News - RNIB Scotland

RNIB Scotland Press Office

All press releases issued by RNIB Scotland are listed below. Links to news stories are also frequently posted on our Facebook page.

For further information about these, or for comment on other news stories concerning sight loss, please contact:

Ian Brown
Telephone: 0131 652 3164
Mobile: 07918 053 952
Email: ian.brown@rnib.org.uk

RNIB Scotland press releases

How RNIB Scotland can help people in the Borders with sight loss

RNIB Scotland begins a series of awareness days to promote its new local service in the Scottish Borders - 18 August 2010

Bollywood embraces audio-description

The first ever DVD to be available with audio-description across the world gets a screening in Glasgow...

Hungama gets the eye health message

RNIB Scotland will highlight the importance of getting your eyes checked regularly to people from ethnic minority communities at the Hungama Festival in Glasgow...

Sight loss a hidden problem for people with a learning disability

At least 30 per cent of people with a learning disability may also have sight loss - and often this goes undiagnosed. RNIB has launched a new DVD to help optometrists engage with this client grouip...

Sight loss could double by 2031, warns RNIB Scotland

A new RNIB report, launched as part of Eye Health Week, says almost 400,000 Scots could suffer sight loss unless prevention strategies are in place.

Last updated: 31 January 2013

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