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Daily care for dry eyes: three months in this order
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Daily care for dry eyes: three months in this order

Separate two things in daily care for dry eyes: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·May 25, 2026·4 min read
Choosing artificial tears: knowing when to stop
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Choosing artificial tears: knowing when to stop

Separate two things in choosing artificial tears: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·May 19, 2026·4 min read
Slowing progressive myopia: read this before you start
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Slowing progressive myopia: read this before you start

If you have already tried slowing progressive myopia and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·May 13, 2026·4 min read
Outdoor time for children: read this before you start
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Outdoor time for children: read this before you start

If you only read one paragraph, read this: outdoor time for children depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·May 7, 2026·4 min read
What a proper refraction involves: a checklist you can tick
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What a proper refraction involves: a checklist you can tick

If you have already tried what a proper refraction involves and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·May 1, 2026·4 min read
Choosing lens index: three months in this order
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Choosing lens index: three months in this order

Put choosing lens index back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·April 25, 2026·4 min read
Safe contact lens hours: cost, time and results
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Safe contact lens hours: cost, time and results

If you have already tried safe contact lens hours and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·April 19, 2026·4 min read
Replacing solution on schedule: a checklist you can tick
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Replacing solution on schedule: a checklist you can tick

If you only read one paragraph, read this: replacing solution on schedule depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·April 13, 2026·4 min read
Handling presbyopia: is it worth doing at all
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Handling presbyopia: is it worth doing at all

Separate two things in handling presbyopia: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action instead…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·April 7, 2026·4 min read
Lighting for night reading: where most people stall
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Lighting for night reading: where most people stall

Advice on lighting for night reading tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·April 1, 2026·4 min read
Signs of raised pressure: three months in this order
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Signs of raised pressure: three months in this order

Anyone who has spent time on signs of raised pressure has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·March 26, 2026·4 min read
Floaters: when to check: six beginner deviations
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Floaters: when to check: six beginner deviations

Separate two things in floaters: when to check: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·March 20, 2026·4 min read
Do eye exercises work: fixing it point by point
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Do eye exercises work: fixing it point by point

Anyone who has spent time on do eye exercises work has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·March 14, 2026·4 min read
Colour temperature and blue light: fixing it point by point
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Colour temperature and blue light: fixing it point by point

If you only read one paragraph, read this: colour temperature and blue light depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·March 8, 2026·4 min read
Choosing a reading lamp: six beginner deviations
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Choosing a reading lamp: six beginner deviations

Advice on choosing a reading lamp tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·March 2, 2026·4 min read
Warm compresses for strain: set the standard first
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Warm compresses for strain: set the standard first

Advice on warm compresses for strain tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·February 24, 2026·4 min read
Vision requirements for a licence: six beginner deviations
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Vision requirements for a licence: six beginner deviations

Most people want vision requirements for a licence to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·February 18, 2026·4 min read
Timing cataract surgery: a checklist you can tick
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Timing cataract surgery: a checklist you can tick

Advice on timing cataract surgery tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·September 10, 2026·4 min read
How often to check the fundus: cost, time and results
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How often to check the fundus: cost, time and results

There is plenty written about how often to check the fundus and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·September 4, 2026·4 min read
Storing eye drops: six beginner deviations
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Storing eye drops: six beginner deviations

Advice on storing eye drops tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and some…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·August 29, 2026·4 min read