There are calls for the current UK sight tests for drivers to be discontinued and replaced with a much more thorough examination of the potential road users eye sight. The insurance firm Royal Sun Alliance believe that the current procedures are inadequate and require immediate attention. |
Recently, research had suggested that finger prick tests at local opticians and other such practices could have a dramatic effect on Diabetes Type 2 diagnosis numbers as well as taking a weight off GP's and other medical practices shoulders by performing this simple test. |
With the conference just a few short months away at the Chesford Grange Hotel near Warwick, the exhibitor and supporter list of the day have been released. With a wide range of specialists in eye care and manufacturing companies based in the vision market, it is sure to be an excellent event for all who are present. |
Beginning in October 2011, the British Contact Lens Association are for the very first time allowing non-members of its organisation to take part in its CET workshops. The courses, which up until this year had been restricted to its members only policy, allow practitioners to gain valuable Continuing Optometry Education points. |
Recent studies into the condition of retinitis pigmentosa has shown up an interesting link between the human contraceptive pill and the improvement of this condition in mice. |
Date for the diaries, 29-30 September 2012, ABDO Conference. The Association of British Dispensing Opticians event will continue the recent trend of Midlands based conferences as it is being held in one of Warwickshire's finest and most well known areas, home to all things Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon. |
Convincing children to do something that they don't want to do is difficult. Getting kids to do something in front of their friends that isn't cool, is down right impossible. |
We recently heard about the IGA's release of the Eyeway code, an awareness pamphlet regarding glaucoma, the risks, and the dangers drivers face if they |
Following new legislation being confirmed and agreed in the European Parliament, the Optical Confederation has announced advice for all businesses that will be affected by the directives changes. |
Drive, a new campaign being pushed by the Eyecare Trust, is designed to increase awareness in drivers of all ages to make sure that they regularly get their eyes tested and checked to ensure continued safety for themselves and those around them when behind the wheel. |
NHS Choices, which can be found at NHS.uk, has for the past couple of years been offering a feedback service, via their website, where patients and users of primary care services such as GP's and dentists can leave a review of the service that they have received. |
Research conducted at Durham University has recently been focused on the subject of diabetes, and ways to start earlier diagnosis and a larger volume of testing. Researchers tested blood glucose levels collected from patients at their opticians when they displayed one or more factors linked to the disease, such as age and people with a high BMI. |
