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Optometry archive for 2017

Are we short-sighted about myopia?

1 December 2017 | Janis B Orr, James SW Wolffsohn (Prof) | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General

Worldwide prevalence of myopia has increased rapidly in recent years and has now reached epidemic levels, particularly in South-East Asia where prevalence is around 80% [1-4]. Myopia prevalence is also increasing in the United States and Europe where it is...

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An optometrist’s view of the Emergency Eye Day

1 October 2017 | Nicholas Rumney | EYE - General

Liverpool is steeped in history, from its mercantile history, home to Cunard and the White Star line, to the Merseybeat and Derek Hatton. Not to be outdone at their annual meeting in the city, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists made...

Community Eyecare Services in Northern Ireland: putting the patient at the centre, improving outcomes and maximising system resource

1 August 2017 | Raymond Curran | EYE - General

The UK has four healthcare systems; Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each has autonomous legislature that develops health policy, while the UK government directly runs England’s NHS. Like the other nations, Northern Ireland is continually challenged to meet the needs...

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Bridging the gap – Supporting our patients across the primary / secondary care divide

1 June 2017 | EYE - General

Providing the best care for patients is surely a fundamental goal for all healthcare professionals. When waiting-times are long and getting longer, clinics are full, colleagues are off with stress-related illness and patients are complaining, is it possible to still...

Paediatric spectacle dispensing: more than a frame and lenses

1 April 2017 | Barry Duncan | EYE - General

It’s incredibly rewarding to fit a child’s first pair of spectacles and see their face light up; looking around to see the wider world for the first time. Sometimes it is so obvious that even the most reluctant parent will...

The challenges of rural optometry and how independent prescribing has helped

1 February 2017 | Ian Rough | EYE - General

Why move from a busy professional independent Aberdeen optometry practice over 200 miles to one of the most remote places in the United Kingdom? I could talk about the professional challenge of supporting a rural community, or the chance to...

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