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This visual recognition article will explore some of the more uncommon dispensing solutions that a practitioner may encounter in practice. Readers are encouraged to read around the subject area before...

Closed: 01 Jan 0001

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: 01 Jan 0001

This article discusses various dispensing considerations in relation to prisms and outlines their use in special optical appliances

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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

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This article discusses some of the latest ways to assess and image UV-related damage to the eye and reviews the current methods of ocular UV protection

Closed: 01 Jan 0001

Ocular injuries as a result of participating in sports are a common presentation to accident and emergency departments. This article will educate practitioners on examining and preventing ocular i...

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This article discusses the options for managing patients presenting with diplopia in routine practice

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This article analyses some of the problems related to anisometropic prescriptions from a dispensing perspective and discusses potential single vision and multifocal solutions

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This article presents a series of cases to illustrate various approaches for managing the challenges of paediatric dispensing

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There is strong scientific interest in understanding factors leading to myopia development and progression, and options for myopia control. In this article, scientific evidence will be combined with...

Closed: 01 Jan 0001

This article provides an overview of a range of conditions, which can result in learning disability, outlining potential ocular and systemic associations in each case

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This article outlines case presentations of children underachieving academically as seen in clinical practice

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A frail individual is more likely to fall. This article introduces how an optometrist is able to identify frailty and refer for falls prevention advice

Closed: 01 Jan 0001

In this article, the author presents a series of cases of children that presented to his practice to identify potential visual factors influencing academic underachievement

Closed: 01 Jan 0001

This article explores the literature to outline evidence-based approaches to managing myopia progression

Closed: 01 Jan 0001