408: Cataract scale
I work in a community eye care practice and examine a lot of older people. Many of them have a cataract that does not...
407: Phones down
I opened a community eye care practice two years ago and things have been going well. The practice is prosperous but I...
406: Mistakes in another practice
Sometimes some of my patients take their prescription from my community eye care practice to a competitor for making...
405: Use photos to bring people back
My community eyecare practice has been open for about 2 years and things are going well. I have noticed though that...
404: Starting point
As a community eye care specialist, I sometimes examine people who are too unwell to come to my practice. I examine...
403: Say no to ready readers
In my community eye care practice I see a lot of new patients. Many of them are using ready readers. Most use them for...
402: Second pairs
I work in community eye care. One of my recent patients did need a prescription change for her single-vision reading...
401: Planting the seed
I own a community eye care practice. I want to make sure my practice is prosperous. I want to make sure that all the...
400: Don’t be a slave
I work as an eye care specialist in community practice. There is another member of staff whose views on pretty much...
399: The space between
Sometimes in practice, I have to deal with angry patients who shout at me. The cause is usually the cost of new...
398: Reasons for new glasses
How can I make sure that people have the best possible glasses even if there is no change in the strength of their...
397: Careful with words
I work in a community eye care practice and see a lot of older people with cataracts and age-related macular...
396: Very small letters on a visual acuity chart
I have a visual acuity chart with a last line of 6/4 letters. Most of my patients can’t see letters this small even if...
395: An extra -0.25 DS
I examine a lot of older people most of whom have stopped driving. However, a few do still drive. Occasionally an...
394: Thinner and lighter lenses
In community practice, some of my new patients tell me that they are disappointed with the thickness and/or weight of...
393: Working distance with a new add
I work in a community eye practice. Sometimes my patients complain that the working distance with their new reading...
392: Delay in responding during subjective refraction
Many of the patients I see in community eye care practice are older people. I find it difficult sometimes to decide...
391: Using a hand magnifier with distance glasses
I’ve opened a new community eye care practice. Many of my patients are older and some have hand magnifiers that they...
390: Vasovagal syncope
I work as an eye specialist in community practice. Last week I inserted a rigid contact lens into a patient’s eye and...
389: Difficult subjective refraction with cataracts
I see a lot of patients with cataracts. Sometimes it takes me a long time to get a subjective refraction result and...
388: Autistic spectrum disorder
I work in community eye care and am sometimes asked to examine patients with autism. I usually struggle to get...
387: Varifocals and reading glasses
Some of my patients who are new to varifocals tell me that there are times when they don't get the vision they need...
386: Mistake analysis
It is important that as the practice owner you establish a culture where staff are happy to volunteer that they have...
385: Cleaning lenses
I own a community eye care practice. Do you have any tips on how I can improve the prosperity of my practice? In...
384: Patient-centred care
I work in community practice as an eye care practitioner. Some of my patients are so overwhelmed with information...
383: No new glasses needed
I work in a community eye care practice. Some of my patients have an eye exam and they decide not to have any new...
382: Develop trust
I work in a community eyecare practice. How can I build good relationships with my patients? Eyecare practice is hard...
381: When should children wear sunglasses?
I’ve been travelling in Central and Southern Europe recently and it has been hot and sunny. Even more than usual. My...
380: Pay attention to detail
I work in community practice as an eye care practitioner. I’ve noticed recently that several patients have returned...
379: New glasses when there is cataract and/or posterior capsular thickening
I work in community practice and often see patients with cataract in one or both eyes and sometimes patients with...
378: Eye questions from the relatives
As an eye care practitioner I’m sometimes asked by family and friends about eye problems they are having. Many of them...
377: Patient doesn’t believe you
I work in community eye care practice. I’ve noticed that some of my older patients with eye diseases such as cataract...
376: Making changes and keeping practice staff happy are not mutually exclusive
I am an eye care practitioner with one community practice. I want to expand my practice by hiring more staff, buying...
375: Think in the present
I work as an eye care practitioner in community practice. Sometimes I find it difficult to concentrate when I’m...
374: Photochromics for inside
Some of my patients suffer with day time glare when in their own home. They like to have lots of sunlight during the...
373: The power of 1% improvements
I opened my first community eye care practice a year ago. Things are going well but I want to make sure that I and the...
372: The importance of an eye examination for older people
I work in community eye care practice. I see a lot of older people (70 years and above). I’m not sure whether to...
371: Looking young with confidence
I work in a community eye care practice. I have recently qualified and look young for my age. Some patients comment on...
370: Exam anxiety
I work in a community eye care practice. I’ve noticed that some patients are very anxious about having their eyes...
369: Anti-glare visor
I work in community eye care practice. Some of my older patients have cataracts and they either don’t want to undergo...
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