In the first of two articles looking at retinoblastoma, consultant paediatric ophthalmologist Mr Joe Abbott offers an overview of the disease (C106043, suitable for logging as one distance learning CPD point for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Dr Douglas Clarkson describes the way a cornea maintains oxygen supply during contact lens wear against the back-drop of contact lens evolution over the last decades (C106006, suitable for logging as one distance learning CPD point for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)

In the first of a four part series looking at an important cause of visual impairment in children, Cirta Tooth explains the nature of cerebral visual impairment (C105999, suitable for logging as one provider-led distance learning CPD point for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Adam Samuels, Professor Philip Morgan and Anna Sulley summarise a recent literature review on ways to increase success with new contact lens wearers in practice. (C105963, suitable for logging as one distance learning CPD point for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)

Bill Harvey offers a very topical refresher in identifying the ocular impact of increasingly common sexually transmitted diseases (C105925, suitable for logging as one distance learning CPD point by dispensing opticians, optometrists and therapeutic optometrists)

Danya Lahmami reviews the published evidence comparing the correction of astigmatism with either spherical or toric soft contact lenses. This is an edited version of the 2020 City University/Optician Best Dissertation prize-winner (C105880, suitable for logging as one distance learning CPD point for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)

Dr Douglas Clarkson takes a look at the increasing evidence for the impact of space travel and microgravity upon ocular and visual health (C105845, suitable for logging as one provider-led distance learning CPD point for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

In the second of a two-part review of the latest quarterly online education event, supported by Alcon, which looked at the latest science regarding contact lens wear and comfort, Dr Alberto Recchioni and Dr Sunayna Verma Mistry discuss the tear film and how interaction with it may dictate the design of the perfect contact lens for comfort. (C105773, suitable for one distance learning CPD point for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)

In the third in a series looking at age-related macular degeneration, Nigel Burgess, Mr Sajjad Mahmood, Dr Nabila Jones and Dr Clare O’Donnell discuss the management of age-related macular degeneration with a focus on contemporary approaches to the treatment of wet AMD (C105772, suitable for logging as one provider-led distance learning CPD point for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

The eighth in a series of articles summarising the key findings of the BCLA CLEAR publication, a major review of the published evidence relating to all aspects of contact lens practice, Dr Karen G Carrasquillo and Dr Kellen Riccobono offer an overview of the BCLA CLEAR section relating to the medical uses of contact lenses. (C105719, suitable for logging as one distance learning CPD point for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)