Walsh K. Building a bigger basket with your contact lens wearers Optik 2017

Walsh K. The astigmat in contact lenses: their experience and your opportunity Optik 2017

Walsh K. Material protection: UV and contacts Optik 2017

Walsh K. Hurry up and fit them while they’re young Optik 2017

Walsh K. A glimpse of a future contact lens practice Optik 2017

Walsh K. Pupil diameter, working distance and illumination during habitual tasks. Implications for simultaneous vision contact lenses for presbyopia - An article review ContactLensUpdate.com 2017

Walsh K. Summary: Definition and classification report ContactLensUpdate.com 2017

Walsh K. Myth 3: It is not worth correcting low astigmats with toric contact lenses ContactLensUpdate.com 2018

Walsh K. Myth or reality? ContactLensUpdate.com 2018

Walsh K. Summary: Defining and Classifying Myopia: A Proposed Set of Standards for Clinical and Epidemiological Studies ContactLensUpdate.com 2019

Walsh K. Clinical pearls from GSLS New Zealand Optics 2019, March: 16-19

Walsh K. Canadian Dry Eye Summit: Conference review
https://contactlensupdate.com/2019/12/11/canadian-dry-eye-summit-conference-review/ 2019;December.

Walsh K. Canadian Dry Eye Summit: On the subject of nutrition https://contactlensupdate.com/2019/12/11/canadian-dry-eye-summit-on-the-subject-of-nutrition/ 2019;December.

Walsh K. Canadian Dry Eye Summit: Getting started in practice https://contactlensupdate.com/2019/12/11/canadian-dry-eye-summit-getting-started-in-practice/ 2019;December.

Walsh K. Canadian Dry Eye Summit: Questioning the questionnaires https://contactlensupdate.com/2019/12/11/canadian-dry-eye-summit-questioning-the-questionnaires/ 2019;December.

Walsh K. Artificial tears: preserved or non-preserved, that is the question New Zealand Optics 2020, September: 26-27

Walsh K. A Year in Review: A Global Perspective on the Most Extraordinary of Years in Clinical Practice https://contactlensupdate.com/2020/12/09/a-year-in-review-a-global-perspective-on-the-most-extraordinary-of-years-in-clinical-practice/ 2020;December.

Walsh K. COVID-19 and contact lens wear: what do eye care practitioners and patients need to know? https://contactlensupdate.com/2020/03/16/covid-19-and-contact-lens-wear-what-do-eye-care-practitioners-and-patients-need-to-know/ 2020;March.

Walsh K. Face coverings and mask to minimise droplet dispersion and aerosolisation: a video case study https://contactlensupdate.com/2020/12/09/face-coverings-and-mask-to-minimise-droplet-dispersion-and-aerosolisation-a-video-case-study/ 2020

Walsh K. BCLA CLEAR Summary https://contactlensupdate-com.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/06/BCLA-CLEAR-summary.pdf 2021;60 [ Show Abstract ]

The BCLA Contact Lens Evidence-based Academic Report (CLEAR) totals more than 300 pages across 11 papers. Coordinated by 10 committee chairs, written by 102 authors based in 16 countries, it was published in March 2021 and is available here.

BCLA CLEAR sets the standard to which eye care professionals (ECPs) can refer for the latest information in the contact lens field whilst also highlighting opportunities for future research. This summary draws on key points from the reports to help inform evidence-based practice.

Walsh K, Dantam J, Luensmann D. Contact Lens Wear and Its Disruption of the Tear Film Review of Cornea & Contact Lens 2019;May/June: 38-42.

Walsh K, Jones L. Covid-19 and contact lenses: Keeping it simple in the ‘new normal’ Optician 2021, March: 25-30 [ Show Abstract ]

Karen Walsh and Professor Lyndon Jones examine how Covid-19 has affected routine contact lens practice and what that means for both eye care practitioners and their patients (C77595, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians).

In the first quarter of 2020, routine clinical eye care underwent a temporary cessation in most regions around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic. Optometric practice is now predominantly back up and running, albeit with the occasional return to a higher alert level as the infection rates in countries ebb and flow over time. The demands
of working in a world with Covid-19 have necessitated changes to how routine practice is conducted. As a result, the attitudes and needs of eye care practitioners (ECPs) and patients related to eye care in general, and contact lenses (CLs) in particular, may have altered. Within this new shape of optometric practice, the question of where CL practice fits naturally arises. While aftercare for the routine assessment and resupply of existing wearers may seem acceptable, how does the profession approach the option of new fits and upgrades? Given the wider challenges faced by practitioners, is this really the time to focus on such areas? Is it even ‘safe’ to fit CL now, given the close contact required? However, looking at it from a different point of view, are there in fact opportunities arising from the changes dictated by Covid-19 that could be beneficial for CL practice? This article reviews the recommendations
for safe CL practice, looks at their relevance for both practitioners and patients, and addresses how CL can be accommodated into the daily clinic routine as easily as possible.

Walsh K, Jones L. Ein Jahr Covid-19 und die Auswirkungen auf die Kontaktlinsenpraxis (German translation of "COVID-19: A Year in Review and the Impact on Contact Lens Practice", as published in CL Spectrum in Feb 2021); Deutsche Optikerzeitung 2021, 06: 96-103 [ Show Abstract ]

Das Jahr 2020, in dem die Corona-Pandemie begann, hat die gesamte Weltgemeinschaft und damit das Leben jedes einzelnen Menschen verändert. Folglich sind die Auswirkungen der Pandemie auch in der augenoptischen Branche zu spüren. Die Autoren Karen Walsh, MCOptom und PGDip, und Lyndon Jones, DSc und FCOptom, ziehen Bilanz.

Walsh K, Jones L. COVID-19: A year in review and the impact on CL practice Contact Lens Spectrum 2021;36, February: E1-E6 [ Show Abstract ]

For everyone involved in eye care, 2020 was going to be a special year. The numerous “20/20” puns and articles circulating in January were full of hope and future-gazing. No one could have predicted the direction that the year would take and its resulting impact on the world at large and, for this audience specifically, on the delivery of routine contact lens care. As the end of this unprecedented year has finally come to pass, it feels right to pause and reflect on the last 12 months, to examine the journey that the profession has taken, and to summarize the situation. This article reviews what the profession has learned and asks whether enough is known to successfully navigate the months and years ahead. With no small amount of irony and a large nod to those aforementioned puns, does being approximately one year into the pandemic result in having a useful amount of “20/20 hindsight”?

Walsh K, Jones L, Woods J, Moody K. Evidence-based contact lens recommendation Contact Lens Spectrum 2019, Nov: 21-26