Our daily habits shape more than just our lifestyle, as they play a vital role in both overall wellbeing and ocular health. This lecture draws on behavioural science and wellbeing research to explore how stress, cognitive load, and decision fatigue influence health behaviours. We will consider how these factors affect eye care practitioners in their personal and professional lives, as well as how they influence patient behaviours such as contact lens replacement, eye drop adherence, and ocular hygiene routines. Through practical strategies including habit stacking and simple habit hacks, delegates will learn how to embed healthier routines for themselves and support their patients in achieving better compliance and outcomes.

Learning outcomes:

• Practitioners will identify different techniques to communicate appropriately with patients with different needs
• Practitioners will recognise how to work collaboratively with colleagues to reinforce good clinical habits that benefit patient outcomes