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Notes on eyes and vision, written after living with it rather than reading about it.

Safe contact lens hours: read this before you start
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Safe contact lens hours: read this before you start

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

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·April 7, 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

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…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·April 1, 2026·4 min read
Handling presbyopia: read this before you start
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Handling presbyopia: read this before you start

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

Verity LangVerity Lang·March 26, 2026·4 min read
Lighting for night reading: three months in this order
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Lighting for night reading: three months in this order

Most people do not fail at lighting for night reading from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·March 20, 2026·4 min read
Signs of raised pressure: cost, time and results
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Signs of raised pressure: cost, time and results

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…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·March 14, 2026·4 min read
Floaters: when to check: three months in this order
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Floaters: when to check: three months in this order

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…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·March 8, 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

There is plenty written about do eye exercises work and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the bedside…

Verity LangVerity Lang·March 2, 2026·4 min read
Colour temperature and blue light: knowing when to stop
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Colour temperature and blue light: knowing when to stop

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.…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·February 24, 2026·4 min read
Choosing a reading lamp: set the standard first
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Choosing a reading lamp: set the standard first

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…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·February 18, 2026·4 min read
Warm compresses for strain: is it worth doing at all
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Warm compresses for strain: is it worth doing at all

Put warm compresses for strain back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·September 10, 2026·4 min read
Vision requirements for a licence: set the standard first
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Vision requirements for a licence: set the standard first

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…

Verity LangVerity Lang·September 4, 2026·4 min read
Timing cataract surgery: fixing it point by point
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Timing cataract surgery: fixing it point by point

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…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·August 29, 2026·4 min read
How often to check the fundus: set the standard first
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How often to check the fundus: set the standard first

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…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·August 23, 2026·4 min read
Storing eye drops: the light version and the full one
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Storing eye drops: the light version and the full one

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

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·August 17, 2026·4 min read
Making the 20-20-20 rule stick: three months in this order
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Making the 20-20-20 rule stick: three months in this order

Most people want making the 20-20-20 rule stick to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…

Verity LangVerity Lang·August 11, 2026·4 min read
Screen distance and height, from judgement to action
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Screen distance and height, from judgement to action

Separate two things in screen distance and height: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·August 5, 2026·4 min read
Daily care for dry eyes: fixing it point by point
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Daily care for dry eyes: fixing it point by point

Put daily care for dry eyes back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·July 30, 2026·4 min read
Choosing artificial tears: is it worth doing at all
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Choosing artificial tears: is it worth doing at all

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

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·July 24, 2026·4 min read
Slowing progressive myopia: knowing when to stop
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Slowing progressive myopia: knowing when to stop

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…

Verity LangVerity Lang·July 18, 2026·4 min read
Outdoor time for children: knowing when to stop
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Outdoor time for children: knowing when to stop

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…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·July 12, 2026·4 min read