Having previously covered the desirable properties required of frame materials and introduced historic materials and modern
cellulose-based plastics, in this second article Peter Black and Tina Arbon Black consider the remaining plastic and metal materials used in the manufacture (C73462, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Dr Keyur Patel and Bill Harvey describe the use of matrix therapy agents in wound healing and their increasing potential to assist corneal recovery after disease or injury (C73448, one distance learning CET point, suitable for optometrists and therapeutic optometrists)

Dr Rohit Narayan takes a look at the nature of statins and explains how they exert an influence on much more than cholesterol metabolism, and may have a future role on the management of a range of ocular diseases. (C73301, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and therapeutic optometrists)

Bill Harvey introduces this month’s interactive CET which, having previously looked at smoking and eye health, focuses upon the role of the eye care professional in influencing a different lifestyle-influenced factor with serious implications for health (C73344, one interactive CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Dr Fergal Ennis continues our series on the assessment of binocular status with a detailed look at stereopsis and its measurement (C73203, suitable for one distance learning CET point for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

In the latest in our series looking at the latest techniques available to specialist optometrists, Andrew Matheson discusses the latest laser treatments for glaucoma, such as selective laser trabeculoplasty. (C73204, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and therapeutic optometrists)

Dr Michael Johnson builds on the first article in this series in which he argued why clinical decision making is important, and a skill that healthcare professionals need to develop mindfully so they make better use of their knowledge to improve patient care. In part 2, he outlines some fundamental principles and offers practical strategies (C-72870, suitable as one distance learning CET point for therapeutic optometrists and optometrists)

In the last of two articles, Dr Doina Gherghel discusses general principles for the optometric care of our geriatric population (C73148, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

In the fourth article in our major bimonthly series about modern contact lens practice edited by Dr Rachel Hiscox, Amanda Davidson describes examination of the eye with the slit lamp (C72739, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)

Dr Doina Gherghel and Magdalena Jamroz explore the link between low vision and sleep disturbances (C72869, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)