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Summary: NB magazine for sight loss and eye health professionals - July 2008 issue.


NB is the essential magazine for sight loss and eye health professionals, from ophthalmologists to policy makers and rehabilitation workers. NB keeps you in touch with the latest developments in eye health, social care and policy.

NB magazine - Issue 31

In this issue - July 2008

News

  • Vision 2008 to focus on research and rehabilitation
  • Audio description awareness doubles
  • Make a Noise in Libraries (7-20 July)
  • Glaucoma: Don't wait until it’s too late

News extra

  • Volunteering for RNIB

What's new

  • Hire Vision - See us at work: a new national employment campaign
  • Energy efficient lighting - the facts
  • Technology - Changing the way we think about print: why you should think accessible information
  • Sight Village preview

In Practice

  • Personalisation: Opportunities and challenges for sensory services

Eye health

  • Battling the Big Three: How Sightsavers fights avoidable blindness in developing countries

Personal stories

  • A day in the life of … Mike Brace, Chief Executive, Vision 2020 UK
  • Favourite things: Ken Keen, photographer

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Last updated: 03/07/2008 18:21

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Your stories

Andy's story - Andy had no idea he had glaucoma. An eye test detected the condition and he was sent to casualty where he was given further tests and eye drops to relieve the pressure. “ My vision has not improved but now it won’t deteriorate any further. This has made me feel very lucky – if I hadn’t gone for that eye test, I’d be blind by now.” Open Your Eyes campaign