MiniPAC CET events ‘not so mini’
21 May 2018The Professional Advancement Conference team has taken its CET programme on the road, delivering over 25,000 CET points to more than 2,000 practitioners since the start of the year. | more
NEWS
will.i.am launches exclusive new eyewear
21 May 2018Hip-hop superstar, entrepreneur and tech visionary will.i.am has launched an exclusive eyewear collection for Specsavers, available in store from 23 May 2018. Building on his lifelong passion for striking eyewear, which was first inspired by | more
Charity urges action to speed up detection of eye cancer in children
17 May 2018Optical support staff can play a key role in early diagnosis of children with retinoblastoma, a national charity says. | more
Benefits boost for optometrists
14 May 2018Joint venture partners at Specsavers have agreed a unique and wide-ranging benefits package for employed optometrists. Nimesh Popat, director of professional recruitment and retention, says: ‘One of the real strengths of Specsavers has always been | more
OCT donation to improve ophthalmic care for poor and disadvantaged people in India
24 April 2018An optical coherence tomography (OCT) machine has been donated to a charitable hospital in Haryana, North West India. The Nidek Scan Duo has been installed in the ophthalmology department of the Arpana hospital. The hospital | more
CET points galore for optical practitioners on Specsavers Optrafair stand
18 April 2018Almost two thousand CET points were awarded to hundreds of optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians from across the sector with Specsavers at Optrafair at the weekend. Katie Trapp from the professional development team | more
CET
CET – Colour vision – Part 1: the meaning of colour
22 May 2018Patients with colour vision deficiencies will expect their eye care practitioners to be able to provide advice on both the cause and impact of their conditions. This article explains the physical and physiological basis of normal colour vision as well the congenital and acquired colour vision deficiencies which can occur. | more
CET – Assessment and management of convergence insufficiency
20 April 2018This 1 point interactive CET article from Specsavers provides a revision of convergence insufficiency, a common binocular vision problem. Current research on the effectiveness of practice or home-based treatments is examined in this article to enable the practitioner to decide on the most appropriate management for this condition. | more
CET – Treatments for retinal vein occlusion
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PROFILE JOURNAL
Go west – Dr Josie Forte on why the South West is a great choice for pre-registration optometrists
22 May 2018Dr Josie Forte, director of the Plymouth group of Specsavers stores (optical stores Marsh Mills, Armada Way, Plymstock and Saltash, plus Specsavers Audiologists in the city centre), has a full schedule. As well as being a | more
When a dispensing optician experiences presbyopia personally
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Clinical photography – Endothelial pigment
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Focus on retail – the highs and lows on the UK high street
1 May 2018“It’s not a new topic, but the press coverage about reduced footfall to the high street seems to have reached fever pitch of late – with the latest news being that hundreds of pizza restaurants | more