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Rare Disease Day 2020

Date: March 4th 2020

My Eye Site Event

Written by Jo Cammack, Research Fellow.

Date: February 27th 2020

Ethics of Artificial Intelligence article - featuring NIHR Clinician researcher Pearse Keane

Date: February 18th 2020

This is an image of one of the researchers who carried out the work - Sobha Sivaprasad. She is looking at the camera and smiling. The photograph is of her head and shoulders only. She is wearing a beige jacket. The background colour of the image is dark grey.

Charles Bonnet Syndrome Day

Date: 22/11/2019

Report by Judith Potts founder of Esme's Umbrella

Announcing INSIGHT: The new data hub for eye health

Date: 12/09/2019

Click here for The Guardian news article

Science Festival


Date: 01/07/2019

This is a photograph of Reena Chopra taken from the article linked to on this page from Optometry today. She is holding a lens and is wearing a grey t-shirt. She is looking through the lens. The background is plain and dark.

International Clinical Trials Day 2019

By Francesca Amalfitano

Date: 13/06/2019

Cornea Connect 2019

Date: June 03 2019

The Research Pathway; From Bench to Bedside

Date: 20th May 2019

Article by Nicola O'Connell

In this image there is a picture of Pete Coffey - he is wearing a shirt and suit. He is smiling at the camera. In the top right hand corner it says 'Lifesavers - Made at Uni'
In this image there are 5 people - they are stood in the front of a room. There are computers in the background and small microphones.
This is a head shot of Pearse Keane. He is looking at the camera on a grey background. Only his head and shoulders are in the photograph. He is wearing a pale blue shirt.
In this image Lola is sat at her desk. There is a computer screen behind her and book shelves filled with books
This is a drawing of a person. There are three robot arms in the drawing. Two of the arms are putting glasses on the person. The other is holding what looks like a tablet computer. The computer is connected via a wire to the persons glasses.

How artificial intelligence is helping to prevent blindness

Machine learning is being used to automate the detection of eye diseases

Date: April 29th 2019

This is the logo for the ophthalmologist power list. It has the ophthalmologist magazine logo at the top. Underneath the text reads 'The ophthalmologist power list is out now, discover the finest mentors inventors and surgical pioneers in the field today! #Ophthalmologist19

Ophthalmologist Power List 2019

Date: March 28th 2019

This is a white rectangle that says 'Charles Bonnet Syndrome' in black letter on it.

Living with Charles Bonnet Syndrome

Article by Nicola O'Connell

This is a head shot of Anthony Khawaja. He is looking at the camera and smiling. This image has a grey background.
This is a head shot of Gus Gazzard. He is looking at the camera and smiling. He is wearing a check shirt. His image is taken in front of a white background.
This is the logo for GenerationR. It says GenerationR in large letters. Underneath this is written 'Young people improving research'.

Moorfields' young persons’ advisory group for eye and vision research

Date: 2nd March 2019

Location: St Lukes Community Centre

This is the Stargardt's Connected logo. It is black and yellow. There is a drawing of and eye with a 6 pointed star at the centre. Underneath is written Stargardt's Connected.
This is a picture of Alice Davidson. She is looking at the camera and is wearing a lab coat. You can see the eye piece of a microscope and other lab equipment in the background.
This is an image taken from the poster for the event. It is a drawing a person. It looks quite futuristic, it looks like the eyes are glowing. You can see the persons brain- which is also glowing.
This is the Esme's Umbrella logo. It has a number of umbrellas on it. The text says 'Esme's Umbrella for everyone working for the greater awareness of Charles Bonnet Syndrome'.

First ever Charles Bonnet Syndrome Information Day - A report from Judith Potts

Date: 16th November 2018

This is a photograph of Robin Ali and Jim Bainbridge. Robin Ali is wearing a lab coat, is in the lab and you can see a microscope eye piece in front of him. Jim is wearing a black suit and a white shirt and is in front of a grey background.
This is an image of piece of art made by a young person. They are holding it up to the camera. It is a clay model of a person.
This is the logo for the Ophthalmologist Magazine - it is in black text written The Ophthalmologist.

The Ophthalmologist

Date: June 2018

Article by Pete Jones: How data-driven VR/AR is driving new insight into visual impairments

This is a drawn image of an eye. It has abstract green shapes above and below it.
This is a section of the front page of the Eye Journal.It say Eye in large letter on a dark green background. Underneath in little letters it says 'Advancing the science and practice of Ophthalmology'

Women in Vision UK editorials

Dates: 26th April and 15th June 2018

Journals : Therapeutic Journal of Ophthalmology & Eye

This is the logo for nature genetics. It is a dark green rectangle. It says nature genetics on it in white letters.

Nature Genetics - Researchers identify genetic variants that may predict glaucoma risk

Date: 21st May 2018

Journal: Nature Genetics

Click here for the full press release

This is a close up photograph of a blue eye. It says in black text Women in Vision UK, inaugural meeting 15th December 2017.
This is a section of the poster for Science of Sight. It says Science of Sight - Dr Mariya Moosajee. There is a colourful scientific image. Under which it say 'retina grown from patient skin'

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