Health services

The Active Practice Charter aims to reduce sedentary behaviour and help more staff and patients to become physically active

An update on Northern Ireland’s 10-year plan has emphasised the role of optometrists in easing pressure on the hospital eye service

A Cumberland Infirmary patient was treated with steroid drops for three months which may have exacerbated an undetected infection

Those without a fixed address received sight tests and spectacles through a trial scheme in Hampshire and Dorset

Screen-free meal times, leaving phones outside the bedroom and thinking twice before sharing photos are among tips included in new advice

The roll-out of comprehensive risk stratified care utilising the skill mix of hospital and community optometrists remains difficult to achieve, Melanie Hingorani tells OT 

The viral infection can result in lesions on the cornea and eyelid

The London Eye Diagnostic Centre moves to the Phoenix Hospital Group’s Harley Street facility

A task force found no evidence of benefit from screening for visual impairment among older adults in primary care

Leaders from governments of the Commonwealth have announced programmes dedicated to improving the eye health of their citizens