A mum and dad from Westgate are urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, after their two-year-old daughter lost her eye due to retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children...
Ocularist John Pacey-Lowrie, who you may remember from our last blog on prosthetic eyes, discusses his own journey with a different eye condition, and his training of a man who had retinoblastoma. Being born with RIGHT sided microphthalmia and coloboma has had its...
Actor and artist Bruce Horak, who is currently playing Hemmer in Star Trek, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb) at just one-years-old. Bruce has just 9% vision but has made a name for himself as an incredible artist and actor. Here, Bruce discusses his experience...
Would you like to join us for a fun day out in Regent’s Park? We had such an amazing Sunday morning earlier in the month, at this year’s RunThrough event, that we are already starting to plan for next year! On a very hot 10th July, 33 CHECT runners, their friends,...
A new type of in-pregnancy testing called Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis (NIPD) is now available for families affected by the heritable (genetic) form of retinoblastoma. This article explains more about the process, the benefits it can provide, and who is eligible....
Ocularist John Pacey-Lowrie talks us through his 45-year experience working with prosthetic eyes in this blog series, starting right from the beginning of his journey. An unusual profession, a demanding profession and above all a caring profession…45 years as an...
