Sitemap

Pages

• About optometry
  • About the College
  • Careers in optometry
  • Contact us
  • Eye care professionals
• Accessibility
• Cookie in use on this site
• Disclaimer
• Eye care - a guide to looking after your eyes
  • Children’s eye health
    • Common childhood eye conditions
    • Guide to your child's eyes
  • DIY
  • Driving and vision
  • Eating for healthy eyes
  • Eye facts and fiction
  • Falls prevention
  • Festivals and contact lenses
  • Fireworks and eye safety
  • Hay fever
    • A short guide to hay fever
  • High blood pressure
  • How your eye works (parts of the eye)
  • Maintaining your vision
  • Make-up
  • Menopause and vision
  • Myopia management: eye care for children who are short-sighted
  • Screen use
  • Smoking
  • Sun and ultraviolet (UV) light
  • Winter eye health
    • Winter Eye Health infographic
• Eye conditions
  • Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
  • Amblyopia (lazy eye)
  • Astigmatism
  • Blepharitis
  • Blurred vision
  • Cataracts
  • Chalazion (meibomian cyst)
  • Charles Bonnet Syndrome
  • Colour blindness
  • Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
  • Detached retina
  • Diabetic retinopathy
  • Dry eye
  • Flashes and floaters in the eye
  • Glaucoma
  • Herpes simplex keratitis
  • Itchy eyes (pruritus)
  • Long sightedness (hyperopia)
  • Low vision
  • Ocular hypertension (OHT)
  • Presbyopia
  • Short-sightedness (myopia)
  • Squint (strabismus)
  • Styes
  • Uveitis
  • Visual disturbance (visual aura, migraine aura)
• Eye examinations
  • Accessing your patient records
  • Covid-19: Frequently asked questions
  • Eye drops used in an eye examination
  • Find an optometrist
  • Making a complaint
  • The contact lens check-up
  • The eye examination
  • The OCT scan
  • Your optical prescription
• Eyewear
  • Contact lenses
    • Case Study: Madaline Rolph, longsighted athlete and swimmer
    • Case study: Sam Rolph; a longsighted footballer and runner
  • Glasses
  • Overnight vision correction (orthokeratology)
  • Sports eyewear
  • Sunglasses
• Home
• Media
  • Behind the headlines
    • 2014
      • Autumn sun kills 28 drivers a year
      • Bono reveals he has glaucoma
      • Halloween lenses cause blindness
    • 2015
      • Can you sneeze with your eyes open?
      • Noel Gallagher: Living with blur
    • 2016
      • Are these legs shiny or legs with white paint on them?
      • Bionic eye changing woman's life after losing sight
      • Blue lens filters, Watchdog
      • Can eye exercises combat the need for spectacles?
      • College commissions research comparing spectacles bought online with those bought in optometric practices
      • College statement on optometrist convicted of gross negligence manslaughter
      • From contact lens solution to throat gargle and even DEODORANT: The top 10 uses for breast milk you never knew about
      • Gene therapy for patients with choroideremia
      • High street sight test could provide early indication of dementia
      • Laser beam incident forces pilot to return to Heathrow
      • No Smoking Day - the increased risk of blindness in smokers
      • Parkinson's could potentially be detected by an eye test
      • Protecting your eyes during the Mercury transit
      • Research shows increasing myopia prevalence in children in the UK
    • 2017
      • Ben's Breast Cure - TV star Ben Fogle treats eye infection with sister-in-law’s breast milk and shares results on Twitter
      • Carrying the shopping can improve strength in over-65s, say experts
      • Do I really need eyejusters (adjustable glasses)
      • Doctor's warning to contact lens wearers after 'shock' discovery in woman's eye
      • Eclipse 2017: How to watch it safely and avoid going blind
      • From the skull squeezer to the night-waker and the face 'exploder': The experts' guide to banishing headaches
      • Improve your eyesight with app that focuses the mind
      • Jane Austen's poor sight 'caused by arsenic'
      • Justin Bieber gives fans an eyeful of his conjunctivitis on Instagram
      • Nobody can agree on what colour these trainers are… so do YOU see pink and white or blue and grey?
      • Test may spot glaucoma before symptoms begin, study says
    • 2018
      • 'Paleo' Pete Evans is slammed by fans as he suggests people swim and look into the SUN for 'free medicine'
      • NHS to save millions on AMD treatment
    • 2019
      • 'Real truth' behind Mel B's health scare after she went blind in one eye
      • ASA ruling on iSpyEyes
      • Avoid a fright: The College of Optometrists issues advice on make-up use this Halloween
      • Can £5 'pinhole' glasses really improve your vision?
      • College response to Supershoppers Money Saving Special, aired on 28 August 2019
      • College welcomes Which? report on online spectacle suppliers
      • Does ‘Dark Mode’ prevent eye strain?
      • Elon Musk's girlfriend Grimes reveals bizarre eye surgery claim leaving experts baffled
      • Gene therapy first to 'halt' most common cause of blindness
      • Gene therapy for rare eye disease set to be offered on NHS
      • Lens replacement led to 'blind patches', says artist
      • Man blinded by parasite living in his eye after he showered with contact lenses in
      • Parents believe sunglasses should become part of the school uniform
      • Souleyman Bah, The Apprentice contestant with a rare eye condition, fired last night
      • Souleyman Bah’s visual impairment explained
      • Taiwan doctor finds four sweat bees living inside woman's eye
      • Teenager 'blind' from living off crisps and chips
      • The College of Optometrists issues allergy advice as hay fever season arrives early
      • Will supplements really help my eye health?
      • Woman 'goes BLIND for three weeks after getting excruciating blue tattoos on her eyeballs'
    • 2020
      • 'Coronavision' eye warning
      • College of Optometrists issues advice on lockdown eye care to mark 6/6
      • College of Optometrists publishes advice for drivers during Road Safety Week
      • Contact lens promotion to NHS workers is a risk to eye health
      • COVID-19: A sharp rise in DIY-related eye injuries
      • Do not adjust your set: Britain really is losing its focus
      • Kate Garraway reveals she had a six-day-old contact lens stuck in her eye
      • Kelly Osbourne wears eye patch after make-up disaster
      • Mask management: Dry eyes and misty glasses
      • Optometrists advised to remain open in England during lockdown
      • Presbyopia season: College of Optometrists issues advice to patients after clocks change
      • Safety of contact lens use in contracting COVID-19
      • Safety risk warning as private firework displays set to increase
      • The College issues advice on vision and driving
  • Media enquiries
• Privacy policy
• Search
• Sitemap
• Visual field tests