Marianne Piano

🇦🇺🇬🇧 Clinical eyecare researcher & orthoptist ('straight eyes'). She/her. My views are my own. Henry Brodaty Mid-Career Fellow: dementia-friendly eyecare.

[Prof Elaine Hunter @elaineahpmh]

@AhpDementia webinar Dementia rehabilitation. Ideas from lived experience, policy, practice and research.Wednesday 3rd June, 2026,  3:30 -4:30pm
Follow the link to register: https://t.co/hJLShZ9vdS @alzscot

[Devex @devex]

One billion people live with preventable or treatable vision impairment.

At #DevexImpactHouse, Jessica Thompson of @IAPB1 and Andrew Bastawrous of @peekteam discussed why eye health deserves greater attention in health systems and financing.

Read more: https://t.co/9p8cpESxyk

[Rosie | زن زندگی آزادی @lillydevally]

Jordan and Cian Adams که به ”برادران FTD“ شناخته میشوند، ماراتن لندن رو با یک یخچال ۲۵ کیلویی بر پشت دویدند، هدف آنها افزایش آگاهی در مورد frontotemporal dementia (FTD) است که سبب مرگ مادرشان در ۵۲ سالگی بود.

Jordan و Adams هر دو میدانند که ژن FTD را دارند و در اوایل چهل سالگی نشانه های آن بروز خواهد کرد.
یخچال بر پشت نشانه ای است از وزن بارهای عاطفی
و ذهنی که افراد هر روز با آن زندگی میکنند.

هدف Jordan دویدن ۳۳ ماراتن در ۳۳ روز در سراسر ایرلند است به یاد مادرشان و برای جمع کردن یک میلیون پوندبرای کمک به تحقیقات در مورد آلزایمر، آنها تا کنون توانستند ۶۷۵ هزار پوند جمع آوری کنند.
https://t.co/hvmIv7EgKL

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

@matthras Good to hear!

[MND Association @mndassoc]

We’re helping gather views from people with MND/ALS and their carers across Europe to improve care and support. Your experiences will help shape a new care pathway and highlight what really matters.

The survey is anonymous, easy to complete, and available in many languages—please take part or share with others:

🔗https://t.co/UWbK2sz1bh

[AHPDementia @AhpDementia]

Adopt a flexible approach to mealtimes. Try swapping the larger meal to lunch instead of in the evening. Offer small and often snacks instead of bigger meals. Retry foods that have previously been declined. #WithDietitiansYouCan

[Dementia UK @DementiaUK]

We're thrilled to share that our Helpline and Clincs team and Consultant Admiral Nurse and Health Inequalities team have been shortlisted as finalists in The UK Dementia Awards 2026. 🎉

These awards recognise excellence, compassion, and innovation across care, community, and creativity - a huge congratulations to both teams: https://t.co/GCxY7zXSZP

@JDementiaCare #DementiaUK #AdmiralNurse #UKDA2026

[Blind Citizens Australia @au_BCA]

Join the BCA team!

We’re hiring a Strategy, Projects and Advocacy Manager (contract, 30 hrs/week). Lead national advocacy, oversee key projects, and drive systemic change for Australians who are blind or vision impaired.

Apply by Sunday, 5th April:
https://t.co/Ee6C3IHVW5

[WSPOS @WSPOS]

Today is #WorldDownSyndromeDay
Up to 60–80% of children with Down syndrome have ocular findings, highlighting the importance of regular eye exams & early care.
Today we celebrate inclusion & this year’s theme: “Together Against Loneliness.”
https://t.co/jNZaSnJHCc
@WorldDSDay

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

@guido_maiello Oh Guido, I'm so sorry. Words can't capture how you must be feeling right now. Thinking of you and Sara's family.

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

@guido_maiello I'm so sorry to hear this, Guido - thoughts with you both and I hope you can have some happy times with each other and family now.

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

@Thepurplelilac So sorry to hear, I hope you and your family have the support you need at this difficult time!

[MACP @PhysioMACP]

Research Participants Needed!

ARE YOU A HCPC REGISTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST WHO HAS COMPLETED A MUSCULOSKELETAL FOCUSED POSTGRADUATE MASTER’S DEGREE IN THE UK?

Please support this masters survey research, your insights are crucial!

https://t.co/DkfI7LZ9DD

[PsychoPy @psychopy.bsky.social @psychopy]

We're getting excited... just putting the finishing touches to
**PsychoPy Studio**

This is a complete rewrite of the PsychoPy Builder/Coder app, now packaged in Electron.

Faster load, modernised UI, web-ready
🎉 🚀

https://t.co/VGxPFBFmNI

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

I'm seeing so many AI generated research infographics on my TL now and as a hobby artist I hate the overall look of them 🙈

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

Up there with "I'll just shout" 😣

[Matt Mack @matthras]

Currently at a Early Career Workshop and both presenters aren't using microphones arrrrrrrrgh. One refused it because she didn't want her hand movements to be restricted. Sigh.

(I'm hard-of-hearing, for those who don't know)

[NHMRC @nhmrc]

Ahead of World #GlaucomaWeek, NHMRC is hosting Professor Dao-Yi Yu AM of The Lions Eye Institute for Speaking of Science.

Date: Monday 16 February 2026
Time: 11:00AM – 12:00PM AEDT

Register on Eventbrite now: https://t.co/EfxzoFXGCN

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

I'm sorry not to be at Australian Dementia Research Forum #ADRF2026 this year - it was hella weird letting the abstract deadline go by! I'll miss catching up with ADNeT EMCR Accelerator crew in person, but it's a worthy tradeoff for a bucket list trip on the Ghan with the fam 😁

[AHPDementia @AhpDementia]

Carers: For someone living with dementia, shadows can feel confusing or even frightening — sometimes like “holes” in the floor. Warm, even lighting helps movement feel safer. At night, motion‑sensor lights offer gentle reassurance with no fumbling for switches. @alzscot

[AHPDementia @AhpDementia]

Clear communication matters. 
When supporting someone with dementia, writing key messages down can be supportive & helpful. Try a whiteboard, a notebook or a written message for reference that can be kept in a pocket. Keep it clear & on point. #WithSLTuCan