East London's Homeless: a retrospective review of an eye clinic for homeless people.

Background: There is very little published work on the visual needs of homeless people. This paper is the first study to investigate the visual needs of homeless people in the UK. Although similar work has been done in other countries, this study is unique because the United Kingdom is the only country with a National Health Service which provides free healthcare at the point of access.

Keratoconus and granular dystrophy.

Concurrent bilateral keratoconus and granular dystrophy is reported in a 32-year-old patient with decreased vision. Initially contact lenses were attempted unsuccessfully to treat the conditions. There are a handful of other reports of these combined pathologies in the literature, and the likelihood of a chance cause or possible genetic linkage between the conditions is discussed.

Seeing you through London 2012: eye care at the Paralympics.

Background: The provision of eye care services for competitors and support teams is integral to the modern Olympic Games. The eye clinic for the London 2012 Paralympic Games employed a multidisciplinary team of eye care professionals using state-of-the-art instrumentation to provide the highest level of eye care. The detailed organisation of the eye care clinic at London 2012 is described in a companion paper which summarises the eye care clinic during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Seeing you through London 2012: eye care at the Olympics.

Background: Provision of eye care services for competitors and their support teams has become an integral part of the modern Olympic Games.

Aim: To describe the organisation of the eye clinic at London 2012 over a 4-week period and provide outline audit data.

Methods: The clinic employed multidisciplinary eye care professionals and utilised state-of-the-art instrumentation to provide the highest level of eye care.