In support of charity Diabetes UK 2017 campaign, Specsavers is stepping up the availability of digital retinal photography (DRP) service by encouraging opticians to offer DRP as part of every eye test during Diabetes Week (11-17 June). | more
The Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport, Vaughan Gething, recently popped into his local Specsavers in Penarth for a routine eye examination. The practice is accredited by the Welsh Government’s Wales Eye Care Services programme to | Learn more
Russell Ham, who specialises in low-vision care, was the only optician in Wales to receive a ‘five-star award’ from the Wales Council for the Blind - an organisation that represents people with vision impairment. Mr Ham was nominated for an award by his patients, who praised the high level of care. | more
A Hemel Hempstead resident who endured Storm Doris to have a last minute eye test has praised his local Specsavers team for identifying a medical condition that could have cost him his sight. Jim Turner | Learn more
Developed by Professor Kathryn Saunders - evidence-based management and referral of children with anisometropic amblyopia, including an overview of assessment techniques and intervention strategies. | 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
New medical treatments for diabetic macular oedema (DMO) - explaining the clinical features of DMO and treatment options – from laser to antiVEGF and intravitreal steroids, discussing NICE guidance on treatment and explaining the findings of clinical trials. | more
Official opening of new Specsavers manufacturing centre that will double in glazing and lens capacity. Specsavers founder Dame Mary Perkins officially opened Specsavers’ new Kidderminster manufacturing and distribution centre at Stourpoint Five on Friday 9 | Learn more
Spectrum caught up with Rob Mould, head of Specsavers Recruitment Services – a man who oversees the placement of over 600 candidates a year – about best practice for interviews. How can prospective employees apply | Learn more
Image of a rare inherited condition which, via progressive visual field loss and reduced visual acuity, ends in complete blindness. | more
A Px reporting an increase in floaters and decreased vision - and a DRP of a hazy vitreous, dark coloured vitreous haemorrhage in one eye warranted further investigation. | more
Bansi Dhamecha, is an ophthalmic director in Islington. In between patients and managing the business, she gave an insight into her life - including how she manages customer expectations and the best and worst parts of her role. | more
