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BCLA CLEAR interactive 3 - Effect of contact lens materials and designs (discussion)

BCLA CLEAR interactive 3 - Effect of contact lens materials and designs (discussion)

Neil Retallic and Claire McDonnell introduce a new interactive CPD exercise based upon the BCLA CLEAR publication, considering the effect of contact lens materials and designs on the anatomy and physi...

Autistic adults, vision and eye care 1: Autistic visual sensory experiences

Autistic adults, vision and eye care 1: Autistic visual sensory experiences

In the first of a new four-part series based around new research looking into the assessment of eye health in the autistic population, Dr Ketan Parmar offers a holistic overview of autistic visual sen...

What causes rechecks and how to avoid them

What causes rechecks and how to avoid them

Jeremy Beesley and Professor David B Elliott describe the results from their major study of the causes of rechecks in UK eye care practice and suggest ways to avoid them. (C102913, suitable for loggin...

Dispensing interactive 2 (discussion)

Dispensing interactive 2 (discussion)

In the second interactive exercise linked to the long-running CPD series on ophthalmic dispensing, Tina Arbon Black, Peter Black and Bill Harvey introduce an exercise aimed at encouraging critical ana...

Eye care practice primers 1: Pupil assessment

Eye care practice primers 1: Pupil assessment

Bill Harvey offers an overview of the assessment of the pupils and the implications of any findings as part of a routine eye examination (C102854, suitable for logging as one provider-led distance lea...

Cases in point

Cases in point

Bill Harvey reminds readers to keep those cases coming and to remember that it is not just the purely clinical cases that are of interest....

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