A 22-year-old caucasian male started his retail career at Specsavers with an eye exam to experience the full customer journey. He reported poor peripheral vision and struggled using night-vision goggles when previously in the army. OCT imaging of the optic nerve showed pronounced macular oedema in the RE and a lamellar hole in the LE | more
Different every day
‘When I tell people I do domiciliary they often have quite a negative view of it. They tend to think that all the customers are old and have dementia, and that it’s a difficult day. In fact, it’s | more
Optometry case study – OCT clinical indicators for functional testing – Case #9
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Blog – Creating a space where clinicians can interact on interesting cases
Autumn brings an influx of newly-qualified optometrists, embarking on their careers after success in their OSCEs. I am sure they will be eager to get their list numbers and begin the next stage. | more
Judy Lea’s views – optometry in practice
This month, our optometry blogger, Judy Lea, encourages optometrists to have as wider patient demographic as possible and not just stick to a preferred age group – to leave their comfort zone and rise to the challenge. | more
The changing face of optical education
“As well as reflecting the changes in optical education, I think PAC has also influenced those changes. It encouraged other optical conferences to come into the market, and I suspect it’s the standard against which | more
Optometry case study – Bull’s eye maculopathy
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Dispensing case study – Lens selection and the ‘jack-in-the-box’ effect
A new 63-year-old retired male patient, wearing 22mm round-seg bifocal blended lenticular with multicoating, is aphakic (has no crystalline lens) due to congenital cataracts. He has never had sunglasses before but really wants them. States that he was not able to achieve clear vision at near with bifocals and experienced asthenopia (eye strain) despite the prescription being the same or very close to his current prescription. | more
Judy Lea – has your business had a health check
Regular optometry columnist, Judy Lea looks at the importance of keeping correct professional records and auditing these to ensure your optical business remains healthy | more
27-year-old optometrist becomes director
The youngest ophthalmic director in the Yorkshire region, Jas Sandhu highlights why people should set their sights on a career in optometry. One of Specsavers youngest ever directors, Jas Sandhu, started part-time, fresh out of | more