Patients

ECLOs and RNIB staff outside the new ECLO room

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

Two ECLOs are based at the new suite, and will provide emotional and practical support to those diagnosed with sight loss

Patients

21 Oct

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

Patients

21 Oct 6 min read

Lady smiling holding a baby

Newmedica highlights valuable role of grandparents

Patients

20 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

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

A woman sits on a park bench with a white cane and a service dog

From treatments to daily living tips: an online hub for eye condition information

Patients

07 Oct

Identifying red flag symptoms

Patients

05 Oct 8 min read

Inflammation and localised dilation of the episcleral small vessels external layer of the sclerotic

IP and me

Tenderness and aching in the right eye after a period of stress

Patients

02 Oct 5 min read

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

Recognising changemakers in the sight loss sector

Patients

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

Paul Morris on stage begins a session on informed choice

Principles for supporting informed choice

Patients

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

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 photograph from the back seat of a car showing a driver wearing glasses and a knitted hat

Visual problems among most common conditions recorded with the DVLA, FOI data finds

Patients

10 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

A group of people gather outside of the new SpaMedica facility

SpaMedica opens cataract centre in Scotland

Patients

28 Aug

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

Big Issue vendor in Covent Garden Market in London holds up a special edition of The Big Issue, advertising the Charity VIP scheme

Specsavers expands homelessness eye care scheme nationally

Patients

13 Aug

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

A young girl on a swingset. She is wearing glasses with a pink rim

Survey explores parental understanding of myopia

Patients

13 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

Teenage girl sits in a car, looking into her phone to check her contact lens in her irritated eye

IP and me

Irritation and foreign body sensation in a contact lens patient

Patients

07 Aug

A young woman poses with her hand in her shoulder-length dark hair. A light blue-white knitted jumper slips off of one shoulder for an effect that is care-free. Behind her is a blue and white circle design

Acuvue partners with Clinique

Patients

31 Jul

RNIB

RNIB receives three medals at RHS Sandringham Flower Show

Patients

30 Jul

Hannah Telfer, left, Alex McIntyre MP, and Nikhil Sonpal stand around a Vision Care banner

Vision Care Mobile Vision Service hosts MP visit

Patients

30 Jul

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An older man stands looking out a window

Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

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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

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

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

A group of people gather outside of the new SpaMedica facility

SpaMedica opens cataract centre in Scotland

Patients

28 Aug

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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

OT October/November 2026 edition pages

October/November 2026

The Flexibility matters edition

02 Oct

Two scientists work in a laboratory. One holds a clipboard while the other holds a pipette over test tubes

New insight on genetics of retinitis pigmentosa

Research

19 Oct