Optometric practice: The natural home of dry eye – 5a: Beyond eye drops
This fifth article on dry eye disease by Andrew Price, starts to look beyond the use of dry eye drops alone, to lid hygiene products that patients can utilise themselves, under the title ‘home treatme...
Improving practice communication 9: Communication in supervision
Peter Greedy considers the people skills of communication and how this applies in the supervisor/supervisee relationship...
Transferring care – the art of the handover
Daniel Read discusses the effective transfer of care from the optometrist to the dispensing optician using an open handover and funnel questioning to pass over expertise and ensure informed consent ...
BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia 4: Management with contact lenses
Dr Melissa Barnett and Dr Debarun Dutta provide an overview of the contact lens management options for presbyopia. The fourth article in a series that encapsulates those conclusions from the BCLA CLEA...
Improving practice communication 8: Communicating with empathy and compassion
Gill Brabner of Resound Learning & Development makes a compelling case for a compassionate approach to communication with clear benefits to individuals, organisations and the patients they serve ...
The handmade, bespoke eyewear process
Jake Burton summarises the process behind bespoke eyewear and the legislation to which it must comply...