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The latest news, features and insight from across optics
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With Dementia Action Week focusing on the difference between symptoms of dementia and ageing, domiciliary optometrists told OT about the importance of patient-centred care, and the difference an eye test can make
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The initiative includes picture books illustrating the patient journey
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Henry Pitman, chairman of Optimism Health Group, tells OT about the demographic changes creating opportunities for domiciliary, and some of the hurdles to growth
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Clare Pearce, optometrist and practice director of Pearce and Blackmore Opticians, and Ingrid Patterson, Dementia Friendly communities coordinator, on ensuring accessible eye care and the importance of expanding skills
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Patients with visual problems that have a neurological origin were unable to decipher a fragmented image
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A new Optimec Visual Fixation System makes sight tests easier for patients with learning disabilities and dementia
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New research uses the eye as a window to the brain
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A US study has suggested that efforts to preserve vision may limit age-related cognitive decline
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Fight for Sight’s George McNamara explains that the sight loss sector faces similar challenges and opportunities to dementia care
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Multiple achieves pledge to have at least one Dementia Friend in every UK practice ahead of Dementia Awareness Week