Research

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

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

From blood drops to a device that makes patients shed tears, OT  chronicles the latest innovations and research in dry eye disease

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

Sweden leads an annual tally of contact lens penetration across 11 European nations, while Spain has the lowest proportion of contact lens wearers. OT  talks with optometrists based in Stockholm and Madrid for their take on the trend

OT  talks with two specialist optometrists about how they are using technology to improve patient care

OT  finds out about technology developed in Singapore to help monitor and modify device use

OT  talks with Professor Sir Peng Tee Khaw about the pioneering work of the NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre

OT  details the triumphs and tribulations of researchers working across three different areas of eye health

OT  talks with the RNIB’s senior manager for policy and research, Catherine Dennison, about the importance of an evidence-based approach