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Stellest drives myopia efforts

Stellest campaign drives myopia awareness

Essilor launched its 40-day social media campaign, with a focus on myopia ...

Specsavers named in The Times Top 100 list

It placed 78th in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2022 for the first time

Macular Society show concludes

AI and AMD on agenda at charity conference

Talks from the Macular Society's annual event, held online, are now ready on ...

Eye competition engages community

Independent hosted a competition as part of its Macmillian coffee morning

Optician Awards 2022 shortlists announced

A round up of the potential winners for this year's Optician Awards

AOP urges government to engage

AOP urges government engagement with primary care

Following healthcare plans, it advised better use of the primary care workforce

Johnson & Johnson: Midnight at the Oasys

Acuvue Oasys Max 1-Day and multifocal CLs launched to the UK market

Aston climbs university rankings

Guardian's University Guide 2022 ranked Aston second among health professions

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Autistic adults, vision and eye care: Part 3 - Eye test-specific feedback from autistic adults

Closing Date: 24/10/2022

In the third of a four-part series based around new research looking into the assessment of eye health in the autistic population, Dr Ketan Parmar considers the challenges presented by the routine eye test as highlighted by feedback from autistic people (C103438, suitable for logging as one provider-led distance learning CPD point for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Fundamentals of ophthalmic dispensing 30: Low vision practice

Closing Date: 24/10/2022

Peter Black, Tina Arbon Black and Bill Harvey offer an overview of low vision practice (C103400, suitable for logging as one provider-led distance learning CPD point for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Blur sensitivity 1: What is it?

Closing Date: 12/10/2022

In the first of two articles discussing blur sensitivity, Professor Edward Mallen explains what it is and how it differs from blur discrimination and blur adaptation. (C103286, suitable for logging as one provider-led distance learning CPD point for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Autistic adults, vision and eye care: Part 2 Key challenges when attending for an eye examination

Closing Date: 05/10/2022

In the second of a four-part series based around new research looking into the assessment of eye health in the autistic population, Dr Ketan Parmar outlines the many and varied challenges to accessing eye care experienced by autistic people (C103153, suitable for logging as one provider-led distance learning CPD point for optometrists and dispensing opticians)