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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)

Lifestyle eye care 1: Overview of lifestyle on systemic and eye health

Following on from his recent CET series which established the link between the microbiome, diet and the immune system and how this influences eye health, Dr Rohit Narayan begins a new series that looks in more detail into the association between lifestyle and eye health. In this first part, he expands on the influence of diet on systemic and eye health and asks the question; is offering advice about lifestyle now within the role of the eye care practitioner? (C76956, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Fundamentals of ophthalmic dispensing 14: Prismatic effects and binocular vision 2

The preceding two articles in this series have looked at the basics of prismatic effects, binocular vision and eye movements. Here Peter Black and Tina Arbon Black apply that knowledge to common dispensing problems as well as introducing aspects of binocular vision in near vision (C76988, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Refractive surgery and dry eye disease

Dr Alberto Recchioni discusses the potential for modern refractive surgery procedures to cause dry eye and shares data to support an argument for introducing less invasive procedures to minimise the problem (C76913, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)