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The article discusses the Association of Optometrists' vision of how optometry can play a bigger role in the future of public health. It mentions a new Strategy for Optometry document created by the Association of Optometrists (AOP) aimed at healthcare decision makers. It reveals that AOP highlighted the disparate nature of eye care provision in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England.

The article presents the discussion on hundreds of eye care professionals gathered in the Midlands last month for the College of Optometrists' annual conference, Optometry Tomorrow. Topics include attending lectures and workshops covering everything from dry eye to mobile phone screening apps; and improving access to eye care in remote and low resource settings.

Provides information on the status of eye care in Great Britain as of January 27, 2006. Continued decline in eye examination since December 1996; Increase in the use of contact lens from November 2005; Average cost spent for eye examination in January 2006.

The article focuses on a study by researcher Chris Davey of Leeds University, which found that most in need of eye care in Great Britain are keeping themselves away from optical practices due to the fear of being oversold spectacles. According to the study, negative impacting public eye health are caused by several factors including subsidization of professional care through spectacle sales.

In the article, the author offers information on the Call to Action process introduced by the National Health Service of Great Britain for improving eye health and sight loss. Topics discussed include the action process increasing optimism in optical industry, the need of utilising community optometry skills that will reduce load of work in secondary care, and the ideas came up in the process not being implemented accordingly by the public health commissioners.

The article reports on a research conducted for Transitions Optical Inc. by market research company IPSOS which has revealed that only 41 per cent of people in Great Britain visit an optometrist once every two years, while 81 per cent visit their dentist over the same time period. As reported, the study surveyed 1,000 people in Great Britain aged 18 or over and revealed a distinct lack of awareness among the public about habits which can be harmful to vision.

Focuses on the Palm Top graded maculopathy test chart developed by Chicken and Egg. Features of the test chart; Ways to install the chart.

Emphasizes the average number of sight tests Asda vision centres perform in a week based on the healthy living campaign launched by the centre.

Introduces the first part of a pilot series of continuing education and training articles concerning Visual Recognition in Contact Lens Practice. Format of the series of articles; Institutions that have accredited the series; Theme of part one of the article.