The NICE cataracts guideline has implications for optometrists considering referral and in postoperative patient assessment.
Recommendations to discharge patients following routine uncomplicated cataract surgery.
Visit our member CPD hub for online optometrist courses on the topic of cataract.
We have issued a statement about the decision to end glaucoma and cataracts enhanced eye care services in Hampshire and Isle of Wight at the end of this month.
Eye health issues that are making the news.
Abstracts from the online Women in Vision UK Annual Meeting 2022 are presented.
Kim Thomas weighs up the risks and rewards of minimally invasive surgical techniques.
The clinical figures that count.
Key statistics from the WHO World report on vision 2019.
Key statistics on optometry around the world.
A glance at what’s happening in the world of technology.
Understanding patient psychology will enable more satisfying consultation experiences – and more appropriate treatment outcomes, says Carina Bailey.
Don Williams MCOptom MSc DipTp (IP) PgDip Refractive & Cataract Surgery Prof Cert Med Ret Prof Cert Glauc examines the case of an IOL dropping into the vitreous cavity and resting on the retina.
Optometrists can play a crucial role in highlighting the red flags of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome before cataract surgery, says Rima Evans.
From ocular allergy, through cosmetics and genetic disorders of the anterior eye, to driving without spectacle correction.
This article provides a current perspective of the genetics of anterior eye disease and describes the genes associated with each disorder, how the presence of abnormal genes may cause disease and the advantages and disadvantages of genetic testing.
The key statistics behind stem cell therapy and eye health
Pseudophakic cystoid macular oedema is a relatively common finding after cataract surgery, and optometrists are often the first to diagnose it, writes George Winter.