Jo Cammack, a Research  Fellow at UCL, talks us through how computer reading of eye scans speeds  up diagnosis of macular degeneration (and potentially other conditions  as well), with an exclusive interview with Dr Pearse Keane, Consultant  Ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Chief Data Officer at  INSIGHT, and one of his patients, Elaine. We also hear from Dr Louca-Mai  Brady, Senior Research Fellow at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and  coordinator for Eye-YPAG, a young persons’ advisory group for eye and  vision research, along with two of its members, Ethan and Danyaal.

John Offord interviews Debbie Akehurst, Chief Executive of Midtown BID and Alexander Jan Non-Executive Chair, Midtown BID - Midtown BID is supporting the 2020 Bloomsbury Festival.

Dr Amit talks to Jess Morley, Policy Lead, Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab, The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in Oxford, Dr Wen Hwa Lee, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientist at Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration, a research charity focused on tackling the leading cause of legal blindness in the developed world at its earliest stages with maximum affordability and accessibility and Patient and member of the Insight Data Trust Advisory Board, Angus Patrick about how INSIGHT plans to revolutionise the use of data within eye health and the importance of the DataTAB.

Dr Amit talks to Dr Jill Hopkins, Global Head, Ophthalmology Personalized Healthcare and Dr Cian Hughes Informatics Lead, Google Health Research about how INSIGHT plans to revolutionise the use of data within eye health.

When Dr Amit Patel lost his sight, he thought his world was crumbling  around him. With the love of his family and social media celebrity dog,  Kika, he has learned to see the world around him in a whole new way.

An interview with Yara & Davina with music performed by Kevin Davidson about the ideas behind the Opinion Pole event below....

https://bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/event/opinion-pole/

Professor, Andrew Stockman of UCL Institute of Ophthalmology talks about  four movies he has produced on visual illusions that last between 4 and  10 minutes. Each film presents several examples of visual illusions  with a brief explanation.

A conversation with Lucy Tammam, Creative Director at the House of Tammam.

Atelier Tammam, Bloomsbury’s very own sustainable couture fashion studio, presents a visionary ethical and environmentally conscious catwalk, roving through the streets of Bloomsbury. Find the action along a route selected to pass some of Bloomsbury’s iconic heritage sites, from the Pankhurst’s home – some of the women who inspired Tammam’s incredible One Dress, to the British Museum where ancient textiles and draped statues have all given influence to Tammam’s couture practice.

Since its inception in 2007, Tammam has been a trailblazer of sustainable fashion – this show will highlight the designer’s visionary ideas over the last 13 years. With fully transparent supply chains, as well as seeing the styles we invite you to “see” the whole process through digital resources – follow @HouseOfTammam on instagram for the full story, and be immersed in story telling throughout the slow fashion catwalk. If you catch the show upload your pictures and images to social media tagging #VisionaryFashionShow, #TammamCouture and #BloomsburyFest

For more details, please see:

https://bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/event/atelier-tammam-sustainable-couture-roving-fashion-show/