Glare from vehicle headlights: The canary in the car
Dr Douglas Clarkson explores the spectral emission of modern car headlight systems and how they cause problems to patients when driving at night...
OCT masterclass 6: An introduction to OCT-A
In this sixth article Jason Higginbotham considers OCT-A and its application in daily optometry practice and how OCT B-Scans can detect a range of lesions and signs associated with ischaemic retinal c...
Fitting spectacles to children with microtia
Dispensing optician Steve Golding describes the congenital ear malformation microtia and outlines a number of challenging dispensing cases...
Pre-reg optometrist case files 1: Professionalism in optometric practice
Shamina Asif and Wasim Sarwar, begin a new series focusing on core skills for pre-registration optometrists. A useful resource for optical students and a timely reminder for supervisors and other qual...
Management and outcomes of choroidal melanoma: A case report
Anneka Ali discusses the diagnosis and management of choroidal melanoma including the Moles system of naevus classification, the appropriate referral pathways suggested and the long-term prognosis for...
Introduction to medical retina
Amy Green introduces medical retina, refreshing anatomy and discussing history and symptoms and the interpretation of OCT images that aid in the identification of common clinical features in medical r...
OCT masterclass 5: OCT and glaucoma
In this fifth article Jason Higginbotham explores how OCT can help to diagnose and monitor glaucoma. It discusses how sensitive OCT normative databases can be at detecting glaucoma risk and consider s...
Demystifying dementia 2: Vision as a modifiable risk factor in dementia
In this second of her three-part series on dementia, Elaine Grisdale discusses the impact of visual impairment in relation to dementia and vision as a modifiable risk factor for the disease...
Spectacle dispensing for people with learning disabilities
Martyn Howlett FBDO outlines ways to ensure optimal visual outcomes by supporting successful spectacle wear for people with significant learning disabilities...
BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia 6: Management with intraocular lenses
Sandeep Dhallu provides an overview of the management of presbyopia with intraocular lenses. The sixth article of a series that encapsulates the conclusions from the BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia publications...
Myopia management: Beyond the data – Answering the questions parents are asking
Lil Creighton-Sims explores the current evidence base for myopia management and the growing role of the eye care professional in translating research evidence, setting parental expectations, combattin...
OCT masterclass 4: OCT and myopia management
Jason Higginbotham outlines the use of OCT in the screening, diagnosis and management of myopia and related pathology...