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...
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,...
We’re pleased to present the latest edition of our CHECT InFocus Magazine – chock full of your stories as well as what we’ve been up to as a charity over the last few months. This festive edition of InFocus has been produced in a digital format only*. As a...
As part of a research project funded by CHECT, Dr Sandy Hung from the Centre for Eye Research Australia talks through her team’s latest breakthrough in understanding the progression of retinoblastoma, paving the way for the development of new possible treatments...
The cancellation of the London Marathon back in March has not stopped our fundraisers from doing their bit for CHECT. Sunday 4th October was the official ‘Virtual London Marathon’ event and nine of our Team CHECT runners instead completed a marathon (26.2...
