Being flexible, calm, and sensitive to patients’ needs and abilities is key to offering a patient-centred eye examination.
Addressing presbyopia – the most common global cause of visual impairment – can boost income and productivity while providing a gateway to wider eye health care.
https://cehjournal.org/article/presbyopia-addressing-an-urgent-global-need/
Hyperopia is a common eye condition in children that affects near vision. Detecting and treating it in time can reduce the risk of squint and amblyopia.
https://cehjournal.org/article/hyperopia-a-practical-introduction/
Educating patients, listening to their concerns, and offering guidance and reassurance will enhance their overall experience of wearing spectacles.
https://cehjournal.org/article/talking-to-patients-about-their-new-spectacles/
Prevention is vital to reduce the number of people with myopia, and management strategies are effective in reducing the progression of myopia and decreasing the risk of sight-threatening complica...
https://cehjournal.org/article/what-can-we-do-about-myopia-an-evidence-informed-approach/
Cycloplegic refraction makes it possible to accurately measure a child’s refractive error and provide appropriate correction.
https://cehjournal.org/article/cycloplegic-refraction-in-children/
To ensure clear vision, it is vital that the optical centre and pupils are aligned correctly.
Millions are struggling to learn, be healthy, and earn a living because they don't have spectacles.
Coordinated global action is needed to improve access to refractive error services for everyone who needs it.
It is vital to recognise and urgently treat corneal ulcers in children, as they can lead to permanent vision impairment. Children with corneal ulcers due to vitamin A deficiency also have an extr...