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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

The initiative includes picture books illustrating the patient journey

Henry Pitman, chairman of Optimism Health Group, tells OT  about the demographic changes creating opportunities for domiciliary, and some of the hurdles to growth

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

Patients with visual problems that have a neurological origin were unable to decipher a fragmented image

A new Optimec Visual Fixation System makes sight tests easier for patients with learning disabilities and dementia

New research uses the eye as a window to the brain

A US study has suggested that efforts to preserve vision may limit age-related cognitive decline

Fight for Sight’s George McNamara explains that the sight loss sector faces similar challenges and opportunities to dementia care

Multiple achieves pledge to have at least one Dementia Friend in every UK practice ahead of Dementia Awareness Week