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ARTICLES
12Mar'22
12 MARCH - WORLD GLAUCOMA DAY
12 March is known worldwide as Glaucoma Day. On the proposal of the Lithuanian National Glaucoma Union, World Glaucoma Day was celebrated for the first time in Lithuania on 6 March 2008.Glaucoma is a [...]
27Dec'21
CHANGING OPTOMETRIC REGULATION WILL HELP ADDRESS VISION PROBLEMS
Myopia is being diagnosed in an increasing number of cases, even in pre-school children, and it is almost unthinkable for office workers to boast good vision. The need for eye doctors and optometrists is growing, but the inadequate [...]
02Oct'21
WORLD SIGHT DAY
Dear colleagues! Every year, the World Health Organisation designates the second Thursday of October as World Sight Day. Congratulations to all of you who, through your daily work, professionalism and dedication to your profession, contribute to the preservation of eye and vision health in our society. [...]
27Jul'21
ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OPTOMETRISTS IN LITHUANIA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPTOMETRIC CARE SERVICES
"In Lithuania, optometrists have been officially classified as personal health care professionals since the Lithuanian medical standard MN 166:2018 "Optometrist" was approved by the Order of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania (MoH) in 2018. Optometry became a legally regulated [...]
01Jul'21
THE PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED EYE HEALTH, WITH AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS COMPLAINING OF DRY EYE SYNDROME. WHAT SOLUTIONS DO SPECIALISTS OFFER?
In today's age of high technology and computerisation, most of us have our eyes put to a lot of stress, which often leads to conditions such as eye fatigue, dry eye syndrome, impaired accommodation and so on. It is common for people of all ages [...]
01Nov'18
PECULIARITIES OF THE ORGANISATION AND AVAILABILITY OF OPTOMETRIC CARE IN LITHUANIA
"In Lithuania, optometric care has been introduced into the healthcare system since 1 November 2018, following the entry into force of the Lithuanian Medical Standard MN 166:2018 "Optometrist" (Order No V-813), approved by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania. [...]
27Jul'18
DR. DR. SAM, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONAL HEALTH CARE ZDISLAV SKVARCIANY: "OPTOMETRISTS WILL HELP SOLVE SOME OF YOUR VISION PROBLEMS..."
Ophthalmologists face many challenges in their work today. Perhaps the most important of these is to provide treatment based on modern technology and science, and to reduce the queues at ophthalmology [...]
12Jun'18
SCARY TRENDS: MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
The prevalence of visual impairment is increasing in all age groups, a trend observed not only in Lithuania but also worldwide. Eye care professionals believe that this is due to changes in people's lifestyles [...]
27Apr'16
WHAT ERRORS CAUSE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT?
Monika Patalauskiene, a member of LOA, Vilnius Region Manager of the optical salon Vizija and optometrist, advises how to help your eyes. Specialists talk loudly about the growing number of young people complaining of eye fatigue... In fact, [...]
