This week we begin a series looking at the various changes to the eye care profession over the past two decades. The series has been developed in association with the founders of Optometric Educators Limited as part of their forthcoming 20th anniversary celebrations. In this first article, Professor Lyndon Jones, Dr Alison Ng and Associate Professor Benjamin Thomson offer an overview of the impact and management of digital eye strain, a phenomenon that has established itself in eye care only in recent years. (C60359, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Sarah Farrant and Neil Retallic continue their look at lissamine green with some examples of its application in clinical practice (suitable for one distance learning CET point for optometrists and contact lens opticians)

In the second of a series of three interactive exercises based upon the recent NICE guidelines regarding the assessment and management of common eye diseases, Bill Harvey introduces an exercise focused on the management of patients with cataract

As an introduction to an upcoming three-part series looking at modern refractive surgery, Kristine Morrill and Marine Gobbé look at the recent evolution of implantable contact lenses (C60272)

Dr Doina Gherghel explains the importance of eye care professionals being able to recognise medical emergencies when they occur in practice and be able to respond appropriately. This will save lives. (C60184, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Dr Doina Gherghel discusses the ocular signs of maltreatment and the implications for optometrists (C60141, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

In the fifth of our series developed and co-ordinated by
Lynne Speedwell, Yetunde Obadeyi describes the assessment and management of the various forms of blepharitis that can appear in a paediatric clinic (C60145, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists, contact lens opticians and therapeutic optometrists)

Tallulah Harvey discusses the nature of dementia and its impact on the patient, and how understanding this may help the eye care professional best manage and help the patient (C60024, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Neil Retallic and Sarah Farrant begin our series with a discussion of a staining agent likely to become familiar in eye care practice since its inclusion in the TFOS DEWS2 report (C59962, one distance learning CET point for optometrists and contact lens opticians)

Bill Harvey introduces the third in a series of interactive CET exercises based on the recent series of articles by Dr Nizar Hirji concerning the legal requirements of eye care practitioners (C59847, one interactive CET point suitable for optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians)