By Prof Paul Ramkissoon
A corneal descemetocoele is characterised by a protrusion of the cornea as a result of an erosion of the corneal stroma leaving only the Descemet’s membrane. A descemetocoele is a sequella of amongst others: corneal ulcer, traumatic, infectious or inflammatory…

By Dirk Booysen
Optometrists are invited to submit their case studies and colleagues are invited to have a go at making the diagnosis, by answering a few questions. The answers will  be published in the next issue of Vision Online. This is not a CPD exercise, the emphasis is on the learning experience. 

By Dr Robert Daniel
Research has shown that the number of individuals who are suffering from sleep disorders have increased dramatically in recent years. While some of the blame is as a result of stress and poor lifestyle, the main culprit is thought to be the amount of blue light in our…

By Dirk Booysen
Myopia has become a World-wide epidemic. It is potentially sight threating and costly to treat and manage. Research has shown that it is not only possible to prevent the progression of school myopia but it may also be possible to prevent it…

Article courtesy Points de Vue Dr. Sheedy received his optometry degree and his doctorate in physiological optics from the Ohio State University. He was a clinical professor at the University of California at Berkeley School of Optometry where he founded the first VDT Eye Clinic in 1985. He also established the Center

By Chris Faul
Here is a naked truth: Most optometrists who write out prescriptions for presbyopes are not presbyopes themselves. They have not lived the life of a presbyope. I deemed it prudent to ask some older presbyopic optometrists to express their views…

By Prof. Paul Ramkissoon
SOUTH AFRICAN OPTOMETRISTS with the necessary qualifications can now use pharmaceutical agents to treat ocular diseases. Both the HPCSA and the Medicines Control Council have approved the use of medicines for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes by optometrists. This article looks at

By Prof. Paul Ramkissoon
The recent article: Recognition of Ocular Therapeutics in Optometry, Vision, Volume 26, No.3, 2017 was met with overwhelming positive response from many optometrists. In addition, I was inundated with many questions from Optometrists throughout South Africa. In light of this, I have put together the most frequently asked questions posed and my response.

By Stef Kriel
If optometrists are realistic and take note of the changing world around them, they should realise that South African Optometry needs a new model if it wishes to survive the next ten years as a Health Care Profession. The business landscape as we know it will change, …

By Marinka Celliers
This article stems from a literature review project given to the final year optometry students at the University of Johannesburg, class of 2017. What follows is the paper which received the best mark…