A Welsh optometrist has returned from Romania, where she helped give hundreds of people in rural areas vital eyecare. Kiran Matharu, who works at Specsavers in Brecon, spent eight days in the Vatra Dornei region | more
35 per cent of Scots admit they currently have eye issues that they have not flagged up to an optician or healthcare professional. Black spots in their vision and being dazzled by bright lights are among the symptoms that are being ignored according to research released this week’s National Eye Health Week. | more
An Orpington based bus driver (pictured above, right) is championing the importance of regular eye tests after having both his career and life ‘saved’ by a visit to his local Specsavers. Robert Snelling visited Specsavers in Orpington High Street for | more
A Kent optician is urging locals to put their sight top of the agenda during National Eye Health Week (September 18-24). Put your sight before your boiler, optician urges. A new report published by the | more
Specsavers, in partnership with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) have launched a multi-channel reactive campaign to raise awareness of the importance of eye health and encourage people to have regular eye tests. | more
A sight loss simulator ‘Eye Pod’ is touring the UK to educate the public about the importance of eye health and regular eye tests, as part of RNIB and Specsavers’ transforming eye health campaign. The | more
With most patients experiencing a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) over the course of their life, it is something all optometrists are familiar with. Whilst the majority of PVDs are uncomplicated, some can result in secondary complications that can have a serious impact on vision. This article reviews the process of PVD, along with the associated secondary complications that can occur. | more
The three types of acuity tests discussed in this article are LogMAR charts, contrast sensitivity charts and charts for testing children’s eyesight. Also discussed is the best lighting and testing distances. | more
Interactive or non-interactive points looking at the symptoms and visual impairments due to degeneration of the posterior regions of the cortex, as well as the current research being carried out to understand more about the condition. | more
A 72-year-old man who was diagnosed with cancer in his left eye has praised both his Aberystwyth optometrist and the ophthalmologist who first spotted symptoms of the potentially fatal cancerous disease. Retired consultant Gerald Pearson, | more
Discussion and clinical photography of a pigmented choroidal lesion seen in the posterior pole, suspicious disc appearance and infero-temporal thinning. | more
Discussion on the progressive, bilateral, autosomal dominant condition that is corneal granular dystrophy. | more
For those optometrists and dispensing opticians, who like myself who have been qualified for a little while now, a summer holiday break can give us time to reflect on our professional well-being and what new, | more
