We are thrilled at our multiple nominations for the Optician Awards! A huge congratulations to everyone shortlisted and it’s fingers crossed for all our nominees and good luck to them for the night. Here’s our | more
A NEW report paints a stark picture of the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on eye health in Britain – with experts warning of a ‘ticking timebomb’ and significant fallout for years to come. | more
PAC is back! Save the date for our Professional Advancement Conference autumn series – live and online from 27 September. Interactive clinical sessions for optical and audiology practitioners – wherever they work – in the | more
As part of Glaucoma Awareness Week (28 June – 4 July) Newmedica is holding its first national CET event on ‘Challenging glaucoma cases’. The discussion workshop – hosted by Raj Hanspal and Nuwan Niyadurupola, both | more
Newmedica has shared its results for more than 25,000 cataract operations with the National Ophthalmology Database (NOD) for the first time. The data will be made publicly available on the online NOD, which is compiled | more
A new partnership in ophthalmology education will improve eye health services as Newmedica has taken on its first trainee nurse as part of a partnership with the University of Gloucestershire to train tomorrow’s top ophthalmology | more
Optometrist at Specsavers in Daventry, Bhargavi Zinzuwadia, on the importance of the occluder to her every day practice | more
Tim Manners, consultant ophthalmologist and Newmedica clinical director, talks through what an ophthalmology eye clinic is like for patients in this post-COVID world. | more
A picture quiz by Magdalena Jamroz to explore cases of decisions about eye problems and visual fields tests which may be faced by a dispensing optician working as part of a multi-discipinary eyecare service. | more
This article considers some of the clinical considerations in deciding when it is appropriate to use tonometry, visual fields and other diagnostic and imaging tests in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. | more
This CET module by Chris Steele discusses the correction of regular astigmatism with toric soft CLs (TSCLs), in terms of patient comfort, vision clarity and eye health. | more
