Coronavirus
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How virtual consultations have won the support of patients and allied healthcare professionals – and why the change in approach and extended scope of practice for optometry should stay post-pandemic
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More than 300 practices have been supplied with equipment to boost the roll out of the NHS Wales Video Consulting Service
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Pre-reg optometrist Luke McRoy-Jones on balancing work and study and preparing for his first assessment
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More than 350 patients are involved in a pilot of home vision monitoring technology
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The product has specially designed features to direct warm currents of air away from the lens
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Parents should be encouraged to book eligible children for sight tests as a “failsafe” in light of challenges resuming vision screening
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Experts from across the optometry spectrum discuss their experiences of the past 12 months, and what they think teleoptometry’s place will be in 2021 and beyond
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One in three glasses wearers feel claustrophobic when wearing a mask while one in four say their spectacles steam up every time they wear one
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Practices will be able to deliver care through the next phase of Government restrictions, prioritised on the basis of clinical need and ensuring PPE and infection control processes are in place
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As England prepares for four weeks of restrictive measures, the College of Optometrists has recommended practices remain open to provide prioritised routine care along with urgent and essential services