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

Blindness a life sentence not a death sentence, says Olympic torchbearer Ken

Ken Reid, chair of RNIB Scotland, has been nominated as one of 8,000 'inspiring people' to carry the Olympic flame - 14 June 2012.

Why we're making a noise in libraries!

Our two-week campaign to encourage more libraries to provide accessible books gets underway - 12 June 2012.

New treatment could save the sight of thousands of Scots

The Scottish Medicines Consortium has approved the treatment Ozurdex for the treatment of macular oedema - 11 June 2012.

A garden that engages all the senses

A sensory garden that engages hearing, smell and touch as well as sight has been opened at RNIB's Visual Impairment and Learning Disability facility in Glasgow - 1 June 2012.

Save Our Sight call is made to MPs

RNIB's new campaign to highlight that 50 per cent of sight loss is avoidable is launched today - 23 May 2012.

Last updated: 31 January 2013

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