Eye injuries: Laundry detergent capsules
Dr Douglas Clarkson explores how a common household item can lead to ocular injury...
Resolving conflict through effective communication
Gill Brabner of Resound Learning & Development outlines the damage caused by unresolved conflict in small practice teams and offers evidence-based solutions...
Clinical applications of spectacle magnification: The ‘Thick’ Lens Model
Dr Amit Jinabhai examines the impact of spectacle magnification for thick lenses and the impact of vertex distance and lens form in a selection of case scenarios ...
Crab claw! - Is it inferior keratoconus or pellucid marginal corneal degeneration?
Dr Obinwanne Chukwuemeka Junior explores the prognosis, presentation and outcomes that differentiate inferior keratoconus from pellucid marginal corneal degeneration...
OCT masterclass 3: Basic interpretation of the B-scan
Jason Higginbotham continues his series of articles to help ECPs make the most of their OCT machines. In this installment, Jason walks us through interpreting the B-Scan...
Supporting language development in children with vision impairment
Cirta Tooth explains the significant role of vision in language development and how eye care professionals can support children with language and literacy development when they have a vision impairmen...
Safeguarding 1: Children
In his first CPD article for Optician, optometrist and safeguarding lead Usman Rasul introduces the topic of child safeguarding and outlines optical practitioners’ responsibilities...
The convenient truth: How moving beyond patient need improves patient choice and care
In his second article relating to communication in ophthalmic dispensing, Daniel Read explains how informed choice is essential in order to obtain valid consent...
BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia 5: Management with scleral techniques, lens softening, pharmaceutical and nutritional therapies
Professor Craig Woods and Professor Shehzad Naroo examine roles and treatments of specific parts of the eye ...
Insights into eyelid lumps and bumps: Case studies
Beth Ralph provides an overview of the structure and function of eyelids, as well as case studies of pathologies contact lens opticians may commonly encounter in contact lens or anterior minor eye con...
Optometric practice: The natural home of dry eye – 5a: Beyond eye drops
This fifth article on dry eye disease by Andrew Price, starts to look beyond the use of dry eye drops alone, to lid hygiene products that patients can utilise themselves, under the title ‘home treatme...
Improving practice communication 9: Communication in supervision
Peter Greedy considers the people skills of communication and how this applies in the supervisor/supervisee relationship...