9 results on '"EYE care"'
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2. East London's Homeless: a retrospective review of an eye clinic for homeless people.
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D'Ath, Penny J., Keywood, Laura J., Styles, Elaine C., and Wilson, Clare M.
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EYE care , *MEDICAL care of homeless people , *CLINICS , *REFRACTIVE errors , *OPTOMETRISTS , *MYOPIA treatment , *STATISTICS on Black people , *EYEGLASSES , *OUTPATIENT medical care , *BLACK people , *EYE diseases , *HOMELESS persons , *MYOPIA , *NEEDS assessment , *OPHTHALMOLOGY , *VISUAL acuity , *WHITE people , *DISEASE prevalence , *CROSS-sectional method , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Background: There is very little published work on the visual needs of homeless people. This paper is the first study to investigate the visual needs of homeless people in the UK. Although similar work has been done in other countries, this study is unique because the United Kingdom is the only country with a National Health Service which provides free healthcare at the point of access. This study analysed the refractive status of the sample used, determined the demographics of homeless people seeking eye care and established if there is a need for community eye health with access to free spectacle correction in East London.Methods: This retrospective case study analysed the clinical records of 1,141 homeless people using the Vision Care for Homeless People services at one of their clinics in East London. All eye examinations were carried out by qualified optometrists and, where appropriate, spectacles were dispensed to patients. Data captured included age, gender, ethnicity and refractive error. Results were analysed using two-sample t-tests with Excel and Minitab.Results: Demographics of age, gender and ethnicity are described. Spherical equivalents (SE) were calculated from prescription data available for 841 clinic users. Emmetropia was defined as SE-0.50DS to +1DS, myopia as SE < -0.50DS, and hyperopia as SE > +1DS. The majority of clinic users were male (79.2 %, n = 923). Approximately 80 % (n = 583) of clinic users were white, 10 % (n = 72) were 'black', 4 % (n = 29) 'Asian' and the remaining 5.6 % (n = 40) were of 'mixed ethnicity' and 'other' groups. The mean age of females attending the clinic was significantly lower than that of males (45.9 years, SD = 13.8 vs' 48.4 years, SD = 11.8) when analysed using a two-sample t-test (t (317) = 2.44, p = 0.02). One third of service users were aged between 50-59 years. Myopia and hyperopia prevalence rates were 37.0 % and 21.0 % respectively. A total of 34.8 % of homeless people were found to have uncorrected refractive error, and required spectacle correction.Conclusions: This study has identified a high proportion of uncorrected refractive error in this sample and therefore a need for regular eye examinations and provision of refractive correction for homeless people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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3. A Contact Lens Focus.
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Shovlin, Joseph P.
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EYE care , *CONTACT lenses , *PATIENT care conferences , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *SOCIETIES - Abstract
The article discusses the highlights of the 36th British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) clinical conference and exhibition held on May 24-27, 2012 in Birmingham, England. The clinical conference featured lectures from prominent experts, which included Doctor Lyndon Jones and Doctor Stuart Richer. The conference had a heavy emphasis on contact lens care, among them, the characteristics of the ocular surface in normal and marginally dry eyes and dry eyes in contact lens wear.
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- 2012
4. Prescription of eye drops.
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O'Sullivan, E. P., Maihotra, R., Migdal, C., and Malhotra, R
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ADRENERGIC beta blockers , *EYE care , *OPHTHALMIC drugs , *DRUG utilization , *OPHTHALMIC surgery , *MEDICAL care , *DRUG therapy , *DRUG interactions , *DRUG administration , *HOSPITAL care , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess whether patients have their ocular drops correctly prescribed during non-ophthalmic admissions to hospital. A retrospective review of notes of patients who were admitted to hospital for general medical or surgical care, while on regular eye drops at the time of admission was performed. Twenty two patients were on regular ocular medication when admitted. Only seven out of 22 patients had their eye drops correctly prescribed. Furthermore, six patients had been prescribed topical beta-blockers, yet suffered from medical conditions that may have been aggravated by these drops. These findings demonstrate that the majority of patients on drops do not have their medication correctly prescribed during non-ophthalmic admissions to hospital. Also topical beta-blockers continue to be inappropriately prescribed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2001
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5. Safer lenses for snoozing.
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K. S.
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CONTACT lenses , *EYE care , *LENSES - Abstract
The article reports on sleeping with contact lenses on. Whatever the culprit, sleeping in your contact lenses can lead to a dangerous eye infection. Now a new line of extended-wear lenses--made from silicone hydrogel--makes that occasional lapse safer. Scientists from England's Royal Eye Hospital in Manchester studied 415 patients who wore different kinds of contact lenses and found that those who slept in silicone hydrogel lenses were five times less likely to develop a severe infection than were people who snoozed in the other types. The porous material allows 50% more oxygen to reach the cornea, maintaining better eye health, says study author Philip Morgan, PhD. The new lenses--available from Bausch & Lomb and CIBA Vision--cost about twice as much as standard ones.
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- 2005
6. Leaders discuss worldwide scope of practice challenges.
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Passut, Jena
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OPTOMETRISTS , *EYE care , *OPTOMETRY , *CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
The article features several optometrist who discussed the challenges they face in delivering eye care services to patients at the World Conference on Optometric Globalization held in London, England. Feike Grit, president of the European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO), revealed that the council's mission will lead to free mobility of practitioners. Vanessa R. Modley, chairwoman of the professional board for Optometry and Dispensing Opticians in South Africa, revealed that patients in Africa receive inadequate care due problems in accessibility.
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- 2008
7. Uncorrected refractive error named No. 1 global issue.
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Passut, Jena
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *EYE care , *OPTOMETRISTS , *REFRACTIVE errors , *VISION disorders - Abstract
The article presents information on the issues involving eye care services discussed at the World Conference on Optometric Globalization in London, England. Speakers at the conference state that uncorrected refractive error remains the top challenge for optometrists. The need to better monitor the efforts of eye care around the world is discussed. Professor Kovin S. Naidoo hopes to develop a mass of optometrists in Africa to go out and offer services in an integrated system where they relate to other organs of health care and eye care.
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- 2008
8. Beware the Other Danger of Egg on Your Face.
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Nagourney, Eric
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OCULAR injuries , *EGGS , *PRACTICAL jokes , *EYE care - Abstract
The article provides information on a study conducted by researchers at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital in Liverpool, England, which found that the egg-tossing prank can result in severe, sometimes permanent, ocular injuries for the victim. Researchers studied patients with eye injuries being treated at an eye care clinic and found that the dimension and weight of raw eggs can easily cause eye injuries.
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- 2006
9. A Royal eye witness.
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COUNTESSES , *EYE care , *CATARACT , *CONJUNCTIVITIS - Abstract
The article profiles the International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) global ambassador, the countess of Wessex, England, who is committed in VISION 2020's work. It mentions that the countess visited Dhaka in Bangladesh regarding the provision of eye care services to the poorest areas in the city and visited an eye care screening camp in the underprivileged community to identify treatable eye conditions such as conjunctivitis and cataract.
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- 2009
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