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Vision Care celebrates reaching 150 patients through its Mobile Vision Service

The charity marked the milestone of seeing 150 people affected by homelessness since April during Small Charity Week

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Marina Ahmad AM, centre, with Grace McGill and SeeAbility colleagues during the charity's successful Guinness World Record Attempt at Potter's Fields in May 2026

London Assembly member calls for South East London optical practices to join the Easy Eye Care pathway

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A young woman is applying eye drops at home

WCO and Alcon update dry eye resource

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19 Jun

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A young boy in a wheelchair smiles as an eye care practitioner shows him a pair of spectacles

Adapting an eye test in a special school setting

Patients

18 Jun

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

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UK survey finds “more could be done” to ensure drivers understand vision requirements

Patients

17 Jun

Richard Osman and Keith Valentine pose with signs for Vis-Ability and Change sight change lives messages in front of FIght for Sight banners

Vis-Ability 2026 explores technology, employment and healthcare

Patients

16 Jun

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IP and me

Diagnosing acute anterior uveitis in practice

Patients

05 Jun 5 min read

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Primary Eyecare Services celebrates delivering one million patient assessments in a single year

Patients

22 May

Jemma Iacono’s right eye following an infection with Vittaforma corneaea, a microsporidia species

Aussie Rules eye infections: “The pain was unbearable”

Patients

14 May

Victoria Smurfit and RNIB staff outside the charity’s headquarters on a sunny day

RNIB announces actor Victoria Smurfit as new president

Patients

13 May

The image focuses on two hands, holding and selecting items on a smart phone. The person, who is not visible in the image, is lying down on a sofa

Glaucoma UK Helpline receives accreditation

Patients

13 May

SightCare Live platforms Childhood Eye Cancer Trust

Patients

07 May

Woman in red sari sewing

Global vision correction in garment workers would boost sector by $27 billion a year

Patients

06 May 1

A young female optometrist and a male patient in the consulting room

More than 8700 people in Scotland will lose their sight in the next 12 months, RNIB says

Patients

30 Apr

Female optometrist performing an eye test on an older white man

Number of people living with AMD to increase more than a quarter in next 10 years, RNIB says

Patients

24 Apr

Hassan, Daniel, and Tammy stand together in a Boots Opticians practice

An optometrist saved my life

“Under the detached retina, there was a small round raised lump”

Patients

23 Apr

Older man sitting having his sight tested

Hospital-only glaucoma care ‘no longer viable’ says College of Optometrists

Patients

16 Apr 2

Clarke and Alistair stand with an arm around each other near the finish of Brighton Marathon. Clarke wears blue and yellow running attire, branded Fight for Sight, and holds a medal between them. Alistair wears a neon pink Richard Whitehead Foundation running top

Blind artist achieved world-first marathon using smart eyewear

Patients

16 Apr

Debbie and Alan pose together in the Shaw Eyecare practice

Mother thanks Cumnock optometrist behind live-saving referral

Patients

15 Apr

A man in a hard hat works on top of a garage roof

IP and me

Managing an internal hordeolum in a penicillin-allergic patient

Patients

10 Apr

A man sits in a darkened room next to a computer screen rubbing his eye

An online tool to assist optometrists in managing dry eye

Patients

08 Apr

Corneal lesions as part of a keratoconjunctivitis outbreak in Darwin

Source of eye infection outbreak among 100 Darwin AFL players confirmed

Patients

02 Apr

Large image of the Rodenstock DNEye scanner on a white background

I could not live without…

The Rodenstock DNEye scanner and ImpressionIST tower

Patients

01 Apr 4 mins

A group of eight people stand in a line outside the UK Parliament, with Big Ben visible behind them under a grey sky. Each person holds a white mobility cane, facing forward on a paved walkway beside a fenced grassy area. The scene suggests a coordinated public action or awareness event related to visual impairment

RNIB delivers ‘largest ever’ petition to Department of Health and Social Care

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26 Mar

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Hoya releases clinical trial data for Miyosmart iQ

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07 May 5 min read

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How I got here

Nick Rumney’s limitless ambition for optometry

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08 Apr

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Source of eye infection outbreak among 100 Darwin AFL players confirmed

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02 Apr

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“Under the detached retina, there was a small round raised lump”

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23 Apr

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Hospital-only glaucoma care ‘no longer viable’ says College of Optometrists

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16 Apr 2

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Frustration over plans for digitising referrals without “fully costed plan for a national roll-out”

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09 Jun 3

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Three insights from the HG Roadshow event at Old Windsor

Career development

11 Jun 5 min read

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“I know how frustrating it can be when you don’t feel heard”

Career development

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Award win for University of Manchester optometry induction experience

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17 Jun 5 min read