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Optometry archive for 2019

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“I can see fine. Why do I need my eyes tested?”

2 December 2019 | Janet Pooley | EYE - General

Are routine eye examinations really necessary? The author asks whether frequent appointments in low-risk patients with normal results are actually cost-effective. It’s recommended that most people should get their eyes tested every two years.” [1] This message is widely publicised...

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Illuminating task lighting

1 October 2019 | Janet Pooley | EYE - General

Good lighting is always important but especially for patients who are visually impaired. Janet Pooley provides an overview. We tend to discuss lighting with patients when their vision is reduced, and where we are considering higher reading adds or low...

Child with learning difficulties/sight issues

Improving eye care for children with learning difficulties: a view from SeeAbility

1 August 2019 | Marek P Karas | EYE - General

Marek P Karas from sightloss charity SeeAbility examines why children with a learning disability do not access the eye care they need and asks how the system needs to change. Children with a learning disability are 28 times more likely...

Uncorrected or defective eyesight as a contributory factor in reported accidents by severity

Eyes on the road – visual standards for car drivers

1 June 2019 | Janet Pooley | EYE - General

The author examines the current visual standards required by drivers and asks whether more needs to be done to make roads safer. Are the public adequately protected by the current system of visual standards required by drivers? In a survey...

Meeting the needs of older patients in optics

1 February 2019 | Fiona Anderson | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General

Fiona Anderson discusses the important role of community-based eyecare practitioners in meeting the visual needs of ageing patients. It has been well documented that today we live for longer. Statistics show in 1997, around one in every six people (15.9%)...

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