Children's eye health

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New research shows that only 30% of kids always wear sunglasses on sunny days and more than a third of parents believe a hat or cap offers the same protection as sunglasses.

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As we leave summer behind and head towards winter, growing demands on the NHS will no doubt fill news headlines.

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Clinical files: Is a 6-year-old child too young for contact lenses?

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A scheme for schools to have extra pairs of spectacles to improve vision and academic achievement is now being extended to benefit thousands of children, reports Kathy Oxtoby.

The clinical figures that count.

Clinical editor Jane Veys on the change from CET to CPD.

Natalie Healey explores how optometrists can support the diagnosis and management of cerebral visual impairment.

Heart attacks transiently increase in number when the clocks go forward. Diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma can interfere with the body’s sleep-wake cycles. Becky McCall examines the relationship between the eye and sleep.

Adrian O’Dowd asks how optometrists should respond to a rise in the rate of retinoblastoma in children across Europe.

In each issue, Acuity poses a topical question to a panel of members.

Updates to Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) classification and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on eye strain and dry- eye-related symptoms

College of Optometrists' research has revealed that up to 23%(1) of parents had never taken their children for a sight test

Find out what our Clinical Adviser has to say about a study published by the University of Hong Kong linking COVID-19 restrictions, screen time and myopia in children.