This article focuses on dedicated soft lenses for irregular corneas and how they work, and discusses useful fitting techniques

Articles cover the following subjects: Albinism, clinical decision making, epidemiology of contact lens-related microbial keratitis, effective supervision and soft contact lenses for irregular cornea.

Articles cover: Higher-order aberrations in keratoconus; contact lens fitting In challenging cases; the use of silicone hydrogel lenses to promote corneal re-epithelialisation; and cataract and the nodal point fallacy.

Four challenging cases from the Contact Lens Clinic at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.

Silicone hydrogel lenses are becoming increasingly popular for recurrent corneal erosion.

A strategy for managing mechanical, non-inflammatory contact lens problems illustrated with analysis of a clinical case in practice.

A look at some of the wide range of conditions being managed using TCLDs.

This issue of OiP includes articles on optometric prescribing for decompensated heterophoria and medical management of maculopathy. and a review of soft contact lens solutions.

The second of Lyndon Jones and Caroline Christie's articles on contact lens solutions stresses the importance of selecting the best option for the patient.

How young is too young for contact lenses?

Articles in this edition of OiP cover angle closure glaucoma in optometric practice, colour vision testing, children and contact lenses, and hereditary ocular diseases in childhood.

Articles in this issue cover: An optometric-led glaucoma assessment service, colour coding in the identification of lens power in optometric practice , a review of soft contact lens solutions and an Introduction to Psychiatry; Part 2