Effect of lighting on human health
Dr Douglas Clarkson takes a look at the impact of modern lighting on circadian rhythm, mitochondrial function and human health...
Introduction to clinical decision-making in contact lens practice
Clinical decision-making sits at the centre of safe contact lens practice. Baljit Sagoo explains how practitioners interpret clinical information, manage uncertainty and make patient-centred decisions...
Eye care for children with learning disabilities 2
Sonal Rughani investigates eye conditions commonly encountered in patients with learning disabilities and calls the professions to action to improve service provision...
Eye care for children with learning disabilities 1
In this first article in a short series Sonal Rughani makes the case for a nationwide programme of sight testing and ophthalmic dispensing for children with learning disabilities and outlines the epid...
Exploring the nutritional nexus: Nourishing eye health through diet
In this article, Dr Sunni Patel examines how proper control of what we consume can have positive effects on maintaining ocular health...
Evaluating distance vision and visual acuity in children 2
Dr Amit N Jinabhai explores the finer issues, evidence-based approaches and regulations around the key skill of measuring visual acuity ...
OCT masterclass 8: OCT and diabetes
In this latest article Jason Higginbotham examines OCT used on patients with varying stages of diabetic retinopathy. The article explores new advances in OCT used in diabetic eye screening programmes)...
Contact lenses: The focus includes therapy
Andrew Price compares the efficacy of contact lenses as a means of delivering topical ocular treatments with traditional methods such as eye drops and ointments...
Dark adaptation and dry age-related macular degeneration
Dr Ana Hernandez Trillo and Professor Ian Murray explore the physiological reasons for delayed dark adaptation and the links between it and the detection of AMD...
The impact of regular exercise and proper hydration on eye health and optimal vision
In this article, Dr Sunni Patel examines how regular exercise and proper hydration are integral components of maintaining ocular health and achieving optimal vision...
Getting personal with single vision 2
Eluned Creighton Sims explores lens forms that have been available for over 25 years but, despite their considerable benefits, are rarely dispensed in the UK...
Optometric practice: The natural home of dry eye – part 8
In this final part of the series, having conclusively established optometric practice can and should be the place where dry eye is not only diagnosed but treated. We continue with our subject of in-pr...