NEWS
Biggest ever Specsavers roadshow delivers training ‘from Padawan to Jedi’
24 May 2019Attendee numbers at Specsavers’ CET roadshow have continued to grow for the fifth year in a row, particularly amongst dispensing opticians. A total of 2,050 optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians attended the series of regional | more
Berwick diabetic retinopathy screening
19 May 2019Craig, a dispensing optician and contact lens optician, says they’ve never looked back since they secured a contract for diabetic retinal screening (DRS) in 2012. ‘The NHS contracts a company called EMIS Care to conduct | more
Hemel Hempstead optometrist praised for saving man’s sight after routine eye test
16 May 2019Hemel Hempstead optometrist Shane Bhimani has been praised by his customer David South – who was expecting a regular check up on his vision but within days was attending Stoke Mandeville hospital eye department. A loyal Specsavers | more
Unique clinical network goes live for optometrists
15 May 2019An online network where Specsavers optometrists can connect and collaborate on all aspects of clinical practice has been rolled out to almost 4000 practitioners across the UK and Ireland. Optometrists can access the Specsavers Professional | more
Man’s sight saved in just two hours by optometrist’s quick thinking
26 April 2019An Acomb man has had his sight saved as a result of an optometrist’s quick thinking and referring him to hospital. Trevor Goodwill experienced a sudden painful haze over his eye one gloomy midweek afternoon. | more
PROFILE JOURNAL
Optometry case study – A swirly case of bilateral X-linked retinoschisis
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A career focused on optometry
15 May 2019Maninder Gudray has always had her sights set on a career at an opticians – and in just over the ten years since she started on that journey, she’s now not only a qualified optometrist | more
Blog – Optometry colleagues hungry for learning
13 May 2019This month, Judy Lea discusses optometry colleagues who are hungry for further learning and more responsibility in primary eyecare - and how this can directly affect a patient's confidence in their clinician;s ability and professionalism. | more
Visual fields – a forensic approach
9 May 2019By Tim Manners, consultant ophthalmologist Few areas of eye examination have transformed more than visual field testing over the past few decades, moving from a piece of felt on the testing room wall, to the | more
CET
CET – Contact lenses: Conjunctival complications of contact lens wear
2 April 2019This article outlines the current understanding of the effects CL wear may have on the conjunctiva. These include hyperaemia, staining, indentation, epithelial flaps, lid parallel conjunctival folds, lid wiper epitheliopathy and papillary conjunctivitis. | more
CET – Vitreoretinal surgery: Indications for surgery
2 April 2019The range of vitreoretinal surgical indications has grown because of the increased availability of finer gauged instrumentation with improved safety profiles. This module will explore each of the surgical techniques which are used to treat the more severe conditions. | more
CET – Anterior segment physiology and assessment
1 March 2019This CET serves to remind the optometrist and contact lens optician of the general procedures involved when examining the anterior segment with a slit lamp | more