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This article charts the journey of patients with visual impairment, highlighting the role of practitioners in providing support in these cases

Closed: 22 May 2020

This article outlines the steps to take to identify and manage patients at risk of falls and depression as a result of visual impairment

Closed: 22 Feb 2020

This article considers the factors that need to be considered when dispensing progressive addition lenses to patients, taking into account lens design and lifestyle requirements

Closed: 25 Oct 2019

This article outlines the characteristics and clinical investigation of children presenting with cerebral visual impairment and considers strategies to support these patients

Closed: 26 Jul 2019

This article discusses blindsight, a phenomenon in which patients respond to stimuli presented to their perimetrically defined blind field. The neural pathways involved in both conscious and unco...

Closed: 19 Apr 2019

This article outlines the process and benefits of registering patients with sight impairment

Closed: 26 Dec 2018

This article considers the links between low vision and depression, and highlights the role practitioners can take in assisting these patients

Closed: 07 Apr 2018

This article considers the impact of visual field loss on everyday life, reviews currently available methods of functional field assessment, and discusses ways in which practitioners can utilise i...

Closed: 07 Apr 2018

This article takes a back-to-basics approach to using simple low vision aids that can be easily dispensed from the consulting room

Closed: 08 Dec 2017

Perception is the final stage in the visual pathway. Over the years, several case studies of patients with perceptual dysfunction have enriched our understanding of the normally functioning visual sys...

Closed: 08 Dec 2017

This article considers the visual rehabilitation of patients presenting with homonymous hemianopia following stroke

Closed: 09 Jun 2017

This article outlines the process and benefits of registering patients with sight impairment

Closed: 09 Jun 2017

This article will review currently available intraocular magnifying devices for patients with macular degeneration

Closed: 09 Jun 2017

This article outlines the investigation of patients presenting with homonymous hemianopia following stroke

Closed: 13 May 2017

This article outlines the supervision responsibilities relating to trainee optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians

Closed: 08 Apr 2017