June 2009 Archives

   It's early in the year but Optician has been struck by a spate of early holidays so its all hands to the pumps in the office.

The worry earlier in the year was that after Optrafair and the BCLA conference things would quieten down but, no. There is plenty going on and the hard-pressed Optician team is running aroundlike never before.

If you are wondering these are my legs. I've shaved them ahead of the forthcoming effort by the Optician Ironman Team's effort in the UK Ironman. We are raising money for Vision Aid Overseas and you can donate money here

I have spared you all for some time from Ironman talk but I was struck on Sunday by how good Maui Jim's sunglasses are for running.
Sunday was a blistering hot day and, having been for a cycle I realised my prescription cycling specs would be too heavy.
It's not often I go for the hat as well as sports specs. While that combo blocks out the sun it does make for a hot, sweaty and steamy mix so the eyewear has got to be right.

I'm not using orthok at the moment so --shock horror what eye wear to use. Of all the sporty Rxed specs I have the lightest by far are the Maui Jims. To be honest they are in my son's prescription as time has knocked a bit of minus off of mine so I nicked them back. Excellent vision and as light as a feather to boot.
Anyone who competes in long course events will tell you that makes a lot of difference on a long hot run.One less thing to worry about, clear vision and no messing about.

 I'll get a photo taken and post it up shortly.

NICE's reaction to the AOP's advice on NICE guidelines do little to reduce the mud in the water surrounding the referral of glaucoma potentials in practice. The latest NICE missive still sets up a situation where thousands of additional patients will be passed on to the hospital service.

As ever the practice feeling happy about the changes are those where an shared care scheme exsits which offers payments for the work optometrists do. Everyone is getting excited about 21mmHg and how that is measured but at the end of the day the issue is the work done and the money paid.