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Making a big difference for little eyes 1: Specialist paediatric dispensing

Making a big difference for little eyes 1: Specialist paediatric dispensing

In this first of two articles Jessica Gowing discusses two conditions that can affect paediatric facial and visual development...

Emotional impact of sight loss: What can we learn from lived experience?

Emotional impact of sight loss: What can we learn from lived experience?

Specialist optometrist Cirta Tooth considers the emotional ramifications of sight loss for patients and how ECPs can help...

TFOS Lifestyle Part 2 – Impact of cosmetics on the ocular surface

TFOS Lifestyle Part 2 – Impact of cosmetics on the ocular surface

In the second of our TFOS Lifestyle report summaries, Nikolina Budimlija and Sarah Farrant discuss the possible impact of cosmetics on the ocular surface...

Optometric practice The natural home of dry eye – part 2 Diagnostic tear tests

Optometric practice The natural home of dry eye – part 2 Diagnostic tear tests

This second article by Andrew Price, looks at the use of dry eye questionnaires and discusses some of the available diagnostic tear tests...

Artificial intelligence 3: AI and diagnosis of glaucoma and neurodegenerative disease

Artificial intelligence 3: AI and diagnosis of glaucoma and neurodegenerative disease

Australia-based researchers and academics, Md Mahmudul Hasan, Jack Phu, Arcot Sowmya, Erik Meijering and Michael Kalloniatis continue our series on AI and eye care with a summary of evidence highlight...

An introduction to low vision: Identifying the low vision patient

An introduction to low vision: Identifying the low vision patient

Gillian Smith highlights the underestimated impact of vision loss experienced by patients and the available benefits of certification and registration for a Certificate of Visual Impairment...

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