Fundamentals of ophthalmic dispensing part 16: Visual task analysis – part 2

In this second article on visual task analysis Peter Black and Tina Arbon Black look at dispensing solutions to the visual problems in the real world of work, home and leisure activities including aspects of regulations and standards relating to health & safety, display screen equipment and driving (C77715, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Developments in electronic low vision aids: Assistive technology – 2

In the second of this series looking at modern technology and its adaptation for the visually impaired, Bill Harvey focuses on the many and varied settings options now included as standard in the latest tablets and smartphones (C77655, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Is contrast sensitivity relevant to optometric practice?

Cirta Tooth discusses the role of contrast sensitivity in detecting pathology and how common eye diseases affect it and considers how this impact affects performance in undertaking everyday visual tasks (C 77629, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Covid-19 and contact lenses: Keeping it simple in the ‘new normal’

Karen Walsh and Professor Lyndon Jones examine how Covid-19 has affected routine contact lens practice and what that means for both eye care practitioners and their patients (C77595, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)

Soft toric contact lenses: Aligning patient expectations and eye care professional attitudes

In this article Krupa Patel and Karen Walsh examine the expectations around soft toric lenses from both the practitioner and patient’s point of view. It serves as a timely review of current toric fitting practices and how they relate to the prevalence of astigmatism, highlighting a number of opportunities for enhancing patient satisfaction and increasing practice revenue (C77594, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)

Developments in electronic low vision aids: Assistive technology – 1

Bill Harvey offers an overview of some of the many ways that technology has developed in recent years to be able to help those with visual impairment. In the first in this series, he focuses on assistive technologies that are commonly used in the home by our patients (C77499, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Fundamentals of ophthalmic dispensing part 15: Visual task analysis – part 1

At its simplest level a visual task analysis can be considered an assessment of the interaction between a patient, their optical appliance and the visual elements of their environment – the things they are trying to see and do. In this, the first of two articles, Peter Black introduces the topic and tackles the often confusing subject of photometry bringing it up to date for a world illuminated by low energy light bulbs (C77520, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Eye care for children with learning disabilities 3

In the final part of a three-part series focusing on the eye care needs of children with learning disabilities, Sonal Rughani and Lisa Donaldson consider both the importance of disseminating and of implementing the outcomes of the ophthalmic examination (C77450, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

From pathology to participation

Cirta Tooth discusses how the medical model meets the social model in a low vision clinic and the implications upon patient management by the eye care professional (C 77395, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Essential contact lens practice 11: The contact lens teach

In the 11th article in our major series about modern contact lens practice edited by Dr Rachel Hiscox, Louise Munns considers best practice for the contact lens teach (C77275, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)

Contact lenses: So much more than simple correction of refractive error

Krupa Patel, Mark Draper, Zoe Bull and Karen Walsh share new insights into the deeper emotional benefits experienced by contact lens wearers, and how eye care professionals can use their understanding of this to increase proactive recommendation, creating many more satisfied dual wearers of both spectacles and contact lenses. New data on contact lens wearer habits in combination with face masks are also shared. (C77283, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)

Navigating informed consent interactive 2

Dr Nizar Hirji offers a new case scenario for you to discuss with colleagues and earn an interactive CET point. (C77324: one interactive distance learning point, suitable for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)

Lifestyle eye care 2: A deeper dive into some food components and dietary habits

Dr Rohit Narayan continues his series looking at lifestyle and its influence upon eye health with a closer look at nutrition and what we know about the impact upon macular health (C77248, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Health and well-being in eye care practice: Making the difference in your patient’s life

Neil Retallic and Sheena Shah ask the question ‘Should we as ECPs be doing more to understand the well-being of our patients?’

Nystagmus: Adaptations to clinical assessment and refraction

Sarah Arnold looks at the best approach to the assessment and management of a patient with infantile nystagmus (C 77181, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

The manufacture of contact lenses

Karen Hughes discusses the various manufacturing techniques used in the production of modern contact lenses (C77066, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)