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Cerebral vision impairment: More common than you think?

Cerebral vision impairment: More common than you think?

Cirta Tooth encourages eye care professionals to identify CVI-related visual difficulties in their paediatric population through recognising red flags in medical and birth history, CVI-related visual ...

From diagnosis to certification of sight impairment: Patients’ perspectives

From diagnosis to certification of sight impairment: Patients’ perspectives

Cirta Tooth describes key elements of a typical sight loss journey, with an emphasis on certification and registration, illustrated with quotes from patients sharing their ‘lived experience’...

Visual fields 1: Mastering the visual pathway

Visual fields 1: Mastering the visual pathway

Dr Amit N Jinabhai outlines the various complex component structures of the visual pathway and their distinct roles...

Diabetes and eye health: A case-based reflection from the endocrine ward

Diabetes and eye health: A case-based reflection from the endocrine ward

In her third article for Optician, Dr Anneka Ali reflects on her time spent on the endocrine ward during her medical training and the profound effects of diabetes on vision and quality of life...

Paediatric dispensing

Paediatric dispensing

Optician clinical editor Peter Black covers the essentials of the art, science and legalities of dispensing to children...

Occupational and task specific dispensing

Occupational and task specific dispensing

Dispensing optician Steve Golding describes the lessons learned from a lifetime of trying to satisfy patients with complex occupational and task requirements, presenting a few of his more unusual case...

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