Success in the field
Bill Harvey tries out a recent addition to the visual field analyser market which includes a novel function for combining functional data with retinal images
Clinical
In focus: Change of title
In focus: Is there a doctor in the house?
New recruits entering the profession want to boost its status by introducing ...
Children in practice
Case study: Children in practice
Optician looks at the case for practices catering to children and an example of ...
Progressive myopia
Progressive myopia and the scotopic light-gradient theory
Contact lens optician Ed Adams offers an overview of the essential information ...
Forceps on IOL
Forceps touch marks on premium intraocular lens: Does it matter?
Navpreet Dhillon and Balasubramaniam Ilango describe a study aimed at ...
Khmer Sight Foundation review
Cambodia and the Khmer Sight Foundation
Dr Priyanka Mandal, Patrick Gunn and Professor Sunil Shah explain the work of a ...
Enhancing the profession
Enhancing the profession
Bill Harvey went to see why Specsavers in Haverfordwest who won this year’s ...
Rose verdict re-ignites debate
In focus: Rose verdict re-ignites debate
Simon Jones reports on the early fallout following The Court of Appeal’s ...
Deep learning takes to the air
Software report: Deep learning takes to the air
Sameer Trikha, Nicolas Jaccard and Jay Lakhani describe a new development ...
Case study: A case of traction – follow up part 2
Case study: A case of traction
We take another look at the second of the three cases presented earlier in the year from Heidelberg Engineering to see how things have changed
Smartscope PRO: Imaging on the go
Imaging on the go
Portable digital imaging continues to evolve as Bill Harvey finds as he tries out the latest hand held retinal camera
Optical connections: Could glasses catch a killer this time round?
Optical connections
David Baker looks at how a pair of spectacles still provide a vital clue in a 17-year-old Atlanta murder case
Low vision rehabilitation, a global right
Low vision rehabilitation
Myran Gast and Joanneke Kampen Smalbrugge report from the Netherlands where the latest major international conference focusing on low vision took place
Watch where you put that probe!
Error avoidance
Henry Burek explains the extent of error introduced when a Goldmann contact tonometer probe is not correctly aligned
Care pathways: Working with optometrists
Working with optometrists
Over the coming year, Optician will be taking a closer look at community-based eye care schemes offering specialised services to patients. This article focuses on the Dry Eyes Clinic, a dedicated service working alongside optometrists to give treatment options for dry eyes, meibomian gland disease and blepharitis
A global vision
A global vision
In the second of a short series from the recent European Academy of Optometry and Optics conference in Barcelona, Bill Harvey hears how technology is making eye care more accessible
In focus: Profession reacts to education review
In focus: Education review
A review into the future of eye care delivery and implications for the education of the optical profession by the GOC has reached a new phase, after sector-wide responses were published this month. Joe Ayling provides a snapshot of the published feedback
Conference report: Trilateral view of future of optics
Conference report
Elaine Grisdale reports from the recent European Optical Forum in Paris
A brief history of OCT technology
A history of OCT technology
Since its ophthalmic application was identified, OCT technology has advanced in leaps and bounds. Lewis Williams provides a brief overview of the technology’s origins and evolution
Getting your money’s worth out of OCT
Get the most out of OCT
Spending £40,000 on the latest retinal imaging equipment should not be taken lightly, but with the right approach and affordable financing many optical practices are taking the plunge into OCT. Joe Ayling reports
