Category: Opinion

25th March 2022

Dr. Mike Rothschild’s tips for implementing remote eye care

We recently caught up with Dr. Mike Rothschild, who shared his steps for eye care professionals and practices looking to implement remote eye care… Is a hybrid eye care model, virtual and in-clinic, the best way to go? I believe the hybrid model is perfect, and the first way to go about implementing it is […] Read more

31st January 2022

Dr. Andrew Pucker on Myopia Management & Telehealth in 2022

Eye care practices across the globe were forced to reinvent the way they interacted with non-emergency patients due to the pandemic. Telehealth presented a great opportunity to provide care for these patients from the comfort and convenience of their own home, all while introducing them to features such as customized patient reports and anterior analysis. […] Read more

14th January 2022

Our predictions for the eye care industry in 2022

In this article we give an insight into the direction we think the eye care industry is heading this year. Read more

23rd December 2021

Three ways to improve your eye care business

From eye care plans through to telemedicine and anterior imagery, there are a number of techniques, instruments and diagnostic tools that should be on practices' radars when it comes to improving their eye care business. Read more

16th December 2021

Have you made the transition to digital slit lamps yet?

Developments in photo documentation enable patients to understand the benefits of their treatment, providing a visual representation of the problems they are experiencing. Read more

8th December 2021

Artificial Intelligence Grading and Telemedicine in Practice

This article, written by Brian Tompkins, was originally featured in OSI magazine. Brian writes his views on telemedicine in practice. Read more

10th February 2021

Adapting Technology in Business and at Home!

How has the pandemic and the use of technology affected me? I am a single working mum of a four-year-old boy (a difficult challenge before COVID struck). As single working parents, during ‘normal’ times we ask ourselves many questions: Am I a good parent? Do work value me? Am I enough? Read more

7th January 2021

Telemed and Telehealth – The Five W’s and How – Nathan Little

A common form of problem investigation and solving in research and journalism, as well as other fields, is the art of questioning. As professionals in the medical field, one is taught to use logic, rational and questioning to derive a conclusion on all sorts of perplexing patient presentations. However, eye care professionals (ECPs) are also […] Read more

23rd December 2020

The Future Will See You Now – Brian Tompkins

Few of us will be sorry to see the back of 2020. This was supposed to be OUR year. The year our carefully-crafted ‘2020 Vision’ became a reality, the year we finally got people talking about eye health. It’s hard not to feel somewhat robbed by the events that have unfolded. Our spell in the […] Read more

9th December 2020

Mask-Associated Dry Eye – Nathan Little

Mandated facial mask wear has been proven in reducing the spread of the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes Covid-19. However mask wear, while beneficial... Read more

20th October 2020

Evolution in medical devices – Eduardo Mangieri

The very first medical device was the human himself, observing, analysing, creating his/her conclusions in order to find the best therapy to help the diseased. How have medical devices evolved throughout history to the current day? Read more

30th September 2020

When will I SEE you again?: Gill Wood

We are where we are. Following Boris’ guidance last week on the further delay of events from 1st October onwards to some unknown date (somewhere in the next 6 months), the events industry is no exception to the challenges we're facing right now - in fact it is one of the industries being hardest hit. Read more

9th September 2020

Reducing The Strain – Telehealth and the NHS: Nathan Little

The NHS: arguably one of the best, if not the best, healthcare system in the world, delivering affordable and effective care to an entire nation. In fact, the NHS was ranked the #1 health service among 11 well-off nations by the Commonwealth Fund twice in recent years. However, for all its achievements, the NHS has […] Read more