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Safe contact lens hours: knowing when to stop
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Safe contact lens hours: knowing when to stop

If you only read one paragraph, read this: safe contact lens hours depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·July 30, 2026·4 min read
Replacing solution on schedule: the light version and the full one
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Replacing solution on schedule: the light version and the full one

Separate two things in replacing solution on schedule: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·July 24, 2026·4 min read
Handling presbyopia, from judgement to action
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Handling presbyopia, from judgement to action

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

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·July 18, 2026·4 min read
Lighting for night reading: a checklist you can tick
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Lighting for night reading: a checklist you can tick

Let us set the limits of lighting for night reading first: it reliably improves a clear story at the follow-up, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·July 12, 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

Put signs of raised pressure back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·July 6, 2026·4 min read
Floaters: when to check: fixing it point by point
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Floaters: when to check: fixing it point by point

Let us set the limits of floaters: when to check first: it reliably improves a feel for your medication rhythm, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·June 30, 2026·4 min read
Do eye exercises work: knowing when to stop
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Do eye exercises work: knowing when to stop

Most people do not fail at do eye exercises work from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·June 24, 2026·4 min read
Colour temperature and blue light: read this before you start
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Colour temperature and blue light: read this before you start

Most people want colour temperature and blue light to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·June 18, 2026·4 min read
Choosing a reading lamp: six beginner deviations
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Choosing a reading lamp: six beginner deviations

Anyone who has spent time on choosing a reading lamp has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·June 12, 2026·4 min read
Warm compresses for strain: cost, time and results
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Warm compresses for strain: cost, time and results

There is plenty written about warm compresses for strain and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·June 6, 2026·4 min read
Vision requirements for a licence: three months in this order
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Vision requirements for a licence: three months in this order

If you have already tried vision requirements for a licence and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·May 31, 2026·4 min read
Timing cataract surgery: fixing it point by point
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Timing cataract surgery: fixing it point by point

Separate two things in timing cataract surgery: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·May 25, 2026·4 min read
How often to check the fundus: fixing it point by point
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How often to check the fundus: fixing it point by point

Advice on how often to check the fundus tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·May 19, 2026·4 min read
Storing eye drops: six beginner deviations
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Storing eye drops: six beginner deviations

There is plenty written about storing eye drops and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the local clinic,…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·May 13, 2026·4 min read
Making the 20-20-20 rule stick, from judgement to action
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Making the 20-20-20 rule stick, from judgement to action

There is plenty written about making the 20-20-20 rule stick and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at your…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·May 7, 2026·4 min read
Screen distance and height: where most people stall
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Screen distance and height: where most people stall

Anyone who has spent time on screen distance and height has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·May 1, 2026·4 min read
Daily care for dry eyes: where most people stall
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Daily care for dry eyes: where most people stall

Most people do not fail at daily care for dry eyes from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·April 25, 2026·4 min read
Choosing artificial tears, from judgement to action
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Choosing artificial tears, from judgement to action

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

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·April 19, 2026·4 min read
Slowing progressive myopia: a checklist you can tick
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Slowing progressive myopia: a checklist you can tick

Separate two things in slowing progressive myopia: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·April 13, 2026·4 min read
Outdoor time for children: where most people stall
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Outdoor time for children: where most people stall

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…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·April 7, 2026·4 min read