In recent years, media coverage has demonstrated instances in which families of children
aged 7 and older, newly diagnosed with strabismic and/or anisometropic amblyopia through …

Primary care optometrists offer NHS sight tests under the General Ophthalmic Service
(GOS), or private eye examinations, and increasingly in the past two decades also provide …

There are calls for better application of theory in health research. Applying intersectionality
theory in vision impairment research is critical because it affords an in-depth understanding …

Purpose In the UK, most referrals to the hospital eye service (HES) originate from community
optometrists (CO). This audit investigates the quality of referrals, replies, and communication …

Abstract Purpose The United Kingdom (UK) National Health Service (NHS) currently
provides sight tests at no cost to patients for all those aged< 16 or≥ 60. Some 'at …

Objectives This audit assesses communication between community optometrists (COs) and
hospital eye service (HES) in Scotland and England. Methods Optometric referrals and …

Purpose Although urgent primary eye care schemes exist in some areas of England, their
current safety is unknown. Accordingly, the aim of the present study was to quantify the …

Purpose Socioeconomic deprivation is associated with an increased incidence of sight‐loss.
To inform potential developments in eyecare, General Ophthalmic Service (GOS) sight …

Introduction: I investigate the potential bidirectional association between visual impairment
and psychosis. I consider the implications for the detection, understanding, prevention and …

As the burden on Hospital Eye Services in the government sector continues to escalate, due
to an ageing population and a shortfall in ophthalmologists' numbers, optometrists are …