"It made us realise how her world is very different to the way we see it." A mum who used a virtual reality headset developed in Belfast to understand how her daughter's visual impairment affects her life says it was a "mind-blowing" experience bbc.in/3MV4e9K

Plans for special schools eye care revived! Today the government announced that NHS sight tests will be on offer to all pupils in special schools from 2024/25. The commitment to all special schools & accompanying funding to support it is hugely welcome questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem…

Summarising my PhD Research in 3 minutes was certainly a challenge (and rewarding too)! 👀 #3MT

Do you play VI sport? Join our research study on vision assessment in VI sports! We are looking for those with visual impairment who take part in sport at any level to participate. Interested in taking part or have questions? Email Sara at [email protected] ⚽️🏀🚴‍♀️

From the team that brought you the NICER study... 😎 PreMO (Predicting Myopia Onset & Progression) a FREE digital myopia management tool for eye care clinicians, available now at premo-live.web.app Ulster University James Wolffsohn Lesley Doyle Jane Fulton Sara McCullough Life & Health Sciences

Privileged to receive the George Giles Postgraduate Research Prize from College of Optometrists . A wonderful surprise reflective of a great team effort!

Are you interested in helping children with learning disabilities and/or autism? Fancy doing a PhD? Check out funded opportunities at Doctoral College 👉🏼 ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcolleg… Get in touch with any questions! Closing date 26th Feb.🗓️

Still can’t quite believe this! So grateful to everyone who has played a part in my PhD journey, especially my excellent supervisory team KATHRYN SAUNDERS Sara McCullough and Patrick Richardson!

Delighted to share our new publication highlighting Athletes’ Perspectives of the Classification System in Para Alpine Skiing ⛷️ ⬇️ journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…

Great news! We’ve been ranked as #1 in the UK for Optometry, Ophthalmics and Orthoptics by Complete University Guide. Overall 6 of our subjects have been voted in the top 5 in the UK. Feeling inspired? Check out our courses here: ulster.ac.uk/study #WeAreUU

We did Final Year Projects differently this year - Optometry students displayed their projects in poster format and presented them to their peers & lecturers. It felt like our own little conference and provided a lovely opportunity for the students to showcase their hard work! 🤩

I’ve had a wonderful PhD journey at Ulster- all thanks to KATHRYN SAUNDERS Sara McCullough and Patrick Richardson. Dream team!

📣New myopia study open for recruitment at Ulster University, Coleraine! 📣 We are looking for 18-40 year old myopic (short-sighted) adults whose prescription is continuing to get worse. If you are interested in participating or would like more info, please get in touch!👇