Research
News and features covering the latest research developments in optometry and optics
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A blood sample taken from the mother before birth can determine with close to 100% accuracy whether the baby will develop eye cancer
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Eye care professionals share their views on why the profession needs to take myopia seriously
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Australian researchers have explored whether there is a connection between long working hours, toxic work culture and mental wellbeing
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New research has supported the effectiveness of lateral flow tests as businesses with fewer than 50 employees become eligible for free COVID-19 workplace testing
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University College London Hospital has developed an algorithm capable of predicting 90% of patients who skip appointments
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Job descriptions with ‘patient’ and ‘treatment’ as key words are less likely to become automated according to research by the Office for National Statistics
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New research suggests that spending more than six hours of each waking day sitting or lying down is a “major public health issue”
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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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New research has found that one in five contact lens wearers flush their contacts down the sink or toilet
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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