Low vision

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

The 2026 awards recognised brands and designers across a wide variety of categories

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

Michael Crossland

Mind matters: sight loss and wellbeing

Hospital optometry

05 Mar

A blurred ambulance speeds down a road

Ocular injuries caused by the explosion of 3000 pagers in Lebanon

Research

12 Feb 1

A person holds a single tooth wearing blue surgical gloves

Restoring vision using a patient’s own tooth

Hospital optometry

04 Feb 2

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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

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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August/September 2026

Eye care success stories

07 Aug

Most popular across Low vision

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

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

Chosen for you

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 clinical room in practice which has a chair that lays back and different coloured light masks for treatments

Practice team digest

Tailoring the dry eye conversation

Practice team

27 Sep 8 min read

A map if the United Kingdom under a magnifying glass

Eye care everywhere

Assessing urgent eye conditions in Greater Manchester

On the High Street

01 Oct 8 min read

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

A contact lens pack branded as CooperVision MyDay Energys

CooperVision introduces MyDay Energys

Products

21 Sep