Bandolier Evidence based medicine - check the robustness of the science behind many clinical views & conclusions here.
BNF British National Formulary.
British Medical Journal Current medical news, views and occasional papers of optometric interest.
ePocrates - clinical drug database, formulary and application for infectious diseases for hand held PDA (Palm OS) - Free!
EyeMaginations - 3D education for patients.
Free Online Surveys - easy market research if you have e-mail addresses of your patients and customers.
Handbook of Ocular Disease Management - a review of 50 commonly encountered ocular diseases - written by optometrists for optometrists. Also at the same site a Clinical Guide to Ophthalmic Drugs once again by optometrists for optometrists
Learning to Learn - an article on studying. Check out the rest of the Association of Optometrists' site as well.
Management Resources - lots of very good material on business and management issues to help you better manage.
Medical Student.com - an extensive digital library of medical information for all students and practitioners - loads of textbooks on ophthalmology!
Medscape Ophthalmology - lots of ophthalmological papers, texts, case studies and journals can be accessed here.
National Statistics - the official UK statistics site
Personnel Today Has material worth checking out especially employment law changes etc.
Business Link - Oodles of practical help for businesses
Free Chapter 3 - Speedwell and Phillips "Contact Lenses" Information on contact lens materials and care solutions/systems
Primary Care Commissioning - resources on ophthalmic enhanced and shared care in England & Wales
Medicines Support Unit for Optometrists : a great resource!
Template for Recording Px Encounters (for Pre-Reg) : a template for recording details of patients encountered in hospitals and locations other than your resident practice
Bolton PCTs Guidance for optometric practices some great information regarding the legal and regulatory obligations of optometric practices under the GOS contract
theOptom.com a very useful site for optometric discussions for students, pre-reg optometrists and optometrists. It covers a wide range of subjects and signposts to relevant and useful resources too.
Contact Lenses & Solutions Summary published by Contact Lens Spectrum... an invaluable source of information on contact lens materials, the parameters they are available in and contact lens care systems (USA)
