The art of writing a good referral letter can be a bit of a mine-field. As clinicians we all take pride in our work and when we are referring to another professional, usually an ophthalmologist we want to convey a sense of good clinical acumen and professionalism, and ultimately feel part of a respectful working […]
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. I have worked for a number of years doing paediatric eye clinics in the hospital alongside orthoptic […]
The end of April saw the launch of the Eye Emergency Resource Pack to the profession after months of development and production. This has been a really enjoyable process developing the content for these packs and watching the design come together with a lot of help from ‘Jamfrog Design’ near Inverness. The initial response from […]
Welcome to this latest feature article from Optometry-Evolution, in association with Bondeye Optical UK. Macular degeneration represents a vast proportion of the ocular pathology detected in optometry practice. We have a constantly growing elderly population, so this is always a very relevant area of clinical practice for us to review our skills and knowledge, and […]
Welcome to this review article of modern handheld and stand illuminated magnifiers, in association with Optelec UK. Following on from the ‘Supporting Visually Impaired Patients Optometry Practice’ article, I thought it would be really useful to explore the hand held and stand magnifiers available in a little bit more detail, to aid the best selection […]
Optometrists are getting more and more involved in the care of post-operative cataract patients, both in hospital and in community practice. I have recently authored an article looking at this area in order to give some clinical tips on how to carry out these assessments. This is now published in the August edition of Optometry […]
Ocular injury is an interesting area of eye-care, and perhaps one that we don’t encounter quite as often in modern optometry due to improved safety standards and awareness, but in this post I wanted to highlight a few aspects of this whole subject of ocular injury that we as optometrists should be mindful of. Risk […]
Following the recent article – Supporting Visually Impaired Patients in Optometry Practice, I have developed a free downloadable Low Vision checklist based on the information of this article. This download could be kept in the test room as a quick ready-reckoner for when you are testing patients with visual impairment, as to the ways you […]
In this latest blog post I thought it might be useful to give a short overview of how to examine the optic nerve head. I currently do a lot of hospital glaucoma clinics, as this is my main area of clinical interest. The skill of trying to decipher a normal optic nerve, from one which […]
I started practicing optometry about 15 years ago as a pre-reg in a busy multiple practice in Dundee. My role has certainly changed greatly since then as I have gone down the path of doing hospital based optometry where my role has evolved as demands are always changing. However when I think of the huge […]
