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In this interview, David Cartwright asks Dr Barnard about the procedures involved in pre-school vision assessment, and advancements in refraction and strabismus screening techniques, including the utilisation of new technologies.
First published in DOCET OQ89 (2014).
Topics: Paediatric screening, Strabismus, Hirschberg, EyeCheck, Cycloplegia, Refraction, Binocular, Amblyopia
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Dr Tom Margrain talks to Gwyneth Morgan about the development of a new Retinal densitometer for detecting age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
First published in DOCET OQ88 (2013).
Topics: AMD, Macula, Densitometer
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In 2009 a research project at the Institute of Optometry investigated the use of vision screening to detect correctable visual problems in the older population. Here Zahra Jessa and Bruce Evans talk to Hugh Breakspear about their research.
Topics: Visual impairment, Screening, Elderly, Cataract, Refractive error, Vision loss, Ageing eye, Macular, Computer.
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The pre-ocular tear film (POTF) is an important measure of the health of the surface of the eye. There are a number of pre-existing techniques for the assessment of the POTF, and one of the less well-known ones is the tear ferning test. In this interview, Helen Tilly talks to Dr Christine Purslow about tear ferning and its application in research and clinical diagnosis.
Topics: Tear film, Dry eye, POTF, Contact lens, Ocular surface, Mucous, Meniscus, Microscope, Protein, Electrolytes, Patterns, Grading scale.
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Visual neglect is a decreased awareness of part of the field of view and can happen after a stroke or other trauma to the brain. Here Olivia Hunt talks to Glyn Humphreys about visual neglect and his research around the subject.
Topics: Neglect, Brain, Trauma, Stroke, Visual field, Music, Tumour, Head injury.