Optometry in a pandemic – Satvinder Soomal
14 May 2020At first, when I began in this new world of practising optometry in a pandemic, dressed in full PPE in an otherwise closed store, I was nervous getting ready for work. The journey to the | more
NEWS
Online CET more popular during lockdown
13 May 2020Optical practitioners from multiples and independents alike have been busy earning CET points during lockdown. More than 800 optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians have enrolled on the company’s distance-learning MiniPAC programme – an online alternative to the annual CET roadshow which | more
20-year-old’s life saved by eye test during lockdown
11 May 2020A law student underwent potentially life and sight-saving surgery after an optometrist detected signs of IIH and stage 4 papillodema – a serious health condition. While the store is currently only open for essential and | more
Lockdown learning – homeschooling pack and eyestrain advice for parents
6 May 2020Senior optometrists are working with parents who are trying to adjust to the new norm of home schooling and keeping locked down children entertained. This has resulted in the launch of an online learning hub, | more
Artist Nathan Wyburn puts eye health in the frame
5 May 2020A Welsh artist has unveiled his latest creation to raise awareness of the importance of good eye and ear health during the coronavirus lockdown. Nathan Wyburn has created his latest piece out of hundreds of | more
Emergency care during lockdown saves grandmother’s sight
4 May 2020Emergency care appointment helps save woman’s sight When Shelagh Collins (65) began to have trouble with her left eye, at first, she wasn’t too worried – thinking her routine appointment at the Worcester Eye Hospital would give her the opportunity to get it checked out. But when that appointment was cancelled, with the Eye | more
PROFILE JOURNAL
Me and my glasses
21 April 2020Student optometrist Nashwa Choudhury, 21, from Bradford won the 2019 Spectacle Wearer of the Year Editor’s Choice Award. She chatted to us about her favourite frame shapes, colours and styles... | more
Blog – The importance of pressure
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Blog- Showing patients care from the minute they walk through the door
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Masters at apprenticeship level – the optometrists doing MBAs
7 February 2020To mark National Apprenticeship Week (3-7 February), Spectrum spoke to Martyn Thomas and Richard Goring, joint venture partners at Specsavers Frome and Warminster. Both partners are on the senior leader Master’s degree apprenticeship – dispelling | more
CET
CET – Tono-pen and I-Care tonometry
11 May 2020This article reviews two portable alternatives to the slit lamp mounted Goldmann tonometer: the Tono-Pen® and I-Care® tonometers. | more
Guide to Personal Protective Equipment – PPE
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CET – Contact lenses: Modern soft toric contact lens fitting
5 May 2020This 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