This primer award of up to £60,000 is on offer from Fight for Sight in partnership with The Royal College of Ophthalmologists in remembrance of past president John Lee. The award is only open for RCOphth members and aims to provide funding to support the initial stages in a trainee ophthalmologist’s careers to equip those

• 18 October 2017

The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) has launched a nationwide appeal to raise awareness of childhood sight loss and generate vital funds to improve the lives of blind and partially sighted children in England and Wales. The appeal, entitled No Blind Child Unseen will launch on 12 October 2017, to coincide with World Sight

• 16 October 2017

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Eye Health and Visual Impairment is running an England-only Inquiry during 2017 into the issue of capacity problems in the NHS eye care services in England for which evidence shows many people are unnecessarily losing their sight. The RCOphth is advising the APPG and supports the principles of the

• 12 October 2017

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Fight for Sight – John Lee, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Award This primer award of up to £60,000 is on offer from Fight for Sight in partnership with The Royal College of Ophthalmologists in remembrance of past president John Lee. The award is only open for RCOphth members and aims to provide funding to

• 5 October 2017

This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (September), the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) is marking 30 years of supporting those affected by retinoblastoma (Rb). Initially founded as FISHS (Family Information and Self Help Society) in 1984, the parent support group first became a registered charity in 1987. Earlier this month the charity recognised its 30th anniversary

• 3 October 2017