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16 Nov ASD: Seeing the world in a different way

Posted at 11:49h in Blog, Thought Leadership by ocuco

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21 Aug PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES TO MYOPIA PREVENTION AND CONTROL – PART 2

Posted at 15:21h in Blog, Thought Leadership by James Loughman

We will now examine how a successful public health strategy for myopia might be implemented, and what policy measures might generate sufficient impact to reverse the myopia epidemic....

06 Aug Public Health approaches to Myopia prevention and control – Part 1

Posted at 12:18h in Blog, Thought Leadership by James Loughman

The management of myopia is typically practitioner-led. Currently, the standard of care is to provide single-vision spectacle or contact lenses to eliminate the blurred vision symptoms, which are characteristic of myopia. ...

11 Jun Artificial Intelligence and Optometry

Posted at 18:04h in Blog, Thought Leadership by James Loughman

In 20 years, will optometry as we know it exist? Will there be a role for optometry, and how will it be delivered?...

04 Feb Myopia Control: Every Dioptre Matters

Posted at 11:28h in Blog, Thought Leadership by James Loughman

The global prevalence of myopia has reached unprecedented levels and current projections indicate that about half of the world’s population, 5 billion people, will be myopic by 2050. ...

20 Nov Defining Pre-Myopia: a new term for an age-old condition

Posted at 16:12h in Blog, Thought Leadership by James Loughman

Over two millennia ago, Aristotle (350BC) first coined the term myopia. He was likely describing the “closed eye” appearance of those squinting as a means to overcome their characteristically impaired distance vision...

20 Nov Our top Support tips over the Festive Period

Posted at 15:35h in Blog, Thought Leadership by ocuco

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Whether you’re winding down your practice or remaining open during the festive season, we’ve got five support tips for you...

29 Oct OmniChannel Part 3: The clinical touchpoints on the patient’s journey – what’s the link?

Posted at 09:09h in Blog, Omnichannel by Andy Chance-Hill

Every patient’s journey will vary depending on their ocular needs. Whether they require an OCT scan, a new pair of spectacles or a referral, OmniChannel touchpoints ensure a smooth transition from one stage of their patient journey to another...

01 Oct Big Data Part 2

Posted at 07:35h in Blog, Thought Leadership by James Loughman

Eyecare practitioners gather vast amounts of patient data during consultations. This data represents a significant untapped resource which can be used to answer both research questions and to allow individual practitioners to provide better outcomes for their patients...

28 Aug big data and its role in eyecare

Posted at 14:08h in Blog, Thought Leadership by James Loughman

Big Data refers to extremely large data sets that can be analysed to reveal patterns, trends, and associations unavailable to traditional research methods. Big Data analytics has already started to create a huge difference in the healthcare sector ...