Background The prevalence of visual impairment (VI) and dementia increases with age and
these conditions may coexist, but few UK data exist on VI among people with dementia …

Littmann's formula relating the size of a retinal feature to its measured image size on a
telecentric fundus camera film is widely used. It requires only the corneal radius, ametropia …

Colour vision defects associated with ocular disease have been reported since the 17th
century. Köllner1 in 1912 wrote an acute description of the progressive nature of colour …

Purpose UK demographic and legislative changes combined with increasing burdens on
National Health Service manpower and budgets have led to extended roles for community …

Background Glaucoma is a progressive eye disease and a leading cause of visual disability.
Automated assessment of the visual field determines the different stages in the disease …

Background: Macular pigment (MP) is found in diurnal primate species when vision spans a
range of ambient illumination and is mediated by cone and rod photoreceptors. The exact …

Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of a myopia control spectacle lens (DIMS) at slowing the
progression of myopia in a population of European children in comparison with 0.01 …

Purpose To assess accuracy and adherence of visual field (VF) home monitoring in a pilot
sample of patients with glaucoma. Design Prospective longitudinal feasibility and reliability …

The rising mean age of our population has increased the need for understanding the
physiologic consequences of ageing on visual function. Changes due to age were …

Purpose To investigate current and anticipated use of equipment and information
technology (IT) in community optometric practice in the UK, and to elicit optometrists' views …