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Fundamentals of binocular vision: Health and safety in optical practice

Professor Charlotte Codina explores the fundamentals of binocular single vision through the lens of the three grades originally proposed by Claud Worth, and those tests that investigate simultaneous p...


Environmental factors and eye health: A modern day ocular problem?

Dr Sunni Patel explores the influence of environmental factors on eye health...


BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia 8: Management with corneal techniques

Dr Neema Ghorbani-Mojarrad and Professor Jennifer P Craig provide an overview of the corneal management approaches for presbyopia. The last article in a series that captures the clinically relevant co...


The ocular signs of neurofibromatosis 1

Optometrist Monica Singh, a volunteer at the Childhood Tumour Trust, outlines the importance of recognising the ocular signs of the rare genetic condition neurofibromatosis 1...


TFOS DEWS III management report 2: A new era in evidence-based dry eye care

Sarah Farrant reviews the latest research into dry eye from the third Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society Dry Eye Workshop Management and Therapy Report...


OCT masterclass 7: OCT, dry and wet AMD

The past articles have looked at OCT interpretation, OCT and glaucoma and OCT-A. In this article, we shall explore in more depth the role that OCT plays in the diagnosis and management of both dry and...

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