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Still on course
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

With the launch of the new T-Level qualification in September and new apprenticeship standards under way, this period should be a busy time for training providers – but Covid-19 has posed a variety of challenges. Charlotte Goddard reports
Men of the world
Authors: Russell Meredith Jones
Published: October 2022

The issue of attracting more men to the early years isn't just one faced by the UK. Meredith Jones Russell gives an update on progress at home and abroad
Down to a T
Authors: Hyde Julie
Published: October 2022

What can we expect from the T-Level, which will be published this spring? Julie Hyde, NCFE and CACHE executive director of education and training strategy, has an exclusive preview
social leadership: part 1: Be the change
Authors: Sakr Mona
Published: October 2022

Can early years leaders effect social change, and will being more socially responsive and democratic make settings more effective? Yes, finds Mona Sakr, senior lecturer in education and early childhood at Middlesex University
I'm ready!
Authors: Weinstein Nicole
Published: October 2022

Supporting children to master the skills of dressing, feeding and toileting enhances their self-esteem. Nicole Weinstein looks at resources to support self-care
Qualification levels: part 4: Into the light
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

Continuing our series, Charlotte Goddard considers the value of Level 4 qualifications and the courses on offer
in focus…Technology
Authors: Faulder Marc
Published: October 2022

What can settings do to provide technology as a resource that enhances children's play and learning and enables them to be creators rather than just consumers? By Marc Faulder
Catch the magic
Authors: Hart Karen
Published: October 2022

Here are seven books that will get children in the Christmas spirit. By Karen Hart
A SPECIAL REPORT ON: Childminding
Authors: Russell Meredith Jones
Published: October 2022

Amid falling numbers of childminders, Meredith Jones Russell looks at the state of this part of the early years sector and why the future presents both challenges and opportunity
An A to Z of learning: K is for kimis and kites
Authors: Keeling Rachel
Published: October 2022

The joys of cooking breads such as Somali kimis, and making and flying kites in the nursery garden. By the Rachel Keeling Nursery School Team
An essential guide to: febrile seizures
Authors: Russell Meredith Jones
Published: October 2022

What are these fits, what causes them, what are the symptoms, and how should children having a febrile seizure be helped? Meredith Jones Russell explains
Training Talk: EY SMART
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: October 2022

Lynn Manning has been using PACEY's EY smart courses to refresh her staff's knowledge. By Gabriella Jozwiak
At full strength
Authors: Payne Kerry
Published: October 2022

Supporting the well-being of children with SEND means not focusing too much on the difficulties of their condition and instead recognising their differences, writes Kerry Payne
Birth to three…: crawling
Authors: Manners Lala
Published: October 2022

The benefits of crawling for young children (and adults), and how practitioners can support this activity. By Dr Lala Manners
With respect
Authors: Grenier Julian
Published: October 2022

Parents should be supported to improve the home learning environment in a way that doesn't patronise or put them off, writes Dr Julian Grenier in the final part of his series
A real thirst?
Authors: Howells Kristy , Musgrave Jackie
Published: October 2022

It's not all about healthy eating – what about healthy drinking? Dr Kristy Howells and Dr Jackie Musgrave explain how to ensure young children are achieving good hydration
training talk: WEBINARS
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: October 2022

Assistant head teacher Rebecca Smajli used a series of webinars to introduce new themes such as the revised EYFS. By Gabriella Jozwiak
outdoor CPD: part 3: Confidence boost
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: October 2022

How can early years settings build practitioners' confidence in making the most of learning opportunities outdoors? Gabriella Jozwiak reports
Change from within
Authors: Lumsden Eunice
Published: October 2022

The pandemic has highlighted further the challenges faced by the early years sector around diversity and equal opportunity for all – and the answer lies in anti-oppressive practice. By Dr Eunice Lumsden
A bug's life
Authors: Weinstein Nicole
Published: October 2022

Some ideas for exploring the world of minibeasts, with a guide to the appropriate resources on the market. By Nicole Weinstein
Core content
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

What can other early years settings learn from the approach of one setting that has developed a curriculum based around core experiences, asks Annette Rawstrone
training talk: EXPLORING PLAY
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: October 2022

Elaine Morrison has transformed the way she thinks about play after doing this online course. By Gabriella Jozwiak
Home comforts
Authors: Weinstein Nicole
Published: October 2022

A permanent home corner with a mix of familiar resources and carefully added extras can provide the comfort that some children need during the pandemic, Nicole Weinstein explains
Stress busting
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: October 2022

Two mental-health-themed qualifications have recently been launched by CACHE. How useful will they be for practitioners who are now looking to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, asks Gabriella Jozwiak
business: Bouncing back
Authors: Tyler Lenny , Smith Eve
Published: October 2022

Staff are a business's most valuable asset – so at this crucial time of opening up, what support should be in place for your team? Lenny Tyler and Eve Smith at the Early Years Alliance offer some suggestions
outdoor CPD: part 7: What's the difference?
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: October 2022

How should we be comparing approaches such as Forest School and beach schools in the context of outdoor learning, asks Gabriella Jozwiak
Feeling welcome
Authors: Manning-Morton Julia , Manning Billie
Published: October 2022

How early years settings can ensure they are inclusive of LGBTQ+ parents and their children. By Julia Manning-Morton with the input of her daughter, Billie Manning
staff health & wellbeing: part 4: Body and soul
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

With half of early years staff saying work has made them ill, Charlotte Goddard looks at employee health protection
Falling into line
Authors: Chilvers Di
Published: October 2022

In extracts taken from her new book, Di Chilvers considers how children's mathematical development unfolds through play and exploration from birth
staff health & wellbeing: part 5: It's personal
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

How can settings support staff experiencing relationship, money or parenthood problems, asks Charlotte Goddard
Most wanted!
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

The pandemic and Brexit have only added to the recruitment crisis already faced by the early years sector. Charlotte Goddard discovers how some have been hit but are coping
Call for action
Authors: Morton Katy
Published: October 2022

Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged children are increasing, according to new research, whose authors call for more resources. By Katy Morton
Your outdoor calendar: January
Authors: Mountain Julie
Published: October 2022

This year's outdoor calendar will focus on physicality and physical development outdoors with Julie Mountain suggesting ways that children can truly embody learning. So, instead of hunkering down in the new year, try these ideas to get out and get moving together
A place to grow
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

How one inner-city pre-school improves the life chances of children. By Annette Rawstrone
education for sustainability: All at sea
Authors: Boyd Diane
Published: October 2022

How can early years settings introduce the topic of protecting the world's marine habitats to their children? Dr Diane Boyd provides some insights and ideas
social media: ON BRAND
Authors: Read Nicola
Published: October 2022

Nicola Read explains everything you need to know about brand guidelines and tone of voice
Freedom to choose
Authors: White Jan
Published: October 2022

Continuing her series, Professor Jan White discusses why children should be able to choose to be outside when they need to
Good or bad?
Authors: Davis Emma
Published: October 2022

Emma Davis considers the need to rethink how early years settings manage children's behaviour and the language that is commonly used around it
Out of Action
Authors: Russell Meredith Jones
Published: October 2022

Amid evidence that children's physical development has been affected by the pandemic, Meredith Jones Russell considers the impact and what can be done
In the Balance
Authors: Moloney Mark
Published: October 2022

What are the benefits of having more men working in the early years sector, what are the barriers, and how can settings start to turn things around? By Mark Moloney
Help yourself!
Authors: White Jan
Published: October 2022

In the latest part of her series on unlocking the potential of the outdoors, Professor Jan White looks at storing resources
early years on a shoestring: pick up and keep
Authors: Vaziri Shardi
Published: October 2022

What are loose parts, where can you find them, and how should settings use them as part of their provision? Shardi Vaziri explains
Locked away
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: October 2022

What can early years settings do to support children whose primary caregivers have been arrested and sentenced to time in prison? Gabriella Jozwiak reports
We've explored… growth and change
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

From plants to wildlife, the children at one setting paid attention to seasonal shifts in their garden, such as emerging daffodils and transforming frogspawn. By Annette Rawstrone
Looking to a positive future
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

How are schools across England welcoming and supporting the needs of children who have fled catastrophe in their home countries? Charlotte Goddard reports
childcare counsel
Authors: Belton Hannah
Published: October 2022

Abuse of the grievance process can result in dismissal, as a recent tribunal has shown, says Hannah Belton, director of Morgan La Roche
All about … ateliers
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

One setting's atelier provides a case study in how to set up such a space and resource it to encourage children to fulfil their artistic potential, finds Annette Rawstrone
A wider lens
Authors: Chilvers Di
Published: October 2022

Practitioners can use the Birth To 5 Matters guidance to help them produce their observations of children's development and progress, explains Di Chilvers
Building back
Authors: Grenier Julian
Published: October 2022

The legacy of Covid-19 will be with us for some time. What does the evidence say are the biggest pandemic challenges, and what solutions are there? By Julian Grenier
Childcare Counsel
Authors: Belton Hannah
Published: October 2022

What do nursery owners need to know about the legal implications of long Covid? Hannah Belton, director of Morgan La Roche, explains
Early years leadership qualifications: part 1: Baby brains
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

In the first part of a new series on leadership qualifications, Charlotte Goddard focuses on the role of baby room leader
Apps round-up: Clinical tools are put to the test
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

In his second app review, Bill Harvey selects a further group of innovative programs which may enhance the practice of eye care practitioners.
In focus: Finding the right fit for presbyopes
Authors: Bennett Chris
Published: October 2022

The launch of a new contact lens at an event near Stratford last week sparked debate on what the future holds for the presbyopia market. Chris Bennett reports.
Moorfields showcases radical research techniques
Authors: Gallacher Jo
Published: October 2022

Balloon animals and cartoons are just some of the tactics used by researchers at Moorfields in efforts to improve understanding and infant and child vision testing. Jo Gallacher reports.
In focus: DO angered by lack of CET funding
Authors: Ayling Joe
Published: October 2022

A dispensing optician from Bournemouth has raised the issue of CET funding for dispensing opticians as the sector looks to expand its range of clinical services. Joe Ayling reports.
Case studies: Soft lenses for keratoconus and the irregular cornea
Authors: MacMahon Jennifer
Published: October 2022

Jennifer McMahon ponders the pros and cons of soft contact lenses for managing keratoconus and illustrates this with five case studies.
Optimisation of progressive lenses: Listing's law
Authors: Becken Wolfgang , Welk Andrea , Schubart Johannes , Schwarz Llka , Esser Gregor
Published: October 2022

In the first of two articles, Dr. Wolfgang Becken, Andrea Welk, Johannes Schubart, llka Schwarz and Dr. Gregor Esser explain the basis of the law.
Amniotic membranes in ocular surface therapy
Authors: Narayan Rohit
Published: October 2022

Dr Rohit Narayan outlines a new treatment option for anterior eye disease currently available to ophthalmology that all optometrists should be aware of.
Headaches in optometric practice part 1 – migraine
Authors: Patel Kirit
Published: October 2022

In the first in a series examining the assessment and management of the many, varied forms of headache that present in practice, optometrist Kirit Patel looks at the cases of some patients with migraine.
Case Study: Plano tinted lens-fitting
Authors: Salasnik Menachem
Published: October 2022

Menachem Salasnik describes his use of the Volk Eye Check in the fitting of precision-tinted contact lenses.
Material matters: Mido showcases a great leap forward for frames
Authors: Jones Simon
Published: October 2022

Never has the range of materials that eyewear can be manufactured from been so diverse. Simon Jones recently visited the Mido trade fair in Milan to catch a flavour.
Instruments: OCT angiography in practice - part two
Authors: Patel Kirit
Published: October 2022

In the second of two features, Kirit Patel describes further cases showing how OCT angiography can help in the management of conditions that may present in primary care practice.
Materials: Inspired by the science of tears
Authors: Johnson Bart , Pall Brian , Scales Charles
Published: October 2022

A better understanding of how contact lenses interact with the eye and the tear film is helping to develop new material technologies, as Bart Johnson, Dr Brian Pall and Dr Charles Scales report.
How blood barrier stands up to drug treatments
Authors: Constable Paul , Mahmood Mariyah
Published: October 2022

Mariyah Mahmood and Dr Paul Constable explain the role of the retinal-blood barrier and shows the mechanism for some well-known drugs in breaching this (one distance learning point for optometrists and therapeutic optometrists). This article is based around information first presented in the winner of the 2015 Optician/City University Prize for best dissertation
How the Haag Streit Compass is pointing the way
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey tries out the new Compass which accurately assesses fields and captures a retinal image in one simple operation.
A new instrument for assessing rod function in early AMD
Authors: Murray Ian , Carden David , Kelly Jeremiah
Published: October 2022

Dr Ian Murray, David Carden and Jeremiah Kelly introduce the RapiDA, a new instrument for the detection of maculopathy before signs become visible using traditional assessment techniques.
Crest study: Prevention rather than cure
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey examines a new study which suggests antioxidant supplementation may be beneficial to the patient with healthy eyes.
Top 10 complications of scleral lenses
Authors: Taylor-West Sophie
Published: October 2022

Starting off a three part series looking at scleral lenses, Sophie Taylor-West reminds us of what problems may arise with scleral contact lenses and how to manage them when they do.
Sound business practice
Authors: White Emma
Published: October 2022

Emma White profiles a Specsavers Hearing Centre and discusses the company's engagement in audiology with joint venture partner Aekta Patel.
How hard are your patients' eyes working?
Authors: Scales Charles , Pall Brian
Published: October 2022

In the most literal and scientific sense of the word, your eyes ‘work’ as hard as you do. Innovative contact lenses may ease their workload. Dr Charles Scales and Dr Brian Pall explain.
Changing the conversation
Authors: Meyler John , Pall Brian , Todd Stuart
Published: October 2022

With personalised prescribing, contact lens recommendation is centred on patient needs and eye physiology with modality and price becoming secondary consideration. John Meyler, Brian Pall and Stuart Todd explain
High performance vision
Authors: Cheng Xu , Maggio Thomas , Johnson Bart , Pall Brian , Coles-Brennan Chantal
Published: October 2022

Scientists and clinicians Xu Cheng, Thomas Maggio, Bart Johnson, Brian Pall and Chantal Coles-Brennan at Johnson & Johnson Vision help us understand what might be happening when a patient tells you things look sharper, brighter or clearer with their new contact lenses.
The concern about myopia prevalence and progression
Authors: Fonn Des
Published: October 2022

Professor Desmond Fonn starts our series on myopia and therapy with a review of the nature of myopia and its current and projected impact.
Robotics in ophthalmic surgery
Authors: Clarkson Douglas
Published: October 2022

In the latest of his occasional updates about the latest developments in eye health care, Dr Douglas Clarkson describes recent advances in ophthalmic surgery employing robotic technology.
TFOS Dry Eye Workshop II – part two
Authors: Farrant Sarah
Published: October 2022

In the second of a three-part discussion of the key points from the recently published second TFOS Dry Eye Workshop, Sarah Farrant describes the recommendations for the assessment of dry eye disease.
In focus: It's a sad SAD situation but therapies can help
Authors: Ayling Joe
Published: October 2022

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as ‘winter depression’, has returned to the public consciousness as many leave work after dark. Joe Ayling reports
Enhanced services: Primary care in South Wales
Authors: Bitton Andy
Published: October 2022

This year, Specsavers in Haverfordwest won the Optician Award for Enhanced Optical Services. In this, the third in a monthly series of case studies based around these services, practice director Andy Britton describes the management of a patient with glaucoma
Optical considerations of contact lens practice - Part 1 - Monocular influences
Authors: Rabbetts Ronald
Published: October 2022

In the first of two articles looking at contact lens optics, Ronald Rabbetts will discuss the prescription element of contact lens practice
Myopia control studies 3 What is important and why? Part 2
Authors: Dumbleton Kathy
Published: October 2022

Continuing her discussion of research into myopia control, Dr Kathy Dumbleton describes the design of clinical studies and how clinical research relating to myopia control is evaluated.
In focus: Glaucoma changes raise issue of national commissioning
Authors: Ayling Joe
Published: October 2022

Updated guidelines by public health and social care body NICE mean fewer people will need to be referred for further specialist investigation and possible treatment for chronic open angle glaucoma (COAG). Joe Ayling reports
Key moments in soft toric contact lens fitting
Authors: Lumb Elizabeth
Published: October 2022

Elizabeth Lumb offers a refresher for toric contact lens fitting, emphasising the key points to consider during the process.
Pay attention to retention
Authors: Veys Jane , Sulley Anna
Published: October 2022

A better understanding of contact lens dropout is revealing new insights into how to retain patients through a lifetime of lens wear. Jane Veys and Anna Sulley highlight opportunities to put the latest findings into practice.
In focus: Profession keeps cool head during heatwave
Authors: Ayling Joe
Published: October 2022

A surge in temperatures across England and Wales has presented some unique patient and workplace challenges this week. Joe Ayling reports on how the optical profession is coping.
Eye tracking and its clinical application in optometry
Authors: Thomson David
Published: October 2022

Professor David Thomson explains the development of eye tracking technology and how recent developments have opened up its use in optometry.
Autofluorescence
Authors: Duncan Grant
Published: October 2022

Grant Duncan explains use of autofluorescence in imaging and demonstrates its clinical application.
Software report: Deep learning takes to the air
Authors: Trikha Sameer , Jaccard Nicolas , Lakhani Jay
Published: October 2022

Sameer Trikha, Nicolas Jaccard and Jay Lakhani describe a new development offering clinical decision support for the detection of diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and age related macular degeneration detection through the use of artificial intelligence.
Interactive CET feedback: Contact lens dropout
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Our interactive CET on contact lens droput (Optician 2 June) was designed to encourage discussion of how to predict possible causes and to consider pre-emptive measures to minimise the risk of it happening. Bill Harvey discusses your responses.
A rewarding optom career path
Authors: Bennett Chris
Published: October 2022

Diabetic eye screening (DES) services are growing rapidly as the prevalence of the Type 2 variant rockets. But this is opening up opportunities for optometrists looking to take their careers in a clinical direction. Chris Bennett reports.
Instruments: Success in the field
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey tries out a recent addition to the visual field analyser market which includes a novel function for combining functional data with retinal images.
Blur equivalence – precision in blurriness
Authors: Burek Henry
Published: October 2022

Henry Burek explains the concept of blur equivalence and suggests a way it may be defined in uncorrected astigmatism.
Hybrid contact lenses
Authors: Atkins Nick , Thompson Phil
Published: October 2022

Nick Atkins and Phil Thompson describe the development of the hybrid lens and look at their place in modern contact lens practice.
The latest in ophthalmic apps
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey looks at some more apps which he feels are worth the attention of eye care practitioners, including the newly launched myopia calculator program from Australia.
Viewpoint: AMD patients are being failed over dietary supplements
Authors: Nolan John
Published: October 2022

Following new research revealing vision improvement in AMD sufferers taking dietary supplements, Professor John Nolan of the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland, addresses the ‘controversy’ around use of carotenoids to boost eye health, and calls for immediate action to offer hope to patients
In Focus: Acanthamoeba takes a liking to UK households
Authors: Ayling Joe
Published: October 2022

As new data reveals a threefold increase in Acanthamoeba keratitis infections in South-East England contact lens wearers have again been warned about the risks posed by water supply and poor compliance. Joe Ayling reports
A case for orthokeratology
Authors: Britton Andy
Published: October 2022

In the last of his series of interesting cases illustrating the extended role of the eye care practitioner in the primary community, Andy Britton describes his use of orthokeratology in myopia management
Lens File: New material helps protect against high energy violet light
Authors: Smith Leigh
Published: October 2022

Tokai UK's Leigh Smith outlines the benefits of its high energy violet light filtering lens, Lutina
Osmolarity: an overview
Authors: Elder Marian , Srinivasan Sruthi
Published: October 2022

Dr Marian Elder and Professor Sruthi Srinivasan explain the concept of tear osmolarity, how it is measured, and the clinical implications of the results
Case study: Serpiginous choroiditis
Authors: Patel Kirit
Published: October 2022

The latest case from Kirit Patel involves a rare but important ocular inflammatory disease
HR file: Supporting employees through the menopause
Authors: Pearlman-Shaw Kate
Published: October 2022

Kate Pearlman-Shaw says without effective support for menopausal employees organisations risk losing or alienating key talent
Pigmentary fundus lesions
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Following on from our recent series on retinal pigmentary lesions, Bill Harvey introduces an exercise allowing you to practice your diagnostic skills in interpreting the appearance of a range of such lesions of varying prognostic implication
Feedback: Low vision interactive
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey discusses your responses to our recent interactive CET exercise concerning the management of a visually impaired patient in practice
Low vision refresher - part 2
Authors: Myint Joy
Published: October 2022

In the next in our series looking at low vision practice, Dr Joy Myint offers an overview of electronic low vision aids
Myopia management in practice
Authors: Gould David
Published: October 2022

Continuing our series on myopia management developed with CooperVision, practitioner David Gould shares his experience in communicating with patients and their families about the potential benefits of myopia therapy
Low Vision: Apps and online resources
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey looks at some of the increasing number of apps and programs available that are proving a great help for those with a visual impairment
Clinical findings from the EAOO – part 2
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

In another of his reports from Croatia, Bill Harvey describes some of the latest clinical findings that caught his attention at the recent European Academy Conference
Myopia management 3: Communication is everything
Authors: McArthur Craig
Published: October 2022

In the third and final feature in our series where practitioners describe their own experience in introducing myopia control techniques into practice, Craig McArthur focuses on communication
In focus: Optical students report lack of clinical training
Authors: Wickens Zoe
Published: October 2022

Latest research by the GOC shows most newly-qualified optical professionals are entering the profession without the necessary clinical experience. Zoe Wickens reports
Retinal function: Pathways of research
Authors: Clarkson Douglas
Published: October 2022

Dr Douglas Clarkson takes a look at some of the latest research into how the retina works
Contact Lens Trends: 2018 data on UK contact lens prescribing
Authors: Morgan Philip
Published: October 2022

Philip Morgan reports on the 23rd annual Eurolens Research survey into UK contact lens prescribing
Theory into practice
Authors: Cameron Ian
Published: October 2022

After reaching the milestone of 50 patients undergoing myopia management, Ian Cameron reflects on the experience gained so far in his Edinburgh practice
Driving and vision Part 2 — Challenges of vision testing for licensure
Authors: Wood Joanne
Published: October 2022

In her second paper on vision and driving, Professor Joanne Wood summarises evidence for the impact of visual function on driving and reviews the legal driving standards.
Case study: Cataract surgery complications
Authors: Woolley Tim
Published: October 2022

Tim Woolley describes an interesting case showing an unusual complication in a patient who had recently undergone cataract extraction
Glaucoma: Not just a phase
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey discusses how the continuous monitoring of intraocular pressure is easier achieve with new breakthroughs in technology
Dry eye 1 – evaporative component only
Authors: Farrant Sarah
Published: October 2022

In the first of three case studies looking at dry eye presentations from different points on the dry eye sub-type continuum, Sarah Farrant considers a case of dry eye disease solely related to evaporation
Fields at home
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

In the first in a series concerning domiciliary testing, Bill Harvey tries out the Digital Visual Field Screener on a low vision patient
Winning Force – 1
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

In the first of two articles outlining the projects of students shortlisted for this year's UK and Ireland Force awards, Bill Harvey describes the overall winning project from Technological University Dublin student, Christopher Burke
The perfect storm
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Cataracts have been much in the news of late. Bill Harvey discusses a few key developments
Modern surgical options
Authors: O’Donnell Clare
Published: October 2022

Dr Clare O’Donnell provides an overview of contemporary solutions offered to patients by refractive surgery
In Focus: Study backs Misight use in myopia management
Authors: Rai-Roche Sean
Published: October 2022

Results of long-awaited research shows promising signs for myopia management in young contact lens wearers. Sean Rai-Roche reports
Global eye health: A bigger picture
Authors: Morjaria Priya
Published: October 2022

Dr Priya Morjaria explains how many challenges to eye care provision are similar both home and overseas, and discusses her research highlighting how solutions may be adopted to maximise the impact of eye health provision.
In Focus: Closing statements
Authors: Kotoulas Yiannis
Published: October 2022

The consultation period for the GOC's Education Strategic Review has ended, prompting the AOP for its final verdict. Yiannis Kotoulas reports
Multifocals: Multiple choice
Authors: Hale Mike
Published: October 2022

Multifocal contact lenses grow in sophistication every year to better offer patients comfort along with various zones of vision correction. Mike Hale rounds up some of the best on the market today
Lens file: Seiko brilliance
Authors: Lloyd-Bibb Michelle
Published: October 2022

Michelle Lloyd-Bibb explains the technologies underpinning Seiko's new Brilliance progressive addition lens
Technology: US and them
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey highlights some of the innovations discussed at the recent American Academy of Optometry virtual conference
Conference report 2: ESCRS virtual 2020
Authors: Siso-Fuertes Irene , O’Donnell Clare
Published: October 2022

In the second report from Dr Irene Siso-Fuertes and Dr Clare O’Donnell of the ESCRS 2020 virtual conference, discussion turns to myopia and surgical developments
Archive 5: Cutler and Gross
Authors: McClean Andrew
Published: October 2022

Marie Wilkinson, style director at Cutler and Gross, discusses the brand's seminal styles with Andrew McClean
In Focus: Adjusted operations
Authors: McClean Andrew
Published: October 2022

Paul Marshall tells Andrew McClean about how Specsavers has committed to meeting pent-up demand by opening new practices and creating jobs.
Research: Seeing to learn
Authors: Mehta Shilpa
Published: October 2022

Shilpa Mehta asks whether the provision and use of spectacles influence the academic performance of early adolescent schoolchildren from different nations.
BV VRICS – ocular motility and strabismus
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Continuing our series of online video and picture VRICS exercises concerning binocular vision, Bill Harvey introduces an exercise aimed at interpreting ocular movement.
Trauma interactive
Authors: Harvey Bill , Keys Stanley
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey and Stanley Keys introduce a new online interactive CET exercise looking at the best approach to manage ocular trauma presenting in primary care practice.
The use of ophthalmic medications in pregnancy: What should we know?
Authors: Gherghel Doina
Published: October 2022

Dr Doina Gherghel discusses the implications of the use of ophthalmic drugs for pregnant women.
Essential contact lens practice 6: Contact lens selection
Authors: Marsden Robyn , Hiscox Rachel
Published: October 2022

In the sixth article in our major series about modern contact lens practice edited by Dr Rachel Hiscox, Robyn Marsden look at the selection of the most appropriate lens for a patient.
Ocular side effects of systemic drugs 1: Cholesterol lowering, anti-hypertensive and cardiac drugs
Authors: Gherghel Doina
Published: October 2022

Dr Doina Gherghel begins a series looking at the potential ocular adverse impact of a range of commonly prescribed systemic drugs with a look at those addressing cardiovascular and cardiac diseases.
Key considerations for contact lens practitioners during the coronavirus pandemic
Authors: Jones Lyndon , Walsh Karen , Willcox Mark , Morgan Philip , Nichols Jason
Published: October 2022

Prof Lyndon Jones, Karen Walsh, Prof Mark Willcox, Prof Philip Morgan and Prof Jason Nichols explain the key points from a new review of the evidence concerning the impact of SARS-CoV-2 upon contact lens practice.
Ocular side effects of systemic drugs 2: Hypoglycaemic, hormonal and anti-rheumatic drugs
Authors: Gherghel Doina
Published: October 2022

Dr Doina Gherghel continues our series looking at the potential ocular adverse impact of a range of commonly prescribed systemic drugs with a look at those addressing diabetes, endocrine and rheumatic diseases.
Eye care for children with learning disabilities 1: Epidemiology and the case for a national programme of eye care
Authors: Rughani Sonal , Donaldson Lisa
Published: October 2022

Sonal Rughani and Lisa Donaldson review the conditions associated with learning disability in children, their systemic and ocular effects and epidemiology, and discuss the commitment by NHS England to commission a national programme of eye care for children with learning disabilities in special schools. (C75796, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)
In Focus: A world turned upside down
Authors: McClean Andrew
Published: October 2022

Anxiety has increased and independence has decreased during lockdown for blind and partially sighted people. Andrew McClean reports
Essential contact lens practice 8: Soft toric contact lens fitting
Authors: Hiscox Rachel , Evans Katharine
Published: October 2022

In the eighth article in our major series about modern contact lens practice edited by Dr Rachel Hiscox, Dr Katharine Evans discusses the correction of astigmatism with soft toric contact lenses.
Covid: Keeping you updated 18
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

In a week where the dissemination of facts rather than the facts themselves have again dominated headlines, Bill Harvey focuses on a newly confirmed sign of illness and predictions about future disease rates and pattern
Covid: Keeping you updated 20
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

In a week when the demise of Public Health England was signalled, Bill Harvey discusses the future approach to diabetic patients
Covid-19 and contact lenses: Practice re-entry considerations
Authors: Jones Lyndon , Walsh Karen
Published: October 2022

fessor Lyndon Jones and Karen Walsh consider safe contact lens practice as clinics move out of lock-down (C 76118, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists, dispensing opticians, contact lens opticians and therapeutic optometrists)
Face masks can lead to dry eye problems
Authors: Kotoulas Yiannis
Published: October 2022

Yiannis Kotoulas investigates advice for practitioners on the new phenomenon of mask-associated dry eye
In Focus: Meeting a demand
Authors: McClean Andrew
Published: October 2022

Andrew McClean speaks to Ruth Perrott MBE about her charitable trips to Africa.
Seven Ways: Dispensing photochromic lenses
Authors: Gorda Suzana
Published: October 2022

Suzana Gorda outlines how photochromic lenses can be dispensed to the benefit of patient and practice.
Cataract: A quality of life issue
Authors: McClean Andrew
Published: October 2022

John Weldon explains to Andrew McClean why it's time to rollout the Sligo cataract scheme across Ireland.
The manufacture of contact lenses
Authors: Hughes Karen
Published: October 2022

Karen Hughes discusses the various manufacturing techniques used in the production of modern contact lenses.
Nystagmus: Adaptations to clinical assessment and refraction
Authors: Arnold Sarah
Published: October 2022

Sarah Arnold looks at the best approach to the assessment and management of a patient with infantile nystagmus.
Fundamentals of ophthalmic dispensing 22: Contact lens regulations
Authors: Black Tina Arbon , Black Peter
Published: October 2022

Tina Arbon Black and Peter Black discuss the basics of contact lenses and the regulations relating to their supply.
The environmental impact of contact lens practice
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey takes a closer look at a recently published study looking at the environmental impact of areas of clinical eye care and reflects on possible implications for future practice.
Animal Vision: Seeing the Earth's magnetic field
Authors: Daly Ilse
Published: October 2022

Of all the senses, magnetoreception, the ability to detect the Earth's magnetic field, is probably the most mysterious and least well-understood, says Dr Ilse Daly.
HR File: Challenge workplace sexism
Authors: Elliott Sian
Published: October 2022

Sian Elliot outlines what lessons can be learned from a recent viral video of a fraught parish council meeting.
Essential contact lens practice 11: The contact lens teach
Authors: Munns Louise , Hiscox Rachel
Published: October 2022

In the 11th article in our major series about modern contact lens practice edited by Dr Rachel Hiscox, Louise Munns considers best practice for the contact lens teach.
Contact lenses: So much more than simple correction of refractive error
Authors: Patel Krupa , Draper Mark , Bull Zoe , Walsh Karen
Published: October 2022

Krupa Patel, Mark Draper, Zoe Bull and Karen Walsh share new insights into the deeper emotional benefits experienced by contact lens wearers, and how eye care professionals can use their understanding of this to increase proactive recommendation, creating many more satisfied dual wearers of both spectacles and contact lenses. New data on contact lens wearer habits in combination with face masks are also shared.
Seven Ways: Dispensing prescription sun lenses
Authors: Gorda Suzana
Published: October 2022

Suzana Gorda identifies the fundamentals of a successful prescription sun dispense
HR File: A final reminder
Authors: Paulin Michael
Published: October 2022

The imminent introduction of IR35 will have consequences for optical practices that use contractors, including locums. Michael Paulin outlines some necessary steps
Developments in electronic low vision aids: Assistive technology – 2
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

In the second of this series looking at modern technology and its adaptation for the visually impaired, Bill Harvey focuses on the many and varied settings options now included as standard in the latest tablets and smartphones.
Call to maintain NHS eye care in Scotland
Authors: McClean Andrew
Published: October 2022

Andrew McClean examines the findings of a report into how eye care is delivered in primary care services across Scotland
In Focus: Reducing contact, not care
Authors: Kotoulas Yiannis
Published: October 2022

Yiannis Kotoulas talks to IbisVision about teleoptometry and the peace of mind it can offer during the pandemic
Deductions at the source
Authors: Bernstein Adam
Published: October 2022

Adam Bernstein outlines a new temporary allowance that can be used to fund big ticket items in optical practices
A new Lenstar is born
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey takes a look at a new version of an established instrument which is very much aimed at eye care professionals undertaking myopia management
A CL innovation to address presbyopic astigmats’ needs
Authors: McParland Marcella , Webley Dave , Sulley Anna
Published: October 2022

Marcella McParland, Dave Webley and Anna Sulley introduce a new lens.
Getting things into perspective
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey reports from the recently held Virtual Perspectives 2021 online event organised by CooperVision and enjoyed hearing the views of some famous experts on the evolution of contact lens practice
In Focus: Commonwealth trachoma cases halved in two years
Authors: McClean Andrew
Published: October 2022

Rates of trachoma have fallen rapidly across 22 of 54 Commonwealth countries
Eye care in the community 5
Authors: Patel Kirit
Published: October 2022

Kirit Patel looks at mitochondrial inheritance and related diseases when mutation occurs
More than meets the dry eye: An ocular disease with complex systemic associations
Authors: Gherghel Doina
Published: October 2022

The assessment and management of dry eye disease is an increasingly significant part of the eye care professional's role. In this review article, Dr Doina Gherghel looks at the latest evidence for the association between a wide range of systemic diseases and dry eye disease.
In Focus: Highlighting hereditary risks
Authors: McClean Andrew
Published: October 2022

For those people with glaucoma, being with family is especially important
Prescribing a review
Authors: Kotoulas Yiannis
Published: October 2022

A GOC report has identified factors that could impact the upskilling of the optical profession. Yiannis Kotoulas reports
Mental Health: They were the future once
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Newly released data from the Office for National Statistics reveal the impact of the pandemic on mental health. Generation Next appear to have been affected disproportionately. Bill Harvey explains
Developments in electronic low vision aids: Assistive technology 4
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

In the fourth article in this series, Bill Harvey continues his review of some of the more useful apps that might benefit our patients with sight loss.
Atlas shows eye health variations in England
Authors: Jones Simon
Published: October 2022

New project outlines variation in risk factors and healthcare for vision in England. Simon Jones reports
Save the presbyope: Extended depth of focus contact lenses
Authors: Thompson Phil , Ralph Beth
Published: October 2022

Beth Ralph and Phil Thompson explain the concept of extended depth of focus in new contact lens designs which offers a further option in optimising the correction of our presbyopic patients. (C78739, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)
Advancing the treatment of myopia in children: Part 2 – Management intervention
Authors: Logan Nicola
Published: October 2022

Professor Nicola Logan offers an overview of the various myopia management strategies and reviews the evidence base behind them (C78774, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)
Fundamentals of ophthalmic dispensing 21: Personal eye protection 2
Authors: Black Peter , Arbon Black Tina
Published: October 2022

Eye injury remains a significant cause of monocular visual impairment and blindness in monocular patients. This is the second of two articles in which Peter Black and Tina Arbon Black explore personal eye protection and prescription safety spectacles.
The person behind the contact lens
Authors: Retallic Neil
Published: October 2022

In an article based heavily on his BCLA presidential address broadcast last week, newly appointed BCLA president Neil Retallic takes a holistic approach to eye care and considers how this can influence the successful wear of contact lenses.
Planning ahead and reflecting
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

As the MyCPD site becomes accessible, Bill Harvey offers a reminder to set out your plans and prepare for future reflection.
Low vision practice VRICS
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey introduces a VRICS exercise aimed focusing on some of the adaptations to the routine eye examination that are required in low vision clinic.
In Focus: Acquisition creates JVP opportunity for practitioners
Authors: McClean Andrew
Published: October 2022

Andrew McClean finds out how Care Opticians will become part of OutsideClinic.
In Focus: Membership bodies issue call to action on pilot project
Authors: Jones Simon
Published: October 2022

Practice teams have been urged to embark on the Optometry First scheme if called upon, to support NHS England's transformation of outpatient care. Simon Jones reports.
In Focus: Cambridgeshire optometrists trial referral system
Authors: McClean Andrew
Published: October 2022

Andrew McClean finds out about the benefits of the Cinapsis platform.
Interview: Post-Covid cubism
Authors: Jones Simon
Published: October 2022

Simon Jones talks to Cubitts founder Tom Broughton about expansion and retail during the pandemic.
Fundamentals of ophthalmic dispensing 25: Presbyopia 3 – Progressive-power lenses
Authors: Black Peter , Black Tina Arbon
Published: October 2022

In this the third article in this series concentrating on correction of presbyopia Peter Black and Tina Arbon Black take a look at progressive-power lenses.
On Pre-Service Teachers’ Content Knowledge of School Calculus: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Toh Tin Lam , Toh Pee Choon , Teo Kok Ming , Zhu Ying
Published: October 2022

This paper reports an exploratory study on the pre-service teachers’ content knowledge on school calculus. A calculus instrument assessing the pre-service teachers’ iconic thinking, algorithmic thinking and formal thinking related to various concepts in school calculus was administered to a group of pre-service mathematics teachers. Their performance on five of the items is reported in this paper. Other than their good performance in the iconic recognition of stationary points, their recognition on points of inflexion, differentiability and notion of minimum points was relatively poor. In addition, they appeared to lack the algorithmic flexibility in testing the nature of stationary points and the formal thinking about definition of an extremum point. The implications of the findings are discussed.  