The Cochrane systematic review consisted of 17 randomised controlled trials that recruited 619 people.
Online eyewear sales surged during Covid-19. With many patients still opting to buy online, says Helen Bird, how can optometrists reassert their value and help to drive dispensing back in store?
Member briefing: College research finds that consumers prefer spectacles purchased in UK optometry practices to those bought online.
Blue-blocking spectacle lenses are claimed to offer retinal protection, reduce eye fatigue and improve sleep quality. This document sets out a summary of evidence.
The College's position on ready-made spectacles.
The College's position on blue blocking spectacle lenses.
Clinical files: Is it possible to offer myopia management to myopic patients who attend my practice using their external prescription for dispensing?
Welcome to the UK's leading optometry conference!
This hands-on workshop will consider the main facial differences between adults and children and how this should be reflected in the choice of frame that is dispensed.
This session explores the potential resultant effect of a poor fitting frame and the relationship between the frame parameters and facial measurements.
College museum curator, Dr Neil Handley, talks to BBC's Charlotte Stavrou about the history of spectacles.
Clinical files: Can I prescribe and supply cyclopentolate to patients affected by uveitis?
This online CPD course will help you consider the advice you give patients about products and treatments.
How do clinicians choose between generic and branded drugs, balancing the need for patient safety against cost? Kathy Oxtoby takes a look.
Clinical files: Can I supply prescription only medicines to my patients from my practice?
Clinical files: Who can sign for a copy of a prescription if the original locum no longer works at our practice?