Getting personal with single vision 2
Eluned Creighton Sims explores lens forms that have been available for over 25 years but, despite their considerable benefits, are rarely dispensed in the UK...
Optometric practice: The natural home of dry eye – part 8
In this final part of the series, having conclusively established optometric practice can and should be the place where dry eye is not only diagnosed but treated. We continue with our subject of in-pr...
Top tips for successful paediatric assessment when cooperation cannot be taken for granted
Cirta Tooth shares top tips from her clinical practice in the paediatric hospital eye clinic. She discusses general principles for good preparation, and communication strategies during challenging con...
Real-world lessons from visual field cases in optometric practice
Continuing as part of Optician’s pre-reg series, this article provides an overview of the visual pathway, discusses common visual field-testing methods and current evidence-based practice, and present...
Evaluating distance visual acuity in adults 1
In the first of a new two-part series about distance vision, Dr Amit Jinabhai introduces the definitions and applications of visual acuity for adult patients...
Understanding young presbyopes: Mechanisms, onset and clinical characteristics of early presbyopia
In this article, Meena Puar discusses the pathogenesis of presbyopia and explores early clinical manifestations in younger emerging presbyopes...
Modern lens design 1: Is your form on form?
In the first of a new series on ophthalmic lens forms, Eluned Creighton-Sims introduces the concept of lens form from its impact on visual performance to the influence of modern free form technology...
Presbyopia – Beyond glasses and contact lenses 1
In this article, Jason Higginbotham defines presbyopia, describes the accommodative apparatus and outlines the options beyond glasses and contact lenses available to patients who need correction. Part...
Fundamentals of presbyopia
Optician clinical editor Peter Black explores the impact of presbyopia, its means of correction, and some of the associated challenges when assisting presbyopic patients...
Cataract and cataract surgery: A clinical overview
Consultant ophthalmic surgeon David Anderson provides an overview of cataract treatment in the UK...
Medical retina 2: Wet age-related macular degeneration
In her second article relating to medical retina Amy Green outlines the public health implications, pathophysiology and classification of AMD, its signs and symptoms, referral protocols and treatment ...
Ocular light therapies
Dr Douglas Clarkson takes a look at the science underpinning the safe use of intense pulsed light therapies...