The King has sent his congratulations to the President of Malawi today, on #WorldSightDay, to mark the country’s successful elimination of trachoma.
Trachoma is the leading cause of blindness and Malawi is the first country in Southern Africa to reach this goal.
As children return to school, The College of Optometrists is urging parents to look out for key signs to detect potential problems in their children’s vision after research revealed up to 23%1 of parents had never taken their children for a sight test.
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Use Community pharmacies not big corps! As the name suggests, they’re good for the community, and good for you, getting to know you, giving you good health advice, and genuinely care. I love mine, they’re just as much help as the GP surgery in an emergency., true heroes.
Have you seen the out of focus book created by
@CollegeOptomUK? They've blurred the children’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to highlight the importance of children’s vision. #FocusOnLife
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What's the link between alcohol intake and cataracts? Research suggests adults who consumed alcohol within the maximum limit of 14 units per week were less likely to undergo cataract surgery. We spoke to Dr Anthony Khawaja to find more. @MoorfieldsBRC https://t.co/IHruY7QDMh
@BlindDad_Uk lost his sight unexpectedly in 2013 and since then he has developed a visual hallucinatory condition, known as #CharlesBonnetSyndrome or #CBS. Read Amit’s story and donate to research into this complex and devastating condition now https://t.co/05CHtGag3U
Want to know more about Charles Bonnet Syndrome? Watch our Virtual Clinic from last year with leading expert Dr Dominic ffytche, who has recently been made a Professor of Visual Psychiatry @KingsCollegeLon 👏👏https://t.co/6ZPbNmbkB6
Special shout out to @SpecsLady_Faye and Isabella @SightCare_Local whose positive perseverance and uplifting social media has been such a boon in these trying times.
Happy #WomenInScience day. Theres so many amazing women working at all levels in optometry, we salute you. We love that our industry has such great diversity of gender and race. Although there's always more to be done.