Research

The PhD student and specialist optometrist discusses how his research provides evidence for the use of OCT in primary care

University College London Hospital has developed an algorithm capable of predicting 90% of patients who skip appointments

Job descriptions with ‘patient’ and ‘treatment’ as key words are less likely to become automated according to research by the Office for National Statistics

New research suggests that spending more than six hours of each waking day sitting or lying down is a “major public health issue”

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

New research has found that one in five contact lens wearers flush their contacts down the sink or toilet

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

An independent that adapted its business model on the basis of data gathered in practice now derives half its income from chair time

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  explores what a carbon footprint is and how it might apply to the optical sector