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Do patient education and support have a significant impact on outcome in Charles Bonnet Syndrome?

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By Frances Stoker BSc Ophthalmic Dispensing

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How does the use of ocular cosmetics affect the anterior eye? 

By Kathryn Chidwick BSc Ophthalmic Dispensing

This article appears in the December 2021 edition of Re: View magazine.

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The effectiveness of orthkeratology as a method of myopia control by Timothy Nicholson BSc(Hons) FBDO

This article appears in the July 2021 edition of Re: View magazine.

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The effects of coloured overlays/tints on the visual function of patients with age-related macular degeneration

By Nicola Hunt BSc(Hons) FBDO

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Study advice

So, you don’t think you have any low vision patients in your practice?

By Gillian Smith, BSc(Hons) FBDO (Hons) SLD (Hons) LVA Cert Ed

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