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App screening boosts children’s eye health

More children attend follow-up appointment following Peek vision screening, study finds

Charity | by Emily McCormick

Cubitts launches eyewear cloth designed by Tracey Emin

The British artist is the latest designer to partner with Cubitts

High Street | by Florence Adu-Yeboah

A modern approach

Managing director of Cerium Visual Technologies, Kimberley Harrison, explains to OT that optometry is in the midst of a digital revolution

Equipment and suppliers | by Andrew McClean

Strategical thinking

Fight for Sight has announced a new research strategy

Charity | by Emily McCormick

Optegra appointment

Hospital group has welcomed new hospital director to its Surrey facility

Health services | by Emily McCormick

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Science & Vision

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Vision impairment to increase “five-fold” by 2050

The rise in vision impairment will be associated to myopic macular degeneration, a new study reports

Research | by Emily McCormick

“Nothing like that one”: patients react to what Google thinks their vision looks like

City, University of London research casts doubt on whether images commonly used to represent AMD are an accurate reflection of patient experience

Research | by Selina Powell, Laurence Derbyshire

14-year-old temporarily loses vision after his face is sucked into a pool drainage system

A Portuguese teenager presented at the hospital emergency department with a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/200 in his right eye

Research | by Selina Powell

Widespread impact of face blindness on visual recognition

Scientists highlight that developmental prosopagnosia often occurs as a result of a neurobiological problem in the brain

Research | by Selina Powell

Using virtual reality to learn about the eye

OT speaks with Dr Andrew Wilson about Birmingham City University’s innovative approach to teaching trainee doctors

Technology | by Selina Powell

Industry

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Children with visual impairment more likely develop mental health problems

New research has found that visual impairment affects learning and development and mental health from a young age

Charity | by Andrew McClean

Heidelberg event to explore potential of Spectralis

The 16th International Spectralis Symposium will take place on 12–13 October in Bonn, Germany

Equipment and suppliers | by Andrew McClean

Essilor’s managing director retires

Mike Kirkley spent 35 years at the company, leading initiatives to support independent practitioners

Eyewear and lenses | by Andrew McClean

Award-winning optometrists celebrates 15 years

Taank Optometrists opened its doors in Cambridge for the first time in 2003

High Street | by Emily McCormick, Laurence Derbyshire

Professional support

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iDay and NEG conference announces 2018 theme and keynote speaker

The founder of Practice Building, Andy Clark, will discuss practice archetypes as the event adopts the theme of ‘Balancing eyecare and eyewear’

Optical organisations | by Andrew McClean

GOC calls for standards feedback

Regulator consults on the draft of its new Standards for Optical Businesses

Optical organisations | by Emily McCormick

Learning new skills: lacrimal syringing

Optometrist Declan Hovenden will repeat a popular lacrimal syringing workshop during Therapeutics London in September

AOP | by Emily McCormick, Laurence Derbyshire

GOS in Scotland amended

A number of changes to GOS in Scotland have been approved

Clinical and regulatory | by Emily McCormick

Matt Hancock MP takes over from Jeremy Hunt as new Health Secretary

Cabinet reshuffle following Brexit disagreement sees Jeremy Hunt move to the Foreign Office

Health services | by John White

In practice

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Resolving complaints

Clinical adviser to the Optical Consumer Complaints Service, Richard Edwards, on developing pragmatic ways to resolve complaints

Practitioner stories | by Ian Beasley

Optometry graduate wins award

Glasgow Caledonian University's William MacKinnon wins award for optometric practice

Practitioner stories | by Florence Adu-Yeboah

Obituary: Helen Pickford

Optometrist Helen Pickford has died

Practitioner stories | by Emily McCormick

Securing a pre-reg placement

As optometry graduate Nikki Sharma prepares to begin her pre-reg year at Boots Opticians, she shares her journey navigating applications and interviews that got her to this point

Career development | by Nikki Sharma

CET

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C-59607 Assessing gonioscopy findings

This feature tests the practitioner’s ability to assess gonioscopy findings by interpreting the signs and symptoms given

CET points: 1
Published: 30 June 2018 | Closes: 10 August 2018

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C-59610 Contact lenses for kids

This article combines scientific review and clinical experience in paediatric contact lens fitting and management. Clinical indications are described with cases from practice

CET points: 1
Published: 30 June 2018 | Closes: 10 August 2018

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