Mum Nadia Sadaf shares the excitement her son, Zain Hussain, age 4, has at receiving his first bike from Cyclists Fighting Cancer after having his right eye removed. “When Zain cycles, he faces no difficulties despite having monocular vision – he is a master of his...
Jacob Wright was 12 weeks old when he was diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma (eye cancer in both of his eyes). He lost his right eye at diagnosis and has since lost most of the vision in his left eye. You may remember Jacob’s judo achievements from our last blog,...
Would you be prepared to offer your time for a clinical investigation currently recruiting at Moorfields Eye Hospital London? Provided you are aged 18 or over and meet the eligibility criteria, Professor Mandeep Sagoo’s team would be delighted to speak with you. 5+...
I am Dr Zhanhan Tu – an ophthalmologist, researcher and teacher based in the Ulverscroft Eye Unit at the University of Leicester. For the last ten years I have been working on normal and pathological eye development in infants and children, using optical...
For World Book Day author Emily Ann Davison discusses her new book – Every Bunny is a Yoga Bunny – and how retinoblastoma has impacted story time over her lifetime. I was ten weeks old when I was diagnosed with Bilateral Retinoblastoma. It wasn’t a huge...
A mum and dad are urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer after their 14-month-old son lost his eye through retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children under the age of six. Dad Tom...
