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News, Blogs and Case Studies

Retinal Imaging Network Achieves Millionth Image Milestone in Fight Against Diseases

A Scottish research initiative, known as SCONe, which set out to safeguard retinal images for innovation in eye research has reached a major milestone.

Honouring the fallen on Remembrance 2025

Over the past few weeks, Sight Scotland Veterans has supported veterans to attend Remembrance Day events all across Scotland, to lay wreaths at war memorials and ceremonies to honour the fallen.

Major Step Forward for Vision Rehabilitation in Scotland

Vision Collaborative Scotland has partnered with the University of Strathclyde to launch two groundbreaking new courses in vision rehabilitation.

Fair Rail Pilot Scheme for Visually Impaired Survey

We’re asking those with an eye+1 symbol on the National Entitlement Card to complete our Fair Rail pilot scheme impact survey.

Cabinet Secretary backs call for major shift in venue accessibility

Scotland’s Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has thrown his support behind Sight Scotland’s Accessible Venues Campaign.

Sight Loss Councils to launch in Dumfries and Galloway

Sight Loss Councils are to launch in Dumfries and Galloway to champion voices of people with visual impairment.

Mapping the future of vision impairment services in Scotland

Sight Scotland is now the chair of Vision Collaborative Scotland, a group of vision impairment third sector partners.

Life-changing support from Royal Blind School transforms Rocco’s life

Fifteen-year-old Rocco Wood was born three months premature, weighing just 985 grams. Due to complications at birth, he developed quadriplegic cerebral palsy and is visually impaired.

Sight Scotland partners with Pleasance to boost accessibility at Edinburgh Fringe

Sight Scotland, supported by Sight Loss Councils, has partnered with famous fringe venue the Pleasance to deliver specialist visual impairment awareness training to over 250 of its staff ahead of this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Fair Rail campaign is award finalist

Sight Scotland's Fair Rail Campaign is a finalist in the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland’s Self Management Awards 2025 in the Sensory Impairment: Positive Self Management category.

Celebrating our school leavers at the Royal Blind School Fun Day 2025

The Royal Blind School hosted its annual family fun day in June 2025, celebrating all their students successes and saying a fond goodbye to school leavers Jemima and Rebecca.

Sight Scotland's Royal Blind School pupils shine in national poetry competition

Sight Scotland's Royal Blind School pupils shine in National Poetry Competition run by Young Writers.