Research

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

OT  speaks with Professor Joanne Wood, who founded Queensland University of Technology’s pioneering vision and driving research laboratory

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

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

Experts share their views on why nutrition deserves more limelight when it comes to eye health

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