Clinical staff at an Aberdeen opticians brought some winter cheer to the city’s homeless with a drop-in event that allowed vulnerable people to have a full sight test. Twenty free pairs of glasses were made up within an hour of the eye tests, and while they waited, hot drinks were served thanks to Starbucks and food was kindly donated by Pret A Manger | more
Congratulations to Luke McRoy-Jones, a University of Plymouth optometry student who also works for Specsavers at Armada Way, who has been named Student of the Year at this year’s Association of Optometrists Awards. The award | more
Opticians will be able to work collaboratively with Newmedica ophthalmology consultants to manage patients with stable glaucoma in the community under a new Local Optical Committee Support Unit (LOCSU) agreement now being developed. The glaucoma | more
Disruptive change facing optometry has informed the call to create a ‘dream partnership’ of ophthalmologists and optometrists working together in the community. At 100% Optical show this weekend, Giles Edmonds (pictured), Clinical Services director at | more
World-class CET at 100% Optical. An all-new programme for 2019, with peer discussions, optometry lectures, discussion workshops with plenty of interactive continuous education and training points. 2019 highlights include enhanced optical services (EOS) sessions and competencies for contact lens opticians | more
Optometrist Ryan Burke recently returned from a sight saving mission to Moldova in Eastern Europe to treat 1,600 people in just five days. The trip was jointly organised by a group from Cardiff University and a Romanian pastor. | more
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This photograph shows an example of a distinct corneal abrasion. The presentation is fairly common, with patients generally complaining of acute trauma (e.g. fingernail scratch, as pictured here), significant pain, photophobia, epiphora and a foreign body sensation in the eye. | more
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Complications may occur with any contact lens type and wearing regimen and, when they do occur, can vary from mild to sight-threatening conditions. In the first of a new series, Chris Steele discusses CL-related complications. | 1 interactive or non-interactive point for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians. | more
In this article the author takes an evidence-based look at factors that modify the rate of onset and progression of diabetic retinopathy or the development of visual loss owing to DR. | more
This article provides a research-based exploration of co-existing eye disease in diabetics, and what the eyecare practitioner needs to know in order to make appropriate decisions for patient management, advice and referral. | more
