BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia 7: Mechanism and optics
Dr Sayantan Biswas and Prof Leon N Davies provide an overview of the mechanism and optics associated with presbyopia. The seventh article of a series that captures the clinically relevant conclusions ...
Spherical aberration and the benefits of aspheric lenses for vision correction
Optical engineer Cory Boone breaks down spherical aberration, its effects on vision and ophthalmic lens performance, aspheric lenses for aberration control and the centre of rotation condition in opht...
Anaesthesia for cataract surgery
Iftab Akram and Professor Yit Chiun Yang of the Practice Plus Group discuss the role of community optometrists in referring patients for cataract surgery and provide guidance to primary eye care profe...
Understanding neurodiversity: Building inclusive eye care
Lana Delambre shares essential strategies for clinicians to better support neurodiverse patients with practical, inclusive and patient-focused approaches that improve access, patient care and clinical...
Glare from vehicle headlights: The canary in the car
Dr Douglas Clarkson explores the spectral emission of modern car headlight systems and how they cause problems to patients when driving at night...
OCT masterclass 6: An introduction to OCT-A
In this sixth article Jason Higginbotham considers OCT-A and its application in daily optometry practice and how OCT B-Scans can detect a range of lesions and signs associated with ischaemic retinal c...
Fitting spectacles to children with microtia
Dispensing optician Steve Golding describes the congenital ear malformation microtia and outlines a number of challenging dispensing cases...
Pre-reg optometrist case files 1: Professionalism in optometric practice
Shamina Asif and Wasim Sarwar, begin a new series focusing on core skills for pre-registration optometrists. A useful resource for optical students and a timely reminder for supervisors and other qual...
Management and outcomes of choroidal melanoma: A case report
Anneka Ali discusses the diagnosis and management of choroidal melanoma including the Moles system of naevus classification, the appropriate referral pathways suggested and the long-term prognosis for...
Introduction to medical retina
Amy Green introduces medical retina, refreshing anatomy and discussing history and symptoms and the interpretation of OCT images that aid in the identification of common clinical features in medical r...
OCT masterclass 5: OCT and glaucoma
In this fifth article Jason Higginbotham explores how OCT can help to diagnose and monitor glaucoma. It discusses how sensitive OCT normative databases can be at detecting glaucoma risk and consider s...
Demystifying dementia 2: Vision as a modifiable risk factor in dementia
In this second of her three-part series on dementia, Elaine Grisdale discusses the impact of visual impairment in relation to dementia and vision as a modifiable risk factor for the disease...