Science and vision
Research
In the public eye
18 May 2018
Head of policy and research at the General Optical Council, David Rowland, talks with OT about key insights into how the public views the profession
Proof positive: reinventing a practice through evidence
15 May 2018
An independent that adapted its business model on the basis of data gathered in practice now derives half its income from chair time
Raising the bar: vision science takes a trip to the pub
15 May 2018
Unlike many alehouse epiphanies, the ideas discussed at the Pint of Science festival (14-16 May) will still have merit the next morning
Technology
Finding reason between the extremes
03 May 2018
Visual stress and the Intuitive Colorimeter are no strangers to controversy. Experts Professor Arnold Wilkins and Professor Bruce Evans offer their take on the story behind the headlines, including the claims about treating dyslexia, and why a big, multicentred randomised trial is such an important next step for the profession
Great expectations
02 May 2018
OT talks with Sensimed chief executive officer, David Bailey, about the Swiss smart lens company’s aim of revolutionising glaucoma care
Innovative spectacles slow myopia progression by 60%
19 April 2018
Hong Kong researchers report on a two-year study of 160 Chinese children who wore spectacles adapted to prevent myopia progression