Contact lenses

Clinical files: Can you use fluorescein to check for staining on a pregnant woman?

In each issue, Acuity poses a topical question to a panel of members.

The College's Clinical Adviser, Daniel Hardiman-McCartney FCOptom provides advice for contact lens wearers.

How do you incorporate occasional wear contact lenses into your everyday practice this summer? Kathy Oxtoby reports on how to introduce the concept to your patients, and the benefits this can bring for them and for your business.

The College has issued the below statement in response to the ruling that iSpyEyes advertisements for coloured contacted lenses have been banned from Instagram.

The clinical figures that count.

Clinical files: A patient misses an aftercare appointment but urgently needs contact lenses while overseas, what should you do?

A panel of College members grapple with a controversial question.

Contact lens usage now and in the past

The three main rigid gas-permeable contact lens-fitting philosophies used for keratoconus: apical touch, apical clearance and three-point touch.

Despite these potential benefits, orthokeratology is often perceived to be an advanced clinical technique only to be attempted by specialists.

Contact lens wettability is an important issue for patients and practitioners has an impact on comfort and visual performance.