Hopefully any day now Spring is going appear which can be one of the most fantastic times of the year as the weather starts to improve and nature puts on one of its most impressive displays. For a large number of people however it can be a difficult season to navigate due to hay fever and ocular allergy. […]
I am delighted to share the launch of a fully interactive online learning resource for Optical Assistants. This has been a collaborative project over the past couple of years with the team at CPDpoints.com to develop this great new resource for optometry practice. There are many roles and responsibilities for optical assistants in optometry practice, a […]
After 8 months in the making, the Eye Triage Guide is now completed and proving popular The Eye Triage Guide is a 32-page A4 booklet produced to help anyone working in an eye-care setting with triaging acute, urgent cases. It is useful for anyone working in optometry practice, ophthalmology clinics, GP surgeries and A&E, who […]
Delighted to present this short video which summarizes the key components of the Eye Emergency Resource Packs. If you would like to find out more about these packs, please visit the Resource page of the site, or to order these for your practice please visit the shop area. Please share with colleagues if you find […]
In optometry practice we are quite regularly involved in dealing with eye conditions that have wider underlying systemic associations. We are very good at recognising these conditions and signposting patients either to ophthalmology or their GP, depending on the situation, for blood tests and cardio-vascular risk factors to be investigated, so I thought it might […]
Hi Everyone. I hope you are all keeping well. At the start of the week I recorded and shared a short 5 minute video on the key questions to ask if patients phone your triage line complaining of acute red eye. Please follow the link below on the Optometry-Evolution Facebook page to watch this […]
Welcome to this latest Optometry-Evolution article, which sees me going off-piste, away from the usual clinical topics. In every aspect of modern life there has been a real shift in our consciousness of issues relating to the environment, touching on a range of challenges from emissions, plastics, waste management, how we recycle and reuse, energy […]
In this latest article I want to give an overview of the topic of cycloplegic refraction. Hopefully this will provide some tips on when you might consider performing this technique and how to use the results to prescribe. CET – you can now do the Cycloplegic Refraction Review on our CET HUB and complete the […]
