From guide dogs to transplant surgery

More than 200 hospital optometrists from across the UK were treated to a diverse and challenging range of lectures, workshops and presentations at this year's Hospital Optometrists Conference in Chester.

Following the opening address, Dr Michael Crossland, of Moorfields Eye Hospital, gave a presentation on the use of the Nidek MP-1 microperimeter. This is a new, commercially available system that allows simultaneous imaging of the retina and projection of stimuli to perform automated perimetry, even in cases of eccentric viewing or poor fixation stability.

This technique has been shown to be useful in cases such as age-related macular disease, diabetic retinopathy and posterior uveitis, as highly specific areas of the retina can be targeted for testing.