Vision Express store manager Dean Alldis has set himself a mammoth challenge in 2021 to raise money for the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) – to complete 50,000 squats within a year. CHECT, a national charity supporting those affected by the rare childhood eye...
For International Women’s Day we’ve highlight some of the brilliant women involved in our CHECT research into the prevention and treatment of retinoblastoma. Professor Jesse Berry Professor Jesse Berry is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the...
Louise shares how her retinoblastoma has not held her back, but also how important it is to be aware of the risks of adult second cancers. My Rb journey started back in November 1973. I was eight months old when my Mum noticed my eyes were watering a lot and that I...
Diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma 33 years ago, Aazmeen shares her story of how inheriting the Rb gene has had an impact on her life. It was March 1987, I was eight months old when my parents took me to the GP who then referred me to an eye clinic based in...
Let’s be honest, things were pretty bleak for all charities back in March when we entered the first lockdown. At the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust, we were facing a loss of at least half of our income from fundraising events. So we tried something completely new,...
