🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 A major clinical trial led by our very own Associate Professor, Dr. Stephanie Rossit, is set to make waves in stroke recovery! Thanks to a generous £1.26m grant from the Medical Research Council - National Institute for Health and Care Research EME 🔗 Learn more here: shorturl.at/FDibS

ESO & American Heart Association just signed an MoU! We look forward to advance #strokecare & to collaborate on impactful future initiatives. Together, we are committed to improve outcomes and create a brighter future for stroke patients. American_Stroke #Partnership #StrokeAwareness

Last day of #WSC2024 and been a busy few days. Time spent promoting the need for #Vision screening of all stroke survivors along with timely referrals and access to management options. Important to reduce health inequalities. World Stroke Org European Stroke Org Stroke Association University of Liverpool

More interesting cases to review at #ISA; isahome.org/p/Case_month The latest being myopia-induced esotropia. ISA provides great opportunities & learning/update resources. Shout-out to Orthoptists re membership benefits. Orthoptics Worldwide BIOS Orthoptics Australia FOREA

On World Stroke Day today, a reminder of how common visual impairment is due to stroke. Over 60% of stroke survivors develop visual problems. These are not always obvious or 'visible'. And - visual problems can be the only sign of stroke. Active vision screening needed - early!

Dynamic workshop at the Canadian Stroke Congress. Cold outside in Calgary but busy indoors. Great to talk though the VISA vision screening tool with practical session. Highlighting the many issues related to visual impairment. A worldwide unmet need for stroke survivors. University of Liverpool

Final day at the Canadian Stroke Congress in Calgary. Another #Vision session this morning to share facts on common visual impairments occurring after stroke. How, why and what to do... Screen, refer, manage. Orthoptics Worldwide CanStroke Recovery Trials University of Liverpool

Day 1 UK Stroke Forum conference UK Stroke Forum Great to see so many colleagues already having been here less than an hour! First session on SSNAP. Interested to hear timelines and changes, especially with new vision questions added BIOS University of Liverpool News BIOSstrokeneuro

Day 3 #AdventAgeing Thinking of getting more exercise after all those mince pies? We helped with the European Guidance on exercise and dementia, led by the fantastic Nicola Veronese Seems that exercise can help both physical health and brain health link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Packed auditorium for UKSF 2024 plenary session. Impressive line up of speakers for this panel discussion. Starting with discussion of NHS 10 year health plan. Stroke a major topic in this. For us, vision is a major topic within stroke care. BIOS UK Stroke Forum

Interesting Vision session UK Stroke Forum Discussions on various management options. Anne Hege Aamodt outlining the TenCRAOS trial for central retinal artery occlusion. Results of SEARCH trial for hemianopia with visual scanning training. Plus blindsight training BIOS

Keeping up our reporting of vision and stroke UK Stroke Forum Dr Claire Howard talking about return to driving under DVLA exceptional cases rules for stroke survivors with visual impairment Dr Claire Howard BIOSstrokeneuro Stroke Association University of Liverpool News

Interesting case of the month from ISA This month, they present a case with recurrent benign VI nerve palsy & ask options about management. What opinions do Orthoptists consider? Orthoptics Worldwide BIOS Orthoptics Australia Irish Association of Orthoptists

To our friends and colleagues - we wish you all a peaceful and happy Christmas, and a healthy and successful 2025. Best wishes from the VISION research team University of Liverpool

So pleased to be one of the new NIHR senior investigators announced today; nihr.ac.uk/career-develop… Great to have recognition of orthoptic research and am looking forward to supporting more orthoptists in their own research journeys going forwards.

The VISION research group are offering a Stroke-Vision CPD course, including the #VISA vision screening tool. Monday 1st September 2025 in Liverpool. Available to clinicians working in stroke, neuro-rehabilitation and orthoptic/ophthalmology teams. Booking details attached.