24 May DRY EYE DISEASE: WHAT CHANGED WITH COVID-19
The pandemic's sudden behavioural and lifestyle changes resulted in the escalation of people with dry eye symptoms. It may have triggered the appearance of other variations of Dry Eye Disease. ...
26 Apr The global impact of Covid-19 on eyecare and eye health – Part 2
According to a recent meta-analysis of published studies, approximately 11% of COVID-19 patients have exhibited direct ocular effects (1). Typically, the complications appear to be relatively mild and short-term. ...
02 Apr Combatting ransomware with training: the best defence is education
Ransomware is to data as Glaucoma is to Optometry. One steals away data as the other steals away sight. Ransomware, a type of malware that threatens to perpetually block access to a victim’s data unless a ransom is paid, affects everything from small businesses right...
09 Mar WHAT IS PPC AND WHY YOUR EYECARE PRACTICE SHOULD USE IT?
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08 Feb The global impact of Covid-19 on eyecare and eye health – Part 1
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has had an immediate and dramatic impact on eye care. Even now, more than a year since the emergence of this public health crisis, Covid-19 continues to overwhelm healthcare systems and resources around the globe. T...
16 Nov ASD: Seeing the world in a different way
Managing the eye care needs of a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Assessing the eyes of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) requires the optometrist’s technical knowledge and, ideally, an adapted environment called a sensory room. ...
21 Aug PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES TO MYOPIA PREVENTION AND CONTROL – PART 2
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
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
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
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. ...