Cirta Tooth explains the significant role of vision in language development and how eye care professionals can support children with language and literacy development when they have a vision impairmen...
In his first CPD article for Optician, optometrist and safeguarding lead Usman Rasul introduces the topic of child safeguarding and outlines optical practitioners’ responsibilities...
In his second article relating to communication in ophthalmic dispensing, Daniel Read explains how informed choice is essential in order to obtain valid consent...
Professor Craig Woods and Professor Shehzad Naroo examine roles and treatments of specific parts of the eye ...
Beth Ralph provides an overview of the structure and function of eyelids, as well as case studies of pathologies contact lens opticians may commonly encounter in contact lens or anterior minor eye con...
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...
Peter Greedy considers the people skills of communication and how this applies in the supervisor/supervisee relationship...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
Jake Burton summarises the process behind bespoke eyewear and the legislation to which it must comply...