The Cochrane systematic review consisted of 17 randomised controlled trials that recruited 619 people.
Online eyewear sales surged during Covid-19. With many patients still opting to buy online, says Helen Bird, how can optometrists reassert their value and help to drive dispensing back in store?
Member briefing: College research finds that consumers prefer spectacles purchased in UK optometry practices to those bought online.
Blue-blocking spectacle lenses are claimed to offer retinal protection, reduce eye fatigue and improve sleep quality. This document sets out a summary of evidence.
The College's position on ready-made spectacles.
The College's position on blue blocking spectacle lenses.
A patient wants to purchase a pair of spectacles using a prescription generated from an overseas app on his smartphone. What would you do?
Remote consultations were seen as a short-term pandemic solution, but they look like they’re here to stay. Steve Smethurst looks at the benefits of tele-optometry and the video software optometrists should consider.
Your patient wants you to make up spectacles from a four year old prescription. What should you do?
Can you refuse to see a patient who keeps taking his prescription elsewhere?
Your practice supplies glasses based on a prescription from another practice. What do you do if your patient is having problems seeing with them?
Non tolerance to an outside prescription. What would you do?
Dispensing of a complex prescription in your absence.
In the September issue of Optometry in Practice, we discuss the importance of establishing a new framework for eye care in special schools
This article provides optometrists with a framework to meet the eye care needs of children with significant learning disabilities.