The Eye in ME/CFS and Post-Covid Syndrome
Post-viral diseases, including long Covid, have been the focus of news stories in recent years. What does the research tell us about the impact on the eyes and where are the gaps in the knowledge? Nad...
Nystagmus in optometric practice
Katherine Ward discusses the different classifications, assessment and management of pathological nystagmus in optometric practice...
The history and evolution of phakic IOLs
Optometrist Dr Anu Ondhia chronicles the history of intraocular lenses...
BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia 1: Prevalence and impact
Neil Retallic presents the inaugural article in our new series disseminating the landmark BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia publications...
Syndromic myopia
Claire McDonnell discusses the less frequently encountered cases of syndromic myopia ...
Improving practice communication 6: What makes a good fitting frame?
Fiona Anderson discusses the importance of understanding facial anthropometry and frame measurements to select the optimum fitting ophthalmic frame...
Keratoconus classification
Dr Amit N Jinabhai takes readers on a deep dive into the systems used to classify keratoconus...
The ocular surface in digital eye strain
Dr Andrew Pucker summarises how impact on the ocular surface forms a key component of digital eye strain and offers simple, practical advice on how symptoms may be mitigated...
Shaken baby syndrome: Abusive head trauma
Claire McDonnell looks at the controversy around shaken baby syndrome, now known as retinodural haemorrhage of infancy. This article describes differential diagnoses for retinal haemorrhages in infant...
Optometric practice: The natural home of dry eye – part 4
In this fourth article Andrew Price considers how dry eye drops have developed to support the complex nature of the tear film. The historic perspectives and advancements in dry eye treatment as well a...
Nocturnal dry eye disease
Optometrists Claire McDonnell and Valentina Ivancic describe the less frequently discussed case of nocturnal dry eye...
Making a big difference for little eyes 2: Specialist paediatric dispensing
In this second article, Jessica Gowing discusses two further conditions that can affect facial and visual development...