large “FINISHER” banner. Several wear Specsavers-branded clothing, with a red event tent and trees in the background

Specsavers practice partners join Thames Path Ultra Challenge in memory of colleague

On the High Street

14 Oct

Man smiling with white hair and glasses

Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers name David Baker as new master

Practitioner stories

12 Oct

Close-up on a football player stepping on the ball at the field

Accessibility features for blind and partially sighted fans implemented as Premier League resumes

Patients

09 Oct

An older woman and younger man are laughing happily together. The woman has a patch over one eye, suggesting she has had cataract surgery, while the man holds her shoulders in a friendly manner

World Sight Day 2026: “Every professional can help build momentum for change”

Practitioner stories

08 Oct

Middle age man reading book with his father while sitting close to window in living room

Vision rehabilitation must be part of social care reform, RNIB says

Government and regulation

06 Oct

A young man is having a sight test

Vision Care introduces Right to Sight Week

On the High Street

02 Oct

A group gather together, holding up signs for Visionary Award winners

Recognising changemakers in the sight loss sector

Patients

01 Oct

Martyn dispensing glasses to a pupil

SeeAbility to provide special schools service to 70,000 children

NHS and health

01 Oct

Arranged on a white background are two silver number candles spelling out 60 and a scattering of amber, white and pink confetti

Glaucoma UK reminds over 60s of NHS entitlement

Patients

23 Sep 1

Legs and feel of two people, one with a white stick, walking along a pavement

Specsavers supports Eye Health Award at the Visionary Eye Health Awards 2026

Patients

22 Sep

Two men, one a guide runner, take part in Parkrun

Specsavers partners with Parkrun to increase accessibility

Health and wellbeing

22 Sep

HRH shares the podium with Lucia Mvula, Country Director, Orbis Zambia

Duchess of Edinburgh joins charity partners in Zambia to highlight need for greater eye health resources

Patients

21 Sep

The Audio is King panel sitting on tall chairs next to one another in a line, in front of a large glass window in an office. From left to right they are John Paton and Sonali Rai from RNIB, Richard Kurzik from BBC, Jonathan Penny from Channel 4 and Simon Elder from Sky

RNIB emphasises importance of audio descriptions as part of TV production process

Research

15 Sep

A man stands in a sunny garden holding a tartan scarf above his head beside a large orange, turtle-like garden sculpture with cartoon eyes, horns and pointed legs. Smaller colourful sculpted figures stand nearby among the flowers and greenery

Visually impaired man’s Highland cow design to be made into official Lego set

Patients

14 Sep

A children making a picture of the Gruffalo

Charity to launch accessible edition of Gruffalo Granny on publication day

Patients

04 Sep

People pet a small brown sheep

Care of two pet sheep entrusted to RNIB in will

Patients

04 Sep

Inside of a church, a table is set up with trial lenses and tools for a sight test. A practitioner is seated beside it talking to a patient who has their back to the camera

St Albans practices provide eye clinic for people experiencing homelessness

Practitioner stories

03 Sep

A large group dressed in golf and casual athletics attire gather together around a golf caddy

Vision Care celebrates new website

Practitioner stories

02 Sep

A staff member in an InSight branded polo shirt holds out a tablet for a service beneficiary – both are laughing together. The beneficiary wears a bright yellow shirt and purple sunglasses decorated with stick-on gems

Insight Gloucestershire encourages county to prioritise eye health

On the High Street

01 Sep

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An older man stands looking out a window

Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

Sameer and Hannah pose during a sight test. Sameer has turned to the camera. With one hand he holds the control for a slit lamp, and with the other he holds a volk lens up to Hannah’s eye

An optometrist saved my life

Hannah Mockler: “I could have been left with permanent damage to my vision”

Practitioner stories

16 Oct

A toddler leans against a sofa holding a toy truck. One of his eyes is glowing with a white circle

An optometrist saved my life

“I knew straightaway that this was something that needed to be seen urgently”

Patients

20 Aug 5 min read

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Optometrist Ben Armstrong carrying out a vision check with a young lady at Revvv it Up festival

Community optometrist and RNIB Northern Ireland make two hospital referrals at local festival

Patients

13 Aug

An optometrist performs a sight test for a patient

National Eye Health Week 2026 themes revealed

On the High Street

27 Aug

Woman sits outside wearing an eye patch bandage after a cataract operation

Minimum waits for cataract surgery risking patients’ health, research says

Patients

29 Oct 2

Two men, one a guide runner, take part in Parkrun

Specsavers partners with Parkrun to increase accessibility

Health and wellbeing

22 Sep

An older woman and younger man are laughing happily together. The woman has a patch over one eye, suggesting she has had cataract surgery, while the man holds her shoulders in a friendly manner

World Sight Day 2026: “Every professional can help build momentum for change”

Practitioner stories

08 Oct

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Exterior of De Montfort University’s Hawthorn Building, home to the university’s Health and Life Sciences faculty

De Montfort’s new optometry degree: increasing eye care accessibility in diverse communities in the East Midlands

Students and pre-regs

29 Oct 10 min read 3

A woman injects a weight-loss medication into her abdomen

An ophthalmic surgeon on how weight-loss drugs affect eye health

NHS and health

02 Nov

Two co-workers engaged in a business review, examining documents on a laptop screen in a professional setting

GOC testing of sight proposals raise “fundamental concerns,” AOP says

AOP

29 Oct 2

A road at night with cars on lined with street lights

Drivers continue to struggle with headlight glare, new research reports

Government and regulation

28 Oct

Omega-3 supplements and foods rich in omega-3, including salmon, spinach and broccoli

The effect of omega-3 supplementation on the risk of glaucoma among patients with dry eye

Research

27 Oct