College clinical adviser Daniel Hardiman-McCartney MBE FCOptom speaks to optometrist Bhavin Shah MCOptom MBABO FBCLA about how he provides help and support to patients with dyslexia in his practice, the difference between dyslexia and visual stress, as well as his views on colour and tinted lenses.

November 2022: Case on acceptable advertising claims in clinical practice - College of Optometrists (college-optometrists.org)

Examining patients with specific learning difficulties - College of Optometrists (college-optometrists.org)

TER328 - Colourimetry interventions to support people with visual stress (healthtechnology.wales) (PDF)

Guidance for eye care professionals on publicity on dyslexia (essex.ac.uk) (Word document)

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