Your optometrist may need to use eye drops during your eye examination. The main types of eye drops used by optometrists during appointments are explained below. Local anaesthetic eye drops Local anaesthetics allow your optometrist to measure eye pressure or remove a foreign body painlessly by numbing the surface of…
An eye examination is much more than a test of your vision. It can also identify any issues you may have with your eye health and even your general health, before you may have become aware of them. How often should I have my eyes examined? Most people should have…
Trying to slow down how quickly myopia (short-sightedness) gets worse is called myopia management, or myopia control. A number of treatments have been developed for this, including specially designed contact lenses or glasses, and atropine eye drops, but not all are commonly available in the UK. Current evidence suggests that…
Souleyman Bah, a contestant on The Apprentice who was fired last night, has a rare eye condition called RP. Daniel Hardiman-McCartney, Clinical Adviser to the College of Optometrists provides the below information about the condition: Like many people affected by visual impairment Souleyman Bah shows that life goes on and…
Today sees the release of Apple’s new operating system IOS 13. One of the headline features is a dark mode setting, described as a beautiful colour scheme for night use. It is also said it may make it easier on your eyes, and many people may already have a similar…
The recent training regime advice from Grimes, given as part of Adidas’s training campaign, includes some comments about experimental surgery to eliminate blue light. Whilst we absolutely respect any person’s choice to try new or alternative treatments, the comments, which have been received as health advice have caused some confusion….
You may have read in the Daily Mail that advertisements for iSpyEyes coloured contact lenses have been banned from Instagram by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The College of Optometrists welcomes the ruling that iSpyEyes should remove its adverts regarding its plano (zero-powered) contact lenses. As contact lenses touch your…
