Low vision

Melanie Barratt swims the English Channel. A large ship can be seen in the distance

Melanie Barratt on becoming the first blind woman to swim the English Channel

From a jellyfish encounter to immersing herself in a whisky barrel of cold water, the Paralympic medallist recounts her record-setting swim

Patients

21 Oct 6 min read

Silhouettes of soldiers and helicopters at dusk

Eye injuries in war

Research

13 Oct 5 min read

A scientist uses a pipette over a petri dish with a DNA double helix on a screen in the background

Professor Omar Mahroo on inherited retinal disease

Research

07 Oct 5 min read 1

A young woman sits on a bright pink stool in front of an olive-green wall. She wears oversized oval spectacles in a deep brown, a white t-shirt and green trousers. She rests her chin on her hand and holds another pair of frames in her other

Silmo d’Or Awards celebrate design

Products

01 Oct

A man with sight loss uses a laptop at a desk

Survey finds one in five people with eye conditions offered ‘bogus’ treatments

Research

01 Oct

Illustration of a cartoon style human eye spy on a blue background.

NEHW 2026: enhanced services in primary eye care

On the High Street

23 Sep 8 min read

A practitioner sits with a member of the public in an optometry practice, they are chatting and looking at frames

The complimentary partnership of practices and local charities

On the High Street

21 Sep 11 min read

A hospital corridor is pictured with a sign saying ‘clinical suite’

Man with loss of vision and blocked nose found to have 9cm foreign body in nasal cavity

Research

11 Sep

A patient with greying hair and beard speaks to a practitioner who is wearing a white clinical coat. They are seated in a consulting room

Optometry Scotland publishes community low vision service recommendations

Government and regulation

10 Sep

People pet a small brown sheep

Care of two pet sheep entrusted to RNIB in will

Patients

04 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

A laboratory scientist holds a pipette over a petri dish

Mitochondria from 26-year-old woman’s leg muscles injected in eyes

Research

27 Aug

An older man receives a sight test

Optometrists and dispensing opticians who provide low vision services invited to complete survey

Research

20 Aug

Swimmers gather at the water’s edge during the Gateway to the Sea event

Into the wild

Research

10 Aug

A woman smiles while wearing solar eclipse glasses

Moorfields Eye Hospital surgeon gives tips on staying safe during the solar eclipse

Patients

10 Aug 1

A woman sits on the sofa wearing a blanket and blowing her nose

Persistent ocular symptoms following COVID-19

Research

07 Aug

A close up of an older woman receiving an eye test

On the ground at the AOP

An AOP explainer on... working towards low vision service commissioning

AOP

07 Aug 5 min read 4 mins

A body sits behind a phoropter head during an eye examination

The influence of demographic and socioeconomic factors in paediatric uveitis

Research

04 Aug

RNIB

RNIB receives three medals at RHS Sandringham Flower Show

Patients

30 Jul

Catherine L’Estrange, who has Bardet Biedl Syndrome, with her brother after receiving gene therapy

11-year-old becomes first UK patient to receive novel gene therapy for rare cause of vision loss

Patients

28 Jul

A man adjusts a clock

Spring clock change associated with higher risk of retinal disease

Research

24 Jul

Dr Nawajes Mandal holds a model eye

Research to examine how chemical warfare agents affect the eyes

Research

20 Jul

Retinal endothelial cells

Scientists generate retinal endothelial cells from stem cells

Research

02 Jul

Marsha de Cordova speaks at a parliamentary event celebrating a new RNIB training programme to provide emotional support at the point of diagnosis

New RNIB training launched at parliament

Patients

18 Jun

Paralympian and blind footballer, Darren Harris

Dual Paralympian Darren Harris on the power of vulnerability in building connection

Career development

18 Jun

Focused young businessman working online from home on a laptop while sitting at a table in his living room

Survey seeks views on accessibility of NHS App

Research

11 Jun

A person manufactures a lens

In focus

What does the closure of Norville Optical mean for the future of UK optical manufacturing?

Products

01 Apr

100% Optical

Dr Ian Beasley

Unravelling the relationship between vision and sleep

Health and wellbeing

12 Mar

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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

A woman smiles while wearing solar eclipse glasses

Moorfields Eye Hospital surgeon gives tips on staying safe during the solar eclipse

Patients

10 Aug 1

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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A woman smiles while wearing solar eclipse glasses

Moorfields Eye Hospital surgeon gives tips on staying safe during the solar eclipse

Patients

10 Aug 1

Illustration of a cartoon style human eye spy on a blue background.

NEHW 2026: enhanced services in primary eye care

On the High Street

23 Sep 8 min read

A woman sits on the sofa wearing a blanket and blowing her nose

Persistent ocular symptoms following COVID-19

Research

07 Aug

A hospital corridor is pictured with a sign saying ‘clinical suite’

Man with loss of vision and blocked nose found to have 9cm foreign body in nasal cavity

Research

11 Sep

A laboratory scientist holds a pipette over a petri dish

Mitochondria from 26-year-old woman’s leg muscles injected in eyes

Research

27 Aug

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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

Risha Patel speaking at 100% Optical

A peek into working in industry

Career development

15 Oct

Elderly Asian woman being checked with slit lamp microscope

Liberal Democrats adopt Eye care everywhere as party policy

Government and regulation

12 Oct

A woman in her 40s at a desk holds her smartphone away from her and squints

Using eye drops to manage presbyopia

Research

12 Oct