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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Chris Steele FCOptom, new Clinical Editor of Acuity, on change as a positive factor

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

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The College's position on the use of Chloramphenicol POM in paediatric populations.

More on examining children

This review outlines current estimates of myopia prevalence for children, the characteristics of myopia progression and attempts to retard its progression with a variety of treatment therapies.

This OiP article looks at fitting contact lenses to treat children with a variety of conditions.

This article aims to prepare the optometrist for the ocular and refractive problems associated with premature birth.

Incomitance in cases of binocular vision defects can be a sign of disease or injury. Sophie Goodchild reminds us of the essentials.

Kieran Loft on his last stint at Acuity, and other changes in optometry.

Amblyopia is a binocular disorder but all too often it is treated monocularly. Becky McCall asks if video game play offers a new way forward.

A glance at what’s happening in the world of technology.

A&E optometrists can see everything from DIY mishaps to domestic violence in a day's work, writes Steve Smethurst.

Here we summarise three research papers from a recent issue of Optometry in Practice.

Rima Evans speaks to the optometrists who have forged an academic career.