Ocularist John Pacey-Lowrie, who you may remember from our blog on prosthetic eyes, discusses his own journey with a different eye condition, and his training of a man who had retinoblastoma. I have been extremely fortunate during my lifetime in Ocular Prosthetics as...
The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) have launched a new website aimed at teenagers and young adults who have had retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children under the age of six, called CHECT TYA. CHECT are a charity who provide support to...
TeamCHECT had an amazing day at the 2022 London Marathon! Thankfully the threatened rain stayed away, and the sun shone on our 11 wonderful runners as they set off on the 26.2 miles to The Mall, near Buckingham Palace. CHECT staff were at mile 20.5 to offer jelly...
I’m Craig, and I commenced my role as CHECT’s Head of Support in May this year. I know many of you have a long-standing relationship with CHECT and its people; and I’m really looking forward to being part of that team and getting to know you. I live in Scotland, half...
Good luck to all our wonderful #TeamCHECT London Marathon runners who will be pounding the streets of London on 2 October 2022! If you plan to go to the London Marathon on Sunday 2 Oct, why not join our cheer team or drop by to say hello? We will have a cheer point at...
It’s all change on CHECT’s Scientific Advisory Committee this year! In July we sadly said goodbye to Prof Lorna Fraser, who had spent six years as Chair of the SAC (the body that oversees our research). As well as bringing her immense professional expertise to the...
