The impact of the year-long covid crisis on blind and partially sighted adults and children will be examined in a major Scottish online conference

A character in popular TV soap opera Coronation Street will admit to experiencing visual hallucinations, known as Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS).

Angela McNamee stood down as chair of the Trustees after five years in the role and having completed the maximum term of eight years as a Trustee.

RNIB has agreed to sell its London office to Montrose Land and AshbyCapital, but will lease it back for two years while it finds a new location.

Optoversity – the exciting challenge to test the knowledge and diagnostic skills of student optometrists – will take place on Sunday 21st March as an online event, marking the start of World Optometry Week.

They have come together to explore how they can enjoy the same video-games as their sighted peers, and press developers to make gaming software more accessible.

A new treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which could see patients receiving as few as four injections a year, has been approved for use in England and Wales.

Martin (59), an optometrist at Specsavers in Wellington, Somerset will attempt a gruelling 3,000 mile rowing race as part of a team of four, named the Wrekin Rowers. As well as testing eyes, 2021 will be a year of hard training and fundraising to raise £100,000 for two charities:

Blind Veterans UK, Glaucoma UK, Guide Dogs, Macular Society, Retina UK, RNIB, Thomas Pocklington Trust and Visionary have announced they will form a new VI Charity Sector Partnership.

Giving Tuesday is tomorrow: let’s make a huge difference to the dispossessed here on our streets by helping them to better eyesight