Month: November 2020

Actor Ben Miles, Patron of Vision Care for Homeless People, is urging support for the £20.20 appeal to ensure the charity’s regional clinics will be funded throughout 2021. “In the coming months we are likely to see more and more people living on the streets and the amazing work that Vision Care for Homeless People […]

Povidone iodine as a substitute for antibiotics has been raised again as ophthalmologists look to treat Covid-related eye infections as efficiently as possible. Nick Jacobs, Consultant Ophthalmologist, believes there is a strong case for prescribing this in preference to antibiotics, and is seeking a manufacturing partner. “Povidone iodine is very topical.  There is a significant […]