Optometrist at Specsavers in Daventry, Bhargavi Zinzuwadia, on the importance of the occluder to her every day practice | more
Blog – The ‘new normal’ ophthalmology clinic. What is it like for patients?
Tim Manners, consultant ophthalmologist and Newmedica clinical director, talks through what an ophthalmology eye clinic is like for patients in this post-COVID world. | more
Blog – The importance of pressure
With all the exciting new technology available and glaucoma diagnosis going digital, it’s time to have a look at the oldest diagnostic test for this condition – intra-ocular pressure (IOP).
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Blog – Showing patients care from the minute they walk through the door
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Me and my glasses
Student 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…
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Masters at apprenticeship level – the optometrists doing MBAs
To 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
How to remain Fit to Practise
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‘It took three years to clear my name’
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Challenges in domiciliary optometry
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Optometry case study – Coats’ disease
Coats’ disease most often affects young males between 8 and 10 years of age, and is typically unilateral. There may be no signs prior to this age, as was the case with this patient. The clinical presentation demonstrates leakage from abnormal blood vessels, leaving lipid exudates on the retina. | more