I know that UV (ultraviolet light) is harmful to the external and internal structures of the eye. Which patients are...

One of my patients is 36 years old. He doesn’t need spectacles for distance but complains of visual discomfort and...

Many of my myopic patients who wear contact lenses complain of what sounds like dry eye symptoms, but on examination I...

I have recently qualified and am working in my first practice where we have a lot of contact lens patients. One of the...

How can I use a person’s face shape to get better at advising on frame style selection? Frame style selection is...

I’ve just opened my first practice. I know that poor frame choice for a patient is likely to lead to a complaint and a...

I have a patient who wants who has successfully worn single vision soft contact lenses for many years. He is now...

I want to supply soft progressive contact lenses to my patients. How do they work? I will focus here on progressive...

I want to start promoting soft progressive contact lenses in my practice. Friends in another practice have stopped...

I have a lot of older patients whom I have seen for many years. They are wearing older design progressive lenses and I...

I am just about to open my own practice as an optometrist. I want to provide a good range of lenses and especially...

Recently several of my patients have returned complaining that their reading prescription is too strong or not strong...

When my patients become presbyopic some of them find it very difficult to adapt to progressive lenses. Is there any...

During an eye examination, one of the key points is to find the best spherical lens in the prescription. I am often...

I know how to set up a trial frame and I also know that if I don’t set it up properly I may end up recommending a...

One of my patients complains of a constant throbbing headache which is worse in the morning and when she coughs. She...

One of my patients complains of a headache on the left side of his head. He has it most days for three weeks and...

Many of my patients complain of headaches. I’m never quite sure how to tell the difference between headaches...

I often find that my patients struggle to perform visual field testing and the results I get are not useful as they...

There are many people with low vision in my region and I would like to set up a low vision service. How should I...

I’ve heard a lot about computer progressive lenses and some of my patients have asked for them. How do computer...

I’ve set up a new practice and only see a few patients per week. How can I build may patient base and improve the...

One of my patients asked me for my opinion on whether ‘blue-blocking’ lenses will help reduce the eye ache he...

I’ve just finished my optometry diploma and have been in my first job for a week. When I was studying in optometry...

I know that the refractive error in children can change over short periods of time so an eye examination every 6 to 12...

How long should I give patients when it comes to choosing which view is best when choosing between different spherical...

Some years ago, I visited a friend of mine who was working as an optometrist in a community private practice in the...

I'm just starting out as an optometrist in my first job since leaving college. Do you have any tips as to how I can be...

When I’m carrying out the Jackson cross-cyl test as part of the subjective refraction my patients seem to get confused...

I work in an examination room that is 3 m long. My visual acuity chart has been calibrated for 3 m so I know my visual...

I’m setting up my own practice. It’s my first and although I’m pretty sure what general equipment I need, I’m really...

One of the other eye specialists in the practice where I work measures visual acuity with the room lights low. I was...

Can you recommend a protocol to follow for that will help me eliminate simple mistakes that lead to mine and patient...

I’ve recently read that there is a link between low levels of vitamin D and eye diseases. Is this true? Low levels of...

I recently got my college diploma and am working in my first job. Many of my patients are coming back to complain that...

I started a 48-year-old bifocal spectacle wearer on multifocal soft contact lenses. He was getting on very well with...

My last patient spends about 7 hours per day working at a computer screen and several hours on top of this looking at...

I prescribed a new patient with varifocals. He had no general health problems, no suspicious symptoms or signs had 6/6...

I have just examined one of my patients. He complained of poor distance vision when wearing his glasses which were...

In my practice and optical assistant carries out auto-refraction and passes the results to me. Many times the results...