Research
News and features covering the latest research developments in optometry and optics
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Sarah Campion, director of engagement at Fight for Sight, tells OT about the charity’s Time to Focus research report, which is calling for a doubling of investment in eye health research over the next decade
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A UK trial is investigating the effectiveness of 0.01% atropine for the management of myopia. OT speaks to Queen’s University Belfast professor, Augusto Azuara-Blanco, and Aston University lecturer, Dr Nicola Logan, about the study
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OT speaks with Professor Joanne Wood, who founded Queensland University of Technology’s pioneering vision and driving research laboratory
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The number of patients with age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma is set to grow in line with an ageing population. OT speaks with Hemal Mehta and Sally Ameen for insight on the latest treatment approaches
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University of New South Wales researcher and optometrist, Dr Nicole Carnt, talks with OT about what optometrists can do to protect their patients from acanthamoeba keratitis
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Experts share their views on why nutrition deserves more limelight when it comes to eye health
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From tips for novices to the pitfalls of over-reliance on normative data, Aston University lecturer Rebekka Heitmar talks with OT about how optometrists can harness the potential of optical coherence tomography
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City, University of London’s Professor David Crabb talks to OT about using big data to map socioeconomic disparities in how late patients present with glaucoma
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From blood drops to a device that makes patients shed tears, OT chronicles the latest innovations and research in dry eye disease
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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