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Pathology in Practice: Case Studies

This course includes a series of four case studies presenting with common pathology. For each case, a discussion on the diagnosis will help you to understand the signs and symptoms of these conditions, and guidance for onward referral and management.

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Examining the Diabetic Patient
Part 1

This article covers the ocular effects of diabetes, focusing on diabetic neuropathy and early non-referrable eye diseases.

1 CPD point
Eye Injuries in Sport

This course will identify the sports with the highest participation rates in the UK and will examine the frequency and types of eye injuries associated with these.

1 CPD point
Strengthening Colleague Communication in Optical Care

This article considers communication with colleagues within the optical practice environment. Exploring the multi-disciplinary team concept found in other healthcare sectors, this article will look at how adopting a multi-disciplinary team approach may help improve communication between colleagues and support patient-centred care.

1 CPD point
Light and the Eye Care Practitioner: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The purpose of this article is to consider some of the pragmatic advice about light that eye care practitioners can give to patients to address common concerns about the impact of light on vision.

1 CPD point
What’s the Point of Bifocals?

This article looks at the various forms of bifocals available, and how we still need them in modern-day practice despite the introduction of ever-advancing technology to create progressive powered lenses.

1 CPD point
Communication with Patients

Just as every iris has a unique pattern, each patient has their own priorities, needs and expectations. Dr Sarah Coope, Medical Educator/Coach and former GP explains how effective communication skills will help your team make a positive connection during appointments, and sets out her '5A' model for success.

1 CPD point
Eye Care for Neurodivergent Patients

This article underscores the need for eye care professionals to tailor their practices for neurodivergent individuals, encompassing conditions like autism and ADHD. This piece highlights the importance of awareness, flexibility, and patience in communication and examination techniques to ensure equitable eye care access for the estimated 15% of the UK population who are neurodivergent.

1 CPD point
Flashes and Floaters

This article provides a review and revision of the assessment of patients presenting in community optometric practice with flashes and floaters, including applications of modern ophthalmic imaging technology.

1 CPD point
Be Safe Not Sorry
Recorded lecture

Increase your ability to manage complaints effectively and develop a greater understanding of the new regulatory landscape.

1 CPD point
Cataract
Formation, Presentation and Regulation

This article will discuss how cataracts form, associated risk factors and their prevalence. It will also cover how to manage cataracts in practice and when referral is required.

1 CPD point
Keratoconus - Management, Guidance and Advice

The aim of this article is to assist you to manage keratoconus, and to guide and inform the patient to the best possible outcome.

1 CPD point
Inside the Lab: Spectacle lens manufacturing

Learn how your order for spectacle lenses is turned into a complete pair of glazed spectacles in 24 hours.

1 CPD point
Cosmetics Conundrum: Ocular surface friend or foe?
Recorded webinar

This lecture will review the products that are frequently used around the eye and its adnexa, focussing on the ingredients that can be found lurking within them.

1 CPD point
Soft Contact Lens Problems
Part 1

This article will focus on the common contact lens complications seen in practice, including contact lens discomfort and contact lens induced dry eye.

1 CPD point
Myopia control: now is the time!

The article reviews the evidence for myopia control and provides practical tips that will facilitate ECPs in practising myopia control. Organise an optional discussion with a peer to earn an interactive point.

1 CPD point
Minor Eye Conditions Service: Conjunctivitis

This article introduces the minor eye condition services available in community optometric practice, and focuses on presentations of conjunctivitis.

1 CPD point
Vision and Driving

The aim of this article is to review the visual standards for driving in the UK and to consider the role of the optometrist in applying these standards.

1 CPD point
Understanding Contact Lens Performance

This lecture discusses how soft materials have evolved over the last 20 years with a focus on material properties that affect the overall performance of the lens when on the ocular surface.

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Scleral Lenses for the Regular Eye

This lecture will examine the reasons to fit Scleral lenses on a non-ectatic eye, delegates will learn which eyes are suitable, how to determine the initial fitting lens, how to assess the fitting and make modifications to the fit based on clinical observations.

1 CPD point
Growing a Lifestyle Optometry Practice with Contact Lenses

This lecture will present how it is possible to grow your contact lens business, not only to help your patients but also your business.

1 CPD point
The Story of Comfort

This lecture will take insights from the BCLA CLEAR report on Contact Lens Complications and explore the concept of comfort in contact lenses.

1 CPD point
Improving Mental Health in Optometry

This article explores how to create an environment that supports good mental health amongst your staff.

1 CPD point
Interpreting Visual Fields

This article will cover the various methods of assessing the visual field. The main focus will be on static threshold testing; thought to be the gold standard of visual field examination.

1 CPD point
Unilateral Swollen Optic Nerves

This article will provide clinical pearls for you to take back to practice an implement straight away in aiding the differential diagnoses of unilateral swollen optic nerves.

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Paediatric dispensing

This article will explore the issues surrounding the developing facial anatomy of a child and why a small adults frame is rarely successful in dispensing the correction. Facial measurements will be considered, giving hints and tips on how to measure or estimate in certain circumstances, and also how these facial measurements and characteristics translate into spectacle frame requirements.

1 CPD point
Mental Health Matters: a Proactive Approach
Recorded Webinar

This recorded webinar will provide information and practical ideas on how you can protect your own mental health and identify signs of when we, or those close to us, are starting to struggle with particular reference to optometry.

1 CPD point
An overview of AMD

This article will provide a reminder of the pathophysiology and classification of AMD, before reviewing the current treatments and management options available. It will also discuss how to effectively and sensitively communicate AMD to patients, and highlight the information that should be provided.

1 CPD point
Minor Eye Conditions Service - Common Conditions
Recorded webinar

This recorded lecture covers the minor eye condition services available in community optometric practice and discusses common ocular conditions that are managed within these.

1 CPD point
Common Eyelid Lesions

This article will cover the aetiology, presentation and management of common eyelid lesions, including benign lesions, cysts and malignant lesions.

1 CPD point
Are you Fit to Practise?
Recorded Webinar

Complaints against optometrists can come from a variety of sources not just from patients, and only half of all fitness to practise cases are about about clinical issues such as missed pathology. This lecture will review the GOC’s fitness to practice procedure and will review the findings of recent FTP hearings to help you understand the common causes for complaint and how to avoid behaviour that could lead to fitness to practise proceedings in future.

1 CPD point
Triaging Urgent Eye Conditions in Optometry Practice
Recorded Webinar

Emergency and urgent eye condition triage is a process which involves the entire optometry practice team. Good awareness of red flag signs and symptoms amongst front of practice staff is vital, along with good clinical knowledge of the optometrist to aid effective triage. Having the correct processes in practice set up is also vital so that patients are seen without delay when the suffer a serious condition. This lecture will cover the key principles of an effective triage system within optometry practice.

1 CPD point
A Holistic and Functional Approach to Low Vision Rehabilitation

This article explains how to identify the needs of people with sight loss using effective history taking and gives an overview of common low vision aids, as well as an update on technological support available.

1 CPD point
A Guide to Concomitant Deviations

As an eye care professional it is important to be aware of the different types of strabismus present, as well as their causes and management. The aim of this article is to provide clear information that will enable professionals to have the confidence to detect, diagnose and manage binocular vision patients effectively.

1 CPD point
Facial Skin Lesions

In this article, we describe the most common skin lesions you are likely to come across and explain how to manage them.

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Facial Skin Lesions
Recorded Webinar

This recorded webinar will describe the most common skin lesions you are likely to come across and explain how to manage them.

1 CPD point
Solutions for patients with nystagmus

This recorded webinar discusses nystagmus and associated conditions and the potential benefits sometimes overlooked that contact lenses can offer as well as considering the current evidence base.

1 CPD point
Investigating and managing nystagmus in the orthoptic clinic

This lecture discusses the aetiology, classification, investigation and management strategies for nystagmus.

1 CPD point
1 in 1,000 things you never knew about nystagmus

This recorded webinar by the Nystagmus Network provides a unique view on the effects and impact of nystagmus from a patient's perspective as well as explaining the causes and classifications.

1 CPD point
See well, play well, and be well
The relationship between vision, physical activity and BMI in schoolchildren

This lecture will review the Ireland Eye Study investigating whether refractive error and vision problems in children are associated with increased sedentary behaviour, reduced participation in physical activity and increases in body mass index.

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Adapt Your Examination: Visual Impairment

The aim of this article is to cover how elements of the routine primary care eye examination can be adapted for patients with visual impairment. While it isn’t intended as a guide to specific low vision assessments, we will discuss some straightforward elements of low vision practice that can be covered even within the confines of a General Ophthalmic Services sight test.

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New Technology - New Pathology - Updates
Recorded Webinar

As optometrists continue to invest in new diagnostic technology such as OCT and ultra-widefield retinal imaging, many of them embark on a natural steep learning curve as they get to grips with new imaging techniques. his webinar will help you understand and interpret multi-modal imaging combining OCT and ultra-widefield imaging.

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Business Aspects of Myopia Management
Recorded Webinar

This lecture discusses clinical optometric practice post-pandemic lockdowns, and shows how contact lenses in general have been a life saver for business during the last two years.

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The Trouble With Kids
Learning from complaints in paediatric care

In this article Richard Edwards of the OCCS uses three redacted case files to illustrate some key points for registrants to consider in handling customer concerns relating to paediatric eye examinations.

1 CPD point
Myopia: Commercialise and Communicate
Article

This article will initially consider the economic and clinical implications of myopia, before looking at how optometry might respond to these implications and what the duty of care is.

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A Guide to Incomitant Deviations

Many optometrists are uncomfortable with differentiating and managing incomitant deviations and this article aims improve knowledge and confidence in clinical decision making when presented with these patient cases. The main types of incommitant strabismus are summarised, including what to do when a patient presents with symptoms of various incommitant deviations.

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Evidence-based Myopia Management – Clinical Implications of the New Standard of Care
Recorded Webinar

This lecture will explore the reasons why the World Council of Optometry, European Society of Ophthalmology and International Myopia Institute are calling for an evolution in the standard of care for myopia management.

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Myopia: Commercialise and Communicate

This recorded webinar looks more closely, however, at ways in which practitioners can communicate the need for myopia management to their patients and how they can set up a viable myopia management service.

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The Lowdown on Demodex

Demodex is one of the most common, but often overlooked, causes of blepharitis and ocular surface inflammation, being associated with between 29% and 74% of all cases of blepharitis. This article will review demodex, its prevalence, its diagnosis and its treatment.

1 CPD point
Enhanced Services in Community Practice
Providing a Minor Eye Conditions Service

The investigation and treatment of a range of common eye conditions has become a significant part of community optometry practice. This article will explain some of the legal framework, practical issues around providing the service, and discuss the treatment of some common conditions.

1 CPD point
Dry Eye Disease: Diagnosing, managing and improving patient outcomes
Recorded Webinar

Dry Eye Disease (DED) is a multifactorial disease that for decades has been treated with OTC artificial tears from your local drugstore and baby shampoo.

1 CPD point
Initial Management of Common Ocular Diseases
Peer Review Pack

Registrant-led peer review pack for optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians.

3 CPD points
Successfully Managing Dry Eye

In this course, we will discuss DED identification and management using the approach outlined in the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society’s second International Dry Eye Workshop report (TFOS DEWS II).

1 CPD point
OCT: A guide to differentiating lesions
Part 1

This article takes a closer look at characteristics of the most common lesions and accompanying ocular conditions seen on OCT scans as well as how to differentially diagnose certain key pathologies in day-to-day practice. Case records will focus on macula pathology and how to diagnose and manage these conditions in practice.

1 CPD point
Brain Tumours in an Eye Exam - Common Signs & Symptoms

Nearly 12,000 people in the UK will be diagnosed with a brain tumour each year - that’s 31 per day. Approximately 30% of people with brain tumours report visual disturbances. This article is part one of a two part series by the Brain Tumour Charity discussing the top 10 signs and symptoms of a brain tumour that could be detected in an eye examination.

1 CPD point
I've already said this...The continuing importance of communication

This article discusses the importance of communication in clinical practice, the impact of remote consultation and PPE on communication, and methods for improving communication with patients.

1 CPD point
Addressing Data Security in Sightcare
Recorded Webinar

This recorded webinar addresses the security concerns central to providing optometry service across the UK.

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Expectations, implementation and responsibility for myopia control in 2021

With myopia control now being available in contact lens and spectacle lens correction there has never been a better time for young myopes.

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Understanding the tear film and supplementation

This article will cover the structure and function of the tear film, the changes that occur in dry eye disease, and assessment of the tear film. The properties and formulations of eye drops, and how they act upon the different layers of the tear film will also be discussed.

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Prescribing prisms in optometric practice
A user-friendly guide

Optometrists often report anxiety when they encounter a patient wearing prisms or who asks whether a prismatic correction would help their symptoms. This article attempts to de-mystify this area of optometric practice.

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Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Prevention is better than cure

This article will cover the prevalence of Acanthamoeba Keratitis, its aetiology, diagnosis and treatment. The main focus will be on prevention by patient education, and on early detection and referral.

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Tear Film and Supplementation
Recorded Webinar

The tear film acts as a barrier between the eye and the environment. It is a complex structure with many functions essential to maintaining ocular health.

1 CPD point
Dry Eye in the Digital Age
Recorded Webinar

The digital age of mobile phones, office and most recent ‘home office’ is driving dry eye conditions.

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Fitness to Practise - The why and the how
Recorded webinar

Fitness to Practise – three words that can instil fear and panic into the strongest and most confident registrants. This recorded webinar provides an opportunity to explore the reality behind the myths, to understand more about the fitness to practise function of the General Optical Council, and see if you would reach the same outcomes as our decision makers do.

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OCT: Everyday Cases From Practice

Test your OCT skills and improve your understanding with these OCT cases from practice.

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Optimising Contact Lens Comfort for Wearer Success

In this multimedia article, Professor Philip Morgan reports how eyecare practitioners can reduce the number of people discontinuing contact lens wear by proactively addressing the issue of contact lens discomfort in practice.

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Contact Lens Discomfort

This presentation will discuss the impact of contact lens discomfort on contact lens patients and practices, and will aim to improve the confidence of delegates in managing these cases in order to improve patient satisfaction and reduce contact lens drop out.

1 CPD point
Being Fit To Practise
Recorded webinar

This recorded webinar will review the GOC’s fitness to practice procedure and will review the findings of recent FTP hearings.

1 CPD point
Enhancing the Eye Exam: Ultrawidefield and Autofluorescent Retinal Imaging
Calderdale and Kirklees LOC (Recorded Webinar)

The webinar and slides include images from different instruments to demonstrate the logical process of the image review. At each stage we will consider differential diagnosis. Including additional diagnostic tests that can be carried out to confirm or rule out potential diagnoses.

1 CPD point
Dry Eye Management in Primary Care
Recorded Webinar

This multidisciplinary webinar will help primary care providers including optometrists, GPs and pharmacists provide better management and a more effective patient journey for those presenting with dry eye in a primary care setting.

1 CPD point
Retinal Imaging - Case Studies

This course will present 5 patient case studies in which ultra-widefield retinal imaging has been performed. The diagnosis, management and referral protocols for each case will be discussed.

1 CPD point
Goldmann Applanation Tonometry

The aim of this article is to offer an overview of when we should use Goldmann Applanation Tonometry, how to carry it out, and provide guidance on how to minimise inaccuracies.

1 CPD point
Innovations in Glaucoma
Recorded Webinar - North Yorkshire LOC

This lecture reviews the most recent research in glaucoma and the implications of that on ophthalmology and optometry practice.

1 CPD point
‘If only I had known…’ An Introduction to Low Vision Technology

Through the presentation of four scenarios, delegates will learn of the most up to date electronic and software solutions which will be demonstrated at the conclusion of each scenario.

1 CPD point
What's in a frame?

This article will give an overview of the history of spectacle frames and provide guidance for frame selection, fitting and adjustments, including paediatric dispensing and high-powered lenses.

1 CPD point
Precision for Astigmatism
Recorded Webinar

This webinar focuses on the journey of a new astigmatic contact lens patient and the range of options available to correct their prescription, with a focus on soft toric contact lenses.

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Multi Modal Imaging: How Ophthalmology Uses This Resource
North Yorkshire and Calderdale and Kirklees LOC (Recorded Webinar)

This presentation aims to inform delegates about the nature of different elements of multimodal imaging, how they are used in ophthalmology and to discuss certain pathological retinal cases.

1 CPD point
Peripheral Retina
Case Studies

This article provides a brief review of conditions that increase the risk of retinal detachment and includes 4 case studies.

1 CPD point
The Home Office Hangover
What has lockdown done to our eyes?

This presentation will consider the increase in symptoms of dry eye and blepharitis that clinicians are hearing since the start of the lockdown and discuss the possible reasons. It will consider the link between blepharitis and dry eye and encourage practitioners to proactively question patients for symptoms in addition to looking for signs.

1 CPD point
Infection control in practice

This article will discuss the danger zones for infection transmission, how to minimise the risk of transmission, and how to identify and protect vulnerable patients in practice.

1 CPD point
Ocular nutrition
Front to back

This presentation provides an overview of published literature on the role of nutritional supplementation in maintaining eye health with specific focus on dry eye disease and AMD.

1 CPD point
A Step by Step Guide to Reviewing and Interpreting Pathology & Diseases
Ultra-Widefield Retinal Imaging Recorded Webinar

When taking on new clinical diagnostic equipment it can be quite bewildering to view the eye in different ways. Often the new imaging techniques show structures in ways that look so different as to cause confusion. It is imperative that when viewing images the user has at least a basic knowledge of what they are looking at and how to differentiate between the normal and the abnormal whilst arriving at sensible conclusions as to what they are looking at.

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Why do we keep failing in patients with blepharitis?

In this recorded webinar Saj Khan offers a recap of the principles in management of blepharitis and identifies common areas of failure in treatment. The foundations of treatment, and recommendations to enhance communication and compliance are also discussed.

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A Clinician’s Guide to Nystagmus
Recorded Webinar

Nystagmus affects 0.24% of the population, yet it is a very poorly understood condition. Optometrists regularly encounter patients with the condition in practice, especially in the low vision setting. Knowing how to modify routines appropriately, as well as how to classify and potentially refer patients for treatment, helps maintain high clinical standards.

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Diagnosing Nystagmus
How, Why and When?

This webinar is a presentation by Mr. Jay Self Consultant paediatric eye surgeon and Associate Professor at the University of Southampton on nystagmus including important criteria for referral to secondary eye care.

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Testing, Dispensing and Supporting Patients with Nystagmus

This webinar gives an overview of adapting routine optometric practice to satisfy the needs of patients with nystagmus.

1 CPD point
A Thoroughly Modern Presbyope
Recorded Webinar

This recorded webinar focuses on communication skills and understanding of today's presbyopes. It discusses different stages of presbyopia, the attitudes towards presbyopia and the overall awareness of the condition from the patient's perspective. It is designed to allow Optometrists, Contact lens Opticians and Dispensing Opticians, the opportunity to re-visit their own attitudes to presbyopia and reflect on their current practice.

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Ocular Emergencies

This article provides an overview of ocular emergencies and their key clinical features.

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Dry Eye - Patients Do Not Have To Suffer In Silence

This recorded webinar will look at the prevalence and importance of ‘dry eye’, both in the UK and on a worldwide scale. An evidence-based, logical, and systematic approach, supported by recent global studies will enable delegates to encompass an empathetic and imaginative approach to both diagnostic and treatment programmes. A number of ‘real-life’ case studies will be observed, discussed and debated, with a realistic and pragmatic expectation of outcome and success.

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An Introduction to Visual Impairment
Recorded Webinar

An introduction to visual impairment discusses the principal causes of sight loss in children, adults and the elderly and the associated symptoms in the initial and advanced stages. It discusses the problems visually impaired people experience even when visiting eye care practitioners and considers what reasonable adjustments should be made to better serve such patients. A unique perspective is provided by the presenter who is registered blind.

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Retinal Tumours and Pigmented Lesions
Recorded Webinar

In this recorded webinar we will review the prevalence, aetiology, differential diagnosis and treatment of the most common forms of pigmented fundus lesions and offer advice on management for optometrists.

1 CPD point
Making Accurate GOS Claims

This article focuses on four different scenarios involving challenging NHS claims.

1 CPD point
Ocular Surface Disease Review II

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Resolving health inequalities for homeless and vulnerable people

This article discusses the barriers faced by homeless people in accessing eye care and the difference an eye examination can make to this vulnerable population.

1 CPD point
Working safely as a locum

This article will highlight some of the practical and clinical issues locums may face and suggest solutions to mitigate them so you can practice safely and confidently.

1 CPD point
Ensuring contact lens compliance

This article will discuss the most common non-compliance factors for contact lens wearers and the associated consequences.

1 CPD point
Ch-Ch-changes in refraction

This article will consider how changes in refraction can indicate underlying pathology. The investigations that should be conducted to aid diagnosis will be discussed as well as management and referral procedures.

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SD-OCT analysis in glaucoma screening

This article provides an overview of the latest development in OCT imaging and how it can be used to improve glaucoma diagnosis. Patient case studies are presented to demonstrate how to use the information provided by this technology and discuss common mistakes that are made when interpreting OCT results.

1 CPD point
Free-form progressive powered lenses
Improving outcomes, reducing mistakes

This article describes the considerations that need to be made when dispensing free-form progressive powered lenses and how to reduce non-tolerance in practice.

1 CPD point
Seeing beyond the eyes

This article discusses the non-medical referrals that eye care practitioners should make to ensure low vision patients receive appropriate support to maintain their independence and well-being.

1 CPD point
Managing Myopia in Practice

This presentation highlights the prevalence of myopia and its association with ocular conditions. The lecture draws upon the most recent research to discuss myopia management strategies, including multifocal lenses and orthokeratology.

1 CPD point
Anterior segment tumours

This article will review the prevalence, aetiology, clinical features and treatment of the most common forms of anterior segment ocular tumours.

1 CPD point
A guide to low vision in practice

This article discusses the prevalence of low vision in the UK and provides guidance on assessing low vision patients. In addition, the various visual aids that can be dispensed, including traditional magnifiers and modern options are discussed.

1 CPD point
Combination therapies for myopia control
Recorded webinar

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Looking at diabetes and the eye

This article covers the physiological effects of diabetes to explain diabetic eye disease and how to identify it.

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Dry Eye Disease: A Growing Epidemic

This lecture will provide an overview of the growing prevalence of dry eye disease.

1 CPD point
First Things First
Overcoming Communication Barriers

This article will review the communication barriers that exist during the early stages of a consultation and discuss alternative strategies for overcoming these.

1 CPD point
Meeting the needs of our presbyopic patients

This article will provide an introduction to presbyopia and discuss management options, including spectacle, contact lens and surgical correction.

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Getting started. What does a myopia control clinic look like?
Recorded webinar

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Communicating myopia control to children and parents
Recorded webinar

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Lenses and Harmful Light Protection

This article will provide an overview of harmful light, including sources of exposure and the effects on the eye. In addition, the different types of protective lenses that are available, and how these are manufactured will be discussed.

1 CPD point
Spectacle Lenses in Myopia Control
Recorded webinar

This presentation will discuss practice-based methods of customising the spectacle lens option to reduce myopic progression and prevent pathologies associated with myopic extension of the eye.

1 CPD point
To Refer or Not to Refer?

This lecture will explore best practice working partnerships between optometrists and ophthalmologists for better patient care and outcomes.

1 CPD point
Is small incision lenticular extraction really something to SMILE about?

This article will cover the history of modern refractive surgery and describe the SMILE procedure.

1 CPD point
Glaucoma: Diagnosis, Referral Guidance and Management

This article will review the revised NICE guidance for referral and management of glaucoma patients.

1 CPD point
Pigmented Lesions and Tumours
Article

This course reviews the prevalence, aetiology, differential diagnosis and treatment of the most common pigmented fundus lesions and ocular tumours.

1 CPD point
Cataract and the NICE Guidelines

In October 2017, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published new guidance on the management of cataracts in adults.

1 CPD point
How to Interpret OCT Images: Common Case Histories

This course will discuss the key features of common ocular pathologies to help optometrists make an accurate diagnosis using OCT imaging.

1 CPD point
A Review of Contact Lens Fitting and Aftercare

This interactive CPD course reviews contact lens fitting and aftercare while also examines some of the more common issues affecting contact lens wear.

1 CPD point
Getting the most from your slit lamp

This interactive CPD course covers the set up and use of a slit lamp through demonstration and discussion.

1 CPD point
Assessing the Anterior Chamber

This course aims to keep your knowledge and skills up to date with useful techniques for assessing the anterior chamber.

1 CPD point
Featured

Pathology in Practice: Case Studies

This course includes a series of four case studies presenting with common pathology. For each case, a discussion on the diagnosis will help you to understand the signs and symptoms of these conditions, and guidance for onward referral and management.

1 CPD point
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Eye Injuries in Sport

This course will identify the sports with the highest participation rates in the UK and will examine the frequency and types of eye injuries associated with these.

1 CPD point
Strengthening Colleague Communication in Optical Care

This article considers communication with colleagues within the optical practice environment. Exploring the multi-disciplinary team concept found in other healthcare sectors, this article will look at how adopting a multi-disciplinary team approach may help improve communication between colleagues and support patient-centred care.

1 CPD point
Communication with Patients

Just as every iris has a unique pattern, each patient has their own priorities, needs and expectations. Dr Sarah Coope, Medical Educator/Coach and former GP explains how effective communication skills will help your team make a positive connection during appointments, and sets out her '5A' model for success.

1 CPD point
Eye Care for Neurodivergent Patients

This article underscores the need for eye care professionals to tailor their practices for neurodivergent individuals, encompassing conditions like autism and ADHD. This piece highlights the importance of awareness, flexibility, and patience in communication and examination techniques to ensure equitable eye care access for the estimated 15% of the UK population who are neurodivergent.

1 CPD point
Cataract
Formation, Presentation and Regulation

This article will discuss how cataracts form, associated risk factors and their prevalence. It will also cover how to manage cataracts in practice and when referral is required.

1 CPD point
Improving Mental Health in Optometry

This article explores how to create an environment that supports good mental health amongst your staff.

1 CPD point
Mental Health Matters: a Proactive Approach
Recorded Webinar

This recorded webinar will provide information and practical ideas on how you can protect your own mental health and identify signs of when we, or those close to us, are starting to struggle with particular reference to optometry.

1 CPD point
Common Eyelid Lesions

This article will cover the aetiology, presentation and management of common eyelid lesions, including benign lesions, cysts and malignant lesions.

1 CPD point
Are you Fit to Practise?
Recorded Webinar

Complaints against optometrists can come from a variety of sources not just from patients, and only half of all fitness to practise cases are about about clinical issues such as missed pathology. This lecture will review the GOC’s fitness to practice procedure and will review the findings of recent FTP hearings to help you understand the common causes for complaint and how to avoid behaviour that could lead to fitness to practise proceedings in future.

1 CPD point
Triaging Urgent Eye Conditions in Optometry Practice
Recorded Webinar

Emergency and urgent eye condition triage is a process which involves the entire optometry practice team. Good awareness of red flag signs and symptoms amongst front of practice staff is vital, along with good clinical knowledge of the optometrist to aid effective triage. Having the correct processes in practice set up is also vital so that patients are seen without delay when the suffer a serious condition. This lecture will cover the key principles of an effective triage system within optometry practice.

1 CPD point
Facial Skin Lesions

In this article, we describe the most common skin lesions you are likely to come across and explain how to manage them.

1 CPD point
Facial Skin Lesions
Recorded Webinar

This recorded webinar will describe the most common skin lesions you are likely to come across and explain how to manage them.

1 CPD point
Enhanced Services in Community Practice
Providing a Minor Eye Conditions Service

The investigation and treatment of a range of common eye conditions has become a significant part of community optometry practice. This article will explain some of the legal framework, practical issues around providing the service, and discuss the treatment of some common conditions.

1 CPD point
Successfully Managing Dry Eye

In this course, we will discuss DED identification and management using the approach outlined in the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society’s second International Dry Eye Workshop report (TFOS DEWS II).

1 CPD point
OCT: A guide to differentiating lesions
Part 1

This article takes a closer look at characteristics of the most common lesions and accompanying ocular conditions seen on OCT scans as well as how to differentially diagnose certain key pathologies in day-to-day practice. Case records will focus on macula pathology and how to diagnose and manage these conditions in practice.

1 CPD point
Brain Tumours in an Eye Exam - Common Signs & Symptoms

Nearly 12,000 people in the UK will be diagnosed with a brain tumour each year - that’s 31 per day. Approximately 30% of people with brain tumours report visual disturbances. This article is part one of a two part series by the Brain Tumour Charity discussing the top 10 signs and symptoms of a brain tumour that could be detected in an eye examination.

1 CPD point
Addressing Data Security in Sightcare
Recorded Webinar

This recorded webinar addresses the security concerns central to providing optometry service across the UK.

1 CPD point
Prescribing prisms in optometric practice
A user-friendly guide

Optometrists often report anxiety when they encounter a patient wearing prisms or who asks whether a prismatic correction would help their symptoms. This article attempts to de-mystify this area of optometric practice.

1 CPD point
Fitness to Practise - The why and the how
Recorded webinar

Fitness to Practise – three words that can instil fear and panic into the strongest and most confident registrants. This recorded webinar provides an opportunity to explore the reality behind the myths, to understand more about the fitness to practise function of the General Optical Council, and see if you would reach the same outcomes as our decision makers do.

1 CPD point
OCT: Everyday Cases From Practice

Test your OCT skills and improve your understanding with these OCT cases from practice.

1 CPD point
Dry Eye Management in Primary Care
Recorded Webinar

This multidisciplinary webinar will help primary care providers including optometrists, GPs and pharmacists provide better management and a more effective patient journey for those presenting with dry eye in a primary care setting.

1 CPD point
Retinal Imaging - Case Studies

This course will present 5 patient case studies in which ultra-widefield retinal imaging has been performed. The diagnosis, management and referral protocols for each case will be discussed.

1 CPD point
Innovations in Glaucoma
Recorded Webinar - North Yorkshire LOC

This lecture reviews the most recent research in glaucoma and the implications of that on ophthalmology and optometry practice.

1 CPD point
Multi Modal Imaging: How Ophthalmology Uses This Resource
North Yorkshire and Calderdale and Kirklees LOC (Recorded Webinar)

This presentation aims to inform delegates about the nature of different elements of multimodal imaging, how they are used in ophthalmology and to discuss certain pathological retinal cases.

1 CPD point
Ocular Emergencies

This article provides an overview of ocular emergencies and their key clinical features.

1 CPD point
An Introduction to Visual Impairment
Recorded Webinar

An introduction to visual impairment discusses the principal causes of sight loss in children, adults and the elderly and the associated symptoms in the initial and advanced stages. It discusses the problems visually impaired people experience even when visiting eye care practitioners and considers what reasonable adjustments should be made to better serve such patients. A unique perspective is provided by the presenter who is registered blind.

1 CPD point
Retinal Tumours and Pigmented Lesions
Recorded Webinar

In this recorded webinar we will review the prevalence, aetiology, differential diagnosis and treatment of the most common forms of pigmented fundus lesions and offer advice on management for optometrists.

1 CPD point
Making Accurate GOS Claims

This article focuses on four different scenarios involving challenging NHS claims.

1 CPD point
Resolving health inequalities for homeless and vulnerable people

This article discusses the barriers faced by homeless people in accessing eye care and the difference an eye examination can make to this vulnerable population.

1 CPD point
Ch-Ch-changes in refraction

This article will consider how changes in refraction can indicate underlying pathology. The investigations that should be conducted to aid diagnosis will be discussed as well as management and referral procedures.

1 CPD point
Anterior segment tumours

This article will review the prevalence, aetiology, clinical features and treatment of the most common forms of anterior segment ocular tumours.

1 CPD point
Looking at diabetes and the eye

This article covers the physiological effects of diabetes to explain diabetic eye disease and how to identify it.

1 CPD point
To Refer or Not to Refer?

This lecture will explore best practice working partnerships between optometrists and ophthalmologists for better patient care and outcomes.

1 CPD point
Glaucoma: Diagnosis, Referral Guidance and Management

This article will review the revised NICE guidance for referral and management of glaucoma patients.

1 CPD point
How to Interpret OCT Images: Common Case Histories

This course will discuss the key features of common ocular pathologies to help optometrists make an accurate diagnosis using OCT imaging.

1 CPD point
Light and the Eye Care Practitioner: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The purpose of this article is to consider some of the pragmatic advice about light that eye care practitioners can give to patients to address common concerns about the impact of light on vision.

1 CPD point
What’s the Point of Bifocals?

This article looks at the various forms of bifocals available, and how we still need them in modern-day practice despite the introduction of ever-advancing technology to create progressive powered lenses.

1 CPD point
Communication with Patients

Just as every iris has a unique pattern, each patient has their own priorities, needs and expectations. Dr Sarah Coope, Medical Educator/Coach and former GP explains how effective communication skills will help your team make a positive connection during appointments, and sets out her '5A' model for success.

1 CPD point
Eye Care for Neurodivergent Patients

This article underscores the need for eye care professionals to tailor their practices for neurodivergent individuals, encompassing conditions like autism and ADHD. This piece highlights the importance of awareness, flexibility, and patience in communication and examination techniques to ensure equitable eye care access for the estimated 15% of the UK population who are neurodivergent.

1 CPD point
Be Safe Not Sorry
Recorded lecture

Increase your ability to manage complaints effectively and develop a greater understanding of the new regulatory landscape.

1 CPD point
Cosmetics Conundrum: Ocular surface friend or foe?
Recorded webinar

This lecture will review the products that are frequently used around the eye and its adnexa, focussing on the ingredients that can be found lurking within them.

1 CPD point
Myopia control: now is the time!

The article reviews the evidence for myopia control and provides practical tips that will facilitate ECPs in practising myopia control. Organise an optional discussion with a peer to earn an interactive point.

1 CPD point
Minor Eye Conditions Service: Conjunctivitis

This article introduces the minor eye condition services available in community optometric practice, and focuses on presentations of conjunctivitis.

1 CPD point
Vision and Driving

The aim of this article is to review the visual standards for driving in the UK and to consider the role of the optometrist in applying these standards.

1 CPD point
Understanding Contact Lens Performance

This lecture discusses how soft materials have evolved over the last 20 years with a focus on material properties that affect the overall performance of the lens when on the ocular surface.

1 CPD point
Growing a Lifestyle Optometry Practice with Contact Lenses

This lecture will present how it is possible to grow your contact lens business, not only to help your patients but also your business.

1 CPD point
Unilateral Swollen Optic Nerves

This article will provide clinical pearls for you to take back to practice an implement straight away in aiding the differential diagnoses of unilateral swollen optic nerves.

1 CPD point
An overview of AMD

This article will provide a reminder of the pathophysiology and classification of AMD, before reviewing the current treatments and management options available. It will also discuss how to effectively and sensitively communicate AMD to patients, and highlight the information that should be provided.

1 CPD point
Minor Eye Conditions Service - Common Conditions
Recorded webinar

This recorded lecture covers the minor eye condition services available in community optometric practice and discusses common ocular conditions that are managed within these.

1 CPD point
A Holistic and Functional Approach to Low Vision Rehabilitation

This article explains how to identify the needs of people with sight loss using effective history taking and gives an overview of common low vision aids, as well as an update on technological support available.

1 CPD point
A Guide to Concomitant Deviations

As an eye care professional it is important to be aware of the different types of strabismus present, as well as their causes and management. The aim of this article is to provide clear information that will enable professionals to have the confidence to detect, diagnose and manage binocular vision patients effectively.

1 CPD point
Solutions for patients with nystagmus

This recorded webinar discusses nystagmus and associated conditions and the potential benefits sometimes overlooked that contact lenses can offer as well as considering the current evidence base.

1 CPD point
1 in 1,000 things you never knew about nystagmus

This recorded webinar by the Nystagmus Network provides a unique view on the effects and impact of nystagmus from a patient's perspective as well as explaining the causes and classifications.

1 CPD point
See well, play well, and be well
The relationship between vision, physical activity and BMI in schoolchildren

This lecture will review the Ireland Eye Study investigating whether refractive error and vision problems in children are associated with increased sedentary behaviour, reduced participation in physical activity and increases in body mass index.

1 CPD point
New Technology - New Pathology - Updates
Recorded Webinar

As optometrists continue to invest in new diagnostic technology such as OCT and ultra-widefield retinal imaging, many of them embark on a natural steep learning curve as they get to grips with new imaging techniques. his webinar will help you understand and interpret multi-modal imaging combining OCT and ultra-widefield imaging.

1 CPD point
Business Aspects of Myopia Management
Recorded Webinar

This lecture discusses clinical optometric practice post-pandemic lockdowns, and shows how contact lenses in general have been a life saver for business during the last two years.

1 CPD point
The Trouble With Kids
Learning from complaints in paediatric care

In this article Richard Edwards of the OCCS uses three redacted case files to illustrate some key points for registrants to consider in handling customer concerns relating to paediatric eye examinations.

1 CPD point
Myopia: Commercialise and Communicate
Article

This article will initially consider the economic and clinical implications of myopia, before looking at how optometry might respond to these implications and what the duty of care is.

1 CPD point
A Guide to Incomitant Deviations

Many optometrists are uncomfortable with differentiating and managing incomitant deviations and this article aims improve knowledge and confidence in clinical decision making when presented with these patient cases. The main types of incommitant strabismus are summarised, including what to do when a patient presents with symptoms of various incommitant deviations.

1 CPD point
Evidence-based Myopia Management – Clinical Implications of the New Standard of Care
Recorded Webinar

This lecture will explore the reasons why the World Council of Optometry, European Society of Ophthalmology and International Myopia Institute are calling for an evolution in the standard of care for myopia management.

1 CPD point
Myopia: Commercialise and Communicate

This recorded webinar looks more closely, however, at ways in which practitioners can communicate the need for myopia management to their patients and how they can set up a viable myopia management service.

1 CPD point
Dry Eye Disease: Diagnosing, managing and improving patient outcomes
Recorded Webinar

Dry Eye Disease (DED) is a multifactorial disease that for decades has been treated with OTC artificial tears from your local drugstore and baby shampoo.

1 CPD point
Initial Management of Common Ocular Diseases
Peer Review Pack

Registrant-led peer review pack for optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians.

3 CPD points
I've already said this...The continuing importance of communication

This article discusses the importance of communication in clinical practice, the impact of remote consultation and PPE on communication, and methods for improving communication with patients.

1 CPD point
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Prevention is better than cure

This article will cover the prevalence of Acanthamoeba Keratitis, its aetiology, diagnosis and treatment. The main focus will be on prevention by patient education, and on early detection and referral.

1 CPD point
Dry Eye in the Digital Age
Recorded Webinar

The digital age of mobile phones, office and most recent ‘home office’ is driving dry eye conditions.

1 CPD point
Optimising Contact Lens Comfort for Wearer Success

In this multimedia article, Professor Philip Morgan reports how eyecare practitioners can reduce the number of people discontinuing contact lens wear by proactively addressing the issue of contact lens discomfort in practice.

1 CPD point
Enhancing the Eye Exam: Ultrawidefield and Autofluorescent Retinal Imaging
Calderdale and Kirklees LOC (Recorded Webinar)

The webinar and slides include images from different instruments to demonstrate the logical process of the image review. At each stage we will consider differential diagnosis. Including additional diagnostic tests that can be carried out to confirm or rule out potential diagnoses.

1 CPD point
‘If only I had known…’ An Introduction to Low Vision Technology

Through the presentation of four scenarios, delegates will learn of the most up to date electronic and software solutions which will be demonstrated at the conclusion of each scenario.

1 CPD point
What's in a frame?

This article will give an overview of the history of spectacle frames and provide guidance for frame selection, fitting and adjustments, including paediatric dispensing and high-powered lenses.

1 CPD point
Peripheral Retina
Case Studies

This article provides a brief review of conditions that increase the risk of retinal detachment and includes 4 case studies.

1 CPD point
A Step by Step Guide to Reviewing and Interpreting Pathology & Diseases
Ultra-Widefield Retinal Imaging Recorded Webinar

When taking on new clinical diagnostic equipment it can be quite bewildering to view the eye in different ways. Often the new imaging techniques show structures in ways that look so different as to cause confusion. It is imperative that when viewing images the user has at least a basic knowledge of what they are looking at and how to differentiate between the normal and the abnormal whilst arriving at sensible conclusions as to what they are looking at.

1 CPD point
A Clinician’s Guide to Nystagmus
Recorded Webinar

Nystagmus affects 0.24% of the population, yet it is a very poorly understood condition. Optometrists regularly encounter patients with the condition in practice, especially in the low vision setting. Knowing how to modify routines appropriately, as well as how to classify and potentially refer patients for treatment, helps maintain high clinical standards.

1 CPD point
Diagnosing Nystagmus
How, Why and When?

This webinar is a presentation by Mr. Jay Self Consultant paediatric eye surgeon and Associate Professor at the University of Southampton on nystagmus including important criteria for referral to secondary eye care.

1 CPD point
A Thoroughly Modern Presbyope
Recorded Webinar

This recorded webinar focuses on communication skills and understanding of today's presbyopes. It discusses different stages of presbyopia, the attitudes towards presbyopia and the overall awareness of the condition from the patient's perspective. It is designed to allow Optometrists, Contact lens Opticians and Dispensing Opticians, the opportunity to re-visit their own attitudes to presbyopia and reflect on their current practice.

1 CPD point
Dry Eye - Patients Do Not Have To Suffer In Silence

This recorded webinar will look at the prevalence and importance of ‘dry eye’, both in the UK and on a worldwide scale. An evidence-based, logical, and systematic approach, supported by recent global studies will enable delegates to encompass an empathetic and imaginative approach to both diagnostic and treatment programmes. A number of ‘real-life’ case studies will be observed, discussed and debated, with a realistic and pragmatic expectation of outcome and success.

1 CPD point
Ocular Surface Disease Review II

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1 CPD point
Ensuring contact lens compliance

This article will discuss the most common non-compliance factors for contact lens wearers and the associated consequences.

1 CPD point
Free-form progressive powered lenses
Improving outcomes, reducing mistakes

This article describes the considerations that need to be made when dispensing free-form progressive powered lenses and how to reduce non-tolerance in practice.

1 CPD point
Managing Myopia in Practice

This presentation highlights the prevalence of myopia and its association with ocular conditions. The lecture draws upon the most recent research to discuss myopia management strategies, including multifocal lenses and orthokeratology.

1 CPD point
A guide to low vision in practice

This article discusses the prevalence of low vision in the UK and provides guidance on assessing low vision patients. In addition, the various visual aids that can be dispensed, including traditional magnifiers and modern options are discussed.

1 CPD point
Dry Eye Disease: A Growing Epidemic

This lecture will provide an overview of the growing prevalence of dry eye disease.

1 CPD point
First Things First
Overcoming Communication Barriers

This article will review the communication barriers that exist during the early stages of a consultation and discuss alternative strategies for overcoming these.

1 CPD point
Meeting the needs of our presbyopic patients

This article will provide an introduction to presbyopia and discuss management options, including spectacle, contact lens and surgical correction.

1 CPD point
Getting started. What does a myopia control clinic look like?
Recorded webinar

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1 CPD point
Communicating myopia control to children and parents
Recorded webinar

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1 CPD point
Spectacle Lenses in Myopia Control
Recorded webinar

This presentation will discuss practice-based methods of customising the spectacle lens option to reduce myopic progression and prevent pathologies associated with myopic extension of the eye.

1 CPD point
Is small incision lenticular extraction really something to SMILE about?

This article will cover the history of modern refractive surgery and describe the SMILE procedure.

1 CPD point
Cataract and the NICE Guidelines

In October 2017, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published new guidance on the management of cataracts in adults.

1 CPD point
Featured

Pathology in Practice: Case Studies

This course includes a series of four case studies presenting with common pathology. For each case, a discussion on the diagnosis will help you to understand the signs and symptoms of these conditions, and guidance for onward referral and management.

1 CPD point
Start CPD
Examining the Diabetic Patient
Part 1

This article covers the ocular effects of diabetes, focusing on diabetic neuropathy and early non-referrable eye diseases.

1 CPD point
Eye Injuries in Sport

This course will identify the sports with the highest participation rates in the UK and will examine the frequency and types of eye injuries associated with these.

1 CPD point
Light and the Eye Care Practitioner: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The purpose of this article is to consider some of the pragmatic advice about light that eye care practitioners can give to patients to address common concerns about the impact of light on vision.

1 CPD point
What’s the Point of Bifocals?

This article looks at the various forms of bifocals available, and how we still need them in modern-day practice despite the introduction of ever-advancing technology to create progressive powered lenses.

1 CPD point
Flashes and Floaters

This article provides a review and revision of the assessment of patients presenting in community optometric practice with flashes and floaters, including applications of modern ophthalmic imaging technology.

1 CPD point
Cataract
Formation, Presentation and Regulation

This article will discuss how cataracts form, associated risk factors and their prevalence. It will also cover how to manage cataracts in practice and when referral is required.

1 CPD point
Keratoconus - Management, Guidance and Advice

The aim of this article is to assist you to manage keratoconus, and to guide and inform the patient to the best possible outcome.

1 CPD point
Inside the Lab: Spectacle lens manufacturing

Learn how your order for spectacle lenses is turned into a complete pair of glazed spectacles in 24 hours.

1 CPD point
Cosmetics Conundrum: Ocular surface friend or foe?
Recorded webinar

This lecture will review the products that are frequently used around the eye and its adnexa, focussing on the ingredients that can be found lurking within them.

1 CPD point
Soft Contact Lens Problems
Part 1

This article will focus on the common contact lens complications seen in practice, including contact lens discomfort and contact lens induced dry eye.

1 CPD point
Myopia control: now is the time!

The article reviews the evidence for myopia control and provides practical tips that will facilitate ECPs in practising myopia control. Organise an optional discussion with a peer to earn an interactive point.

1 CPD point
Minor Eye Conditions Service: Conjunctivitis

This article introduces the minor eye condition services available in community optometric practice, and focuses on presentations of conjunctivitis.

1 CPD point
Understanding Contact Lens Performance

This lecture discusses how soft materials have evolved over the last 20 years with a focus on material properties that affect the overall performance of the lens when on the ocular surface.

1 CPD point
Scleral Lenses for the Regular Eye

This lecture will examine the reasons to fit Scleral lenses on a non-ectatic eye, delegates will learn which eyes are suitable, how to determine the initial fitting lens, how to assess the fitting and make modifications to the fit based on clinical observations.

1 CPD point
Growing a Lifestyle Optometry Practice with Contact Lenses

This lecture will present how it is possible to grow your contact lens business, not only to help your patients but also your business.

1 CPD point
The Story of Comfort

This lecture will take insights from the BCLA CLEAR report on Contact Lens Complications and explore the concept of comfort in contact lenses.

1 CPD point
Interpreting Visual Fields

This article will cover the various methods of assessing the visual field. The main focus will be on static threshold testing; thought to be the gold standard of visual field examination.

1 CPD point
Unilateral Swollen Optic Nerves

This article will provide clinical pearls for you to take back to practice an implement straight away in aiding the differential diagnoses of unilateral swollen optic nerves.

1 CPD point
Paediatric dispensing

This article will explore the issues surrounding the developing facial anatomy of a child and why a small adults frame is rarely successful in dispensing the correction. Facial measurements will be considered, giving hints and tips on how to measure or estimate in certain circumstances, and also how these facial measurements and characteristics translate into spectacle frame requirements.

1 CPD point
An overview of AMD

This article will provide a reminder of the pathophysiology and classification of AMD, before reviewing the current treatments and management options available. It will also discuss how to effectively and sensitively communicate AMD to patients, and highlight the information that should be provided.

1 CPD point
Minor Eye Conditions Service - Common Conditions
Recorded webinar

This recorded lecture covers the minor eye condition services available in community optometric practice and discusses common ocular conditions that are managed within these.

1 CPD point
Common Eyelid Lesions

This article will cover the aetiology, presentation and management of common eyelid lesions, including benign lesions, cysts and malignant lesions.

1 CPD point
Triaging Urgent Eye Conditions in Optometry Practice
Recorded Webinar

Emergency and urgent eye condition triage is a process which involves the entire optometry practice team. Good awareness of red flag signs and symptoms amongst front of practice staff is vital, along with good clinical knowledge of the optometrist to aid effective triage. Having the correct processes in practice set up is also vital so that patients are seen without delay when the suffer a serious condition. This lecture will cover the key principles of an effective triage system within optometry practice.

1 CPD point
A Holistic and Functional Approach to Low Vision Rehabilitation

This article explains how to identify the needs of people with sight loss using effective history taking and gives an overview of common low vision aids, as well as an update on technological support available.

1 CPD point
A Guide to Concomitant Deviations

As an eye care professional it is important to be aware of the different types of strabismus present, as well as their causes and management. The aim of this article is to provide clear information that will enable professionals to have the confidence to detect, diagnose and manage binocular vision patients effectively.

1 CPD point
Facial Skin Lesions

In this article, we describe the most common skin lesions you are likely to come across and explain how to manage them.

1 CPD point
Facial Skin Lesions
Recorded Webinar

This recorded webinar will describe the most common skin lesions you are likely to come across and explain how to manage them.

1 CPD point
Solutions for patients with nystagmus

This recorded webinar discusses nystagmus and associated conditions and the potential benefits sometimes overlooked that contact lenses can offer as well as considering the current evidence base.

1 CPD point
Investigating and managing nystagmus in the orthoptic clinic

This lecture discusses the aetiology, classification, investigation and management strategies for nystagmus.

1 CPD point
1 in 1,000 things you never knew about nystagmus

This recorded webinar by the Nystagmus Network provides a unique view on the effects and impact of nystagmus from a patient's perspective as well as explaining the causes and classifications.

1 CPD point
See well, play well, and be well
The relationship between vision, physical activity and BMI in schoolchildren

This lecture will review the Ireland Eye Study investigating whether refractive error and vision problems in children are associated with increased sedentary behaviour, reduced participation in physical activity and increases in body mass index.

1 CPD point
Adapt Your Examination: Visual Impairment

The aim of this article is to cover how elements of the routine primary care eye examination can be adapted for patients with visual impairment. While it isn’t intended as a guide to specific low vision assessments, we will discuss some straightforward elements of low vision practice that can be covered even within the confines of a General Ophthalmic Services sight test.

1 CPD point
New Technology - New Pathology - Updates
Recorded Webinar

As optometrists continue to invest in new diagnostic technology such as OCT and ultra-widefield retinal imaging, many of them embark on a natural steep learning curve as they get to grips with new imaging techniques. his webinar will help you understand and interpret multi-modal imaging combining OCT and ultra-widefield imaging.

1 CPD point
Business Aspects of Myopia Management
Recorded Webinar

This lecture discusses clinical optometric practice post-pandemic lockdowns, and shows how contact lenses in general have been a life saver for business during the last two years.

1 CPD point
Myopia: Commercialise and Communicate
Article

This article will initially consider the economic and clinical implications of myopia, before looking at how optometry might respond to these implications and what the duty of care is.

1 CPD point
A Guide to Incomitant Deviations

Many optometrists are uncomfortable with differentiating and managing incomitant deviations and this article aims improve knowledge and confidence in clinical decision making when presented with these patient cases. The main types of incommitant strabismus are summarised, including what to do when a patient presents with symptoms of various incommitant deviations.

1 CPD point
Evidence-based Myopia Management – Clinical Implications of the New Standard of Care
Recorded Webinar

This lecture will explore the reasons why the World Council of Optometry, European Society of Ophthalmology and International Myopia Institute are calling for an evolution in the standard of care for myopia management.

1 CPD point
Myopia: Commercialise and Communicate

This recorded webinar looks more closely, however, at ways in which practitioners can communicate the need for myopia management to their patients and how they can set up a viable myopia management service.

1 CPD point
The Lowdown on Demodex

Demodex is one of the most common, but often overlooked, causes of blepharitis and ocular surface inflammation, being associated with between 29% and 74% of all cases of blepharitis. This article will review demodex, its prevalence, its diagnosis and its treatment.

1 CPD point
Enhanced Services in Community Practice
Providing a Minor Eye Conditions Service

The investigation and treatment of a range of common eye conditions has become a significant part of community optometry practice. This article will explain some of the legal framework, practical issues around providing the service, and discuss the treatment of some common conditions.

1 CPD point
Dry Eye Disease: Diagnosing, managing and improving patient outcomes
Recorded Webinar

Dry Eye Disease (DED) is a multifactorial disease that for decades has been treated with OTC artificial tears from your local drugstore and baby shampoo.

1 CPD point
Initial Management of Common Ocular Diseases
Peer Review Pack

Registrant-led peer review pack for optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians.

3 CPD points
Successfully Managing Dry Eye

In this course, we will discuss DED identification and management using the approach outlined in the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society’s second International Dry Eye Workshop report (TFOS DEWS II).

1 CPD point
OCT: A guide to differentiating lesions
Part 1

This article takes a closer look at characteristics of the most common lesions and accompanying ocular conditions seen on OCT scans as well as how to differentially diagnose certain key pathologies in day-to-day practice. Case records will focus on macula pathology and how to diagnose and manage these conditions in practice.

1 CPD point
Brain Tumours in an Eye Exam - Common Signs & Symptoms

Nearly 12,000 people in the UK will be diagnosed with a brain tumour each year - that’s 31 per day. Approximately 30% of people with brain tumours report visual disturbances. This article is part one of a two part series by the Brain Tumour Charity discussing the top 10 signs and symptoms of a brain tumour that could be detected in an eye examination.

1 CPD point
Expectations, implementation and responsibility for myopia control in 2021

With myopia control now being available in contact lens and spectacle lens correction there has never been a better time for young myopes.

1 CPD point
Understanding the tear film and supplementation

This article will cover the structure and function of the tear film, the changes that occur in dry eye disease, and assessment of the tear film. The properties and formulations of eye drops, and how they act upon the different layers of the tear film will also be discussed.

1 CPD point
Prescribing prisms in optometric practice
A user-friendly guide

Optometrists often report anxiety when they encounter a patient wearing prisms or who asks whether a prismatic correction would help their symptoms. This article attempts to de-mystify this area of optometric practice.

1 CPD point
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Prevention is better than cure

This article will cover the prevalence of Acanthamoeba Keratitis, its aetiology, diagnosis and treatment. The main focus will be on prevention by patient education, and on early detection and referral.

1 CPD point
Tear Film and Supplementation
Recorded Webinar

The tear film acts as a barrier between the eye and the environment. It is a complex structure with many functions essential to maintaining ocular health.

1 CPD point
Dry Eye in the Digital Age
Recorded Webinar

The digital age of mobile phones, office and most recent ‘home office’ is driving dry eye conditions.

1 CPD point
OCT: Everyday Cases From Practice

Test your OCT skills and improve your understanding with these OCT cases from practice.

1 CPD point
Optimising Contact Lens Comfort for Wearer Success

In this multimedia article, Professor Philip Morgan reports how eyecare practitioners can reduce the number of people discontinuing contact lens wear by proactively addressing the issue of contact lens discomfort in practice.

1 CPD point
Contact Lens Discomfort

This presentation will discuss the impact of contact lens discomfort on contact lens patients and practices, and will aim to improve the confidence of delegates in managing these cases in order to improve patient satisfaction and reduce contact lens drop out.

1 CPD point
Being Fit To Practise
Recorded webinar

This recorded webinar will review the GOC’s fitness to practice procedure and will review the findings of recent FTP hearings.

1 CPD point
Enhancing the Eye Exam: Ultrawidefield and Autofluorescent Retinal Imaging
Calderdale and Kirklees LOC (Recorded Webinar)

The webinar and slides include images from different instruments to demonstrate the logical process of the image review. At each stage we will consider differential diagnosis. Including additional diagnostic tests that can be carried out to confirm or rule out potential diagnoses.

1 CPD point
Dry Eye Management in Primary Care
Recorded Webinar

This multidisciplinary webinar will help primary care providers including optometrists, GPs and pharmacists provide better management and a more effective patient journey for those presenting with dry eye in a primary care setting.

1 CPD point
Retinal Imaging - Case Studies

This course will present 5 patient case studies in which ultra-widefield retinal imaging has been performed. The diagnosis, management and referral protocols for each case will be discussed.

1 CPD point
Goldmann Applanation Tonometry

The aim of this article is to offer an overview of when we should use Goldmann Applanation Tonometry, how to carry it out, and provide guidance on how to minimise inaccuracies.

1 CPD point
Innovations in Glaucoma
Recorded Webinar - North Yorkshire LOC

This lecture reviews the most recent research in glaucoma and the implications of that on ophthalmology and optometry practice.

1 CPD point
‘If only I had known…’ An Introduction to Low Vision Technology

Through the presentation of four scenarios, delegates will learn of the most up to date electronic and software solutions which will be demonstrated at the conclusion of each scenario.

1 CPD point
What's in a frame?

This article will give an overview of the history of spectacle frames and provide guidance for frame selection, fitting and adjustments, including paediatric dispensing and high-powered lenses.

1 CPD point
Precision for Astigmatism
Recorded Webinar

This webinar focuses on the journey of a new astigmatic contact lens patient and the range of options available to correct their prescription, with a focus on soft toric contact lenses.

1 CPD point
Multi Modal Imaging: How Ophthalmology Uses This Resource
North Yorkshire and Calderdale and Kirklees LOC (Recorded Webinar)

This presentation aims to inform delegates about the nature of different elements of multimodal imaging, how they are used in ophthalmology and to discuss certain pathological retinal cases.

1 CPD point
Peripheral Retina
Case Studies

This article provides a brief review of conditions that increase the risk of retinal detachment and includes 4 case studies.

1 CPD point
The Home Office Hangover
What has lockdown done to our eyes?

This presentation will consider the increase in symptoms of dry eye and blepharitis that clinicians are hearing since the start of the lockdown and discuss the possible reasons. It will consider the link between blepharitis and dry eye and encourage practitioners to proactively question patients for symptoms in addition to looking for signs.

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Infection control in practice

This article will discuss the danger zones for infection transmission, how to minimise the risk of transmission, and how to identify and protect vulnerable patients in practice.

1 CPD point
Ocular nutrition
Front to back

This presentation provides an overview of published literature on the role of nutritional supplementation in maintaining eye health with specific focus on dry eye disease and AMD.

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A Step by Step Guide to Reviewing and Interpreting Pathology & Diseases
Ultra-Widefield Retinal Imaging Recorded Webinar

When taking on new clinical diagnostic equipment it can be quite bewildering to view the eye in different ways. Often the new imaging techniques show structures in ways that look so different as to cause confusion. It is imperative that when viewing images the user has at least a basic knowledge of what they are looking at and how to differentiate between the normal and the abnormal whilst arriving at sensible conclusions as to what they are looking at.

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Why do we keep failing in patients with blepharitis?

In this recorded webinar Saj Khan offers a recap of the principles in management of blepharitis and identifies common areas of failure in treatment. The foundations of treatment, and recommendations to enhance communication and compliance are also discussed.

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A Clinician’s Guide to Nystagmus
Recorded Webinar

Nystagmus affects 0.24% of the population, yet it is a very poorly understood condition. Optometrists regularly encounter patients with the condition in practice, especially in the low vision setting. Knowing how to modify routines appropriately, as well as how to classify and potentially refer patients for treatment, helps maintain high clinical standards.

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Diagnosing Nystagmus
How, Why and When?

This webinar is a presentation by Mr. Jay Self Consultant paediatric eye surgeon and Associate Professor at the University of Southampton on nystagmus including important criteria for referral to secondary eye care.

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Testing, Dispensing and Supporting Patients with Nystagmus

This webinar gives an overview of adapting routine optometric practice to satisfy the needs of patients with nystagmus.

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A Thoroughly Modern Presbyope
Recorded Webinar

This recorded webinar focuses on communication skills and understanding of today's presbyopes. It discusses different stages of presbyopia, the attitudes towards presbyopia and the overall awareness of the condition from the patient's perspective. It is designed to allow Optometrists, Contact lens Opticians and Dispensing Opticians, the opportunity to re-visit their own attitudes to presbyopia and reflect on their current practice.

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Ocular Emergencies

This article provides an overview of ocular emergencies and their key clinical features.

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Dry Eye - Patients Do Not Have To Suffer In Silence

This recorded webinar will look at the prevalence and importance of ‘dry eye’, both in the UK and on a worldwide scale. An evidence-based, logical, and systematic approach, supported by recent global studies will enable delegates to encompass an empathetic and imaginative approach to both diagnostic and treatment programmes. A number of ‘real-life’ case studies will be observed, discussed and debated, with a realistic and pragmatic expectation of outcome and success.

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An Introduction to Visual Impairment
Recorded Webinar

An introduction to visual impairment discusses the principal causes of sight loss in children, adults and the elderly and the associated symptoms in the initial and advanced stages. It discusses the problems visually impaired people experience even when visiting eye care practitioners and considers what reasonable adjustments should be made to better serve such patients. A unique perspective is provided by the presenter who is registered blind.

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Retinal Tumours and Pigmented Lesions
Recorded Webinar

In this recorded webinar we will review the prevalence, aetiology, differential diagnosis and treatment of the most common forms of pigmented fundus lesions and offer advice on management for optometrists.

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Making Accurate GOS Claims

This article focuses on four different scenarios involving challenging NHS claims.

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Ocular Surface Disease Review II

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Resolving health inequalities for homeless and vulnerable people

This article discusses the barriers faced by homeless people in accessing eye care and the difference an eye examination can make to this vulnerable population.

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Working safely as a locum

This article will highlight some of the practical and clinical issues locums may face and suggest solutions to mitigate them so you can practice safely and confidently.

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Ensuring contact lens compliance

This article will discuss the most common non-compliance factors for contact lens wearers and the associated consequences.

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Ch-Ch-changes in refraction

This article will consider how changes in refraction can indicate underlying pathology. The investigations that should be conducted to aid diagnosis will be discussed as well as management and referral procedures.

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SD-OCT analysis in glaucoma screening

This article provides an overview of the latest development in OCT imaging and how it can be used to improve glaucoma diagnosis. Patient case studies are presented to demonstrate how to use the information provided by this technology and discuss common mistakes that are made when interpreting OCT results.

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Free-form progressive powered lenses
Improving outcomes, reducing mistakes

This article describes the considerations that need to be made when dispensing free-form progressive powered lenses and how to reduce non-tolerance in practice.

1 CPD point
Seeing beyond the eyes

This article discusses the non-medical referrals that eye care practitioners should make to ensure low vision patients receive appropriate support to maintain their independence and well-being.

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Managing Myopia in Practice

This presentation highlights the prevalence of myopia and its association with ocular conditions. The lecture draws upon the most recent research to discuss myopia management strategies, including multifocal lenses and orthokeratology.

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Anterior segment tumours

This article will review the prevalence, aetiology, clinical features and treatment of the most common forms of anterior segment ocular tumours.

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A guide to low vision in practice

This article discusses the prevalence of low vision in the UK and provides guidance on assessing low vision patients. In addition, the various visual aids that can be dispensed, including traditional magnifiers and modern options are discussed.

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Combination therapies for myopia control
Recorded webinar

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Looking at diabetes and the eye

This article covers the physiological effects of diabetes to explain diabetic eye disease and how to identify it.

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Dry Eye Disease: A Growing Epidemic

This lecture will provide an overview of the growing prevalence of dry eye disease.

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Meeting the needs of our presbyopic patients

This article will provide an introduction to presbyopia and discuss management options, including spectacle, contact lens and surgical correction.

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Getting started. What does a myopia control clinic look like?
Recorded webinar

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Communicating myopia control to children and parents
Recorded webinar

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Lenses and Harmful Light Protection

This article will provide an overview of harmful light, including sources of exposure and the effects on the eye. In addition, the different types of protective lenses that are available, and how these are manufactured will be discussed.

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Spectacle Lenses in Myopia Control
Recorded webinar

This presentation will discuss practice-based methods of customising the spectacle lens option to reduce myopic progression and prevent pathologies associated with myopic extension of the eye.

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To Refer or Not to Refer?

This lecture will explore best practice working partnerships between optometrists and ophthalmologists for better patient care and outcomes.

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Is small incision lenticular extraction really something to SMILE about?

This article will cover the history of modern refractive surgery and describe the SMILE procedure.

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Glaucoma: Diagnosis, Referral Guidance and Management

This article will review the revised NICE guidance for referral and management of glaucoma patients.

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Pigmented Lesions and Tumours
Article

This course reviews the prevalence, aetiology, differential diagnosis and treatment of the most common pigmented fundus lesions and ocular tumours.

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Cataract and the NICE Guidelines

In October 2017, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published new guidance on the management of cataracts in adults.

1 CPD point
How to Interpret OCT Images: Common Case Histories

This course will discuss the key features of common ocular pathologies to help optometrists make an accurate diagnosis using OCT imaging.

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A Review of Contact Lens Fitting and Aftercare

This interactive CPD course reviews contact lens fitting and aftercare while also examines some of the more common issues affecting contact lens wear.

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Getting the most from your slit lamp

This interactive CPD course covers the set up and use of a slit lamp through demonstration and discussion.

1 CPD point
Assessing the Anterior Chamber

This course aims to keep your knowledge and skills up to date with useful techniques for assessing the anterior chamber.

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Strengthening Colleague Communication in Optical Care

This article considers communication with colleagues within the optical practice environment. Exploring the multi-disciplinary team concept found in other healthcare sectors, this article will look at how adopting a multi-disciplinary team approach may help improve communication between colleagues and support patient-centred care.

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Be Safe Not Sorry
Recorded lecture

Increase your ability to manage complaints effectively and develop a greater understanding of the new regulatory landscape.

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Vision and Driving

The aim of this article is to review the visual standards for driving in the UK and to consider the role of the optometrist in applying these standards.

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Are you Fit to Practise?
Recorded Webinar

Complaints against optometrists can come from a variety of sources not just from patients, and only half of all fitness to practise cases are about about clinical issues such as missed pathology. This lecture will review the GOC’s fitness to practice procedure and will review the findings of recent FTP hearings to help you understand the common causes for complaint and how to avoid behaviour that could lead to fitness to practise proceedings in future.

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Adapt Your Examination: Visual Impairment

The aim of this article is to cover how elements of the routine primary care eye examination can be adapted for patients with visual impairment. While it isn’t intended as a guide to specific low vision assessments, we will discuss some straightforward elements of low vision practice that can be covered even within the confines of a General Ophthalmic Services sight test.

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The Trouble With Kids
Learning from complaints in paediatric care

In this article Richard Edwards of the OCCS uses three redacted case files to illustrate some key points for registrants to consider in handling customer concerns relating to paediatric eye examinations.

1 CPD point
Infection control in practice

This article will discuss the danger zones for infection transmission, how to minimise the risk of transmission, and how to identify and protect vulnerable patients in practice.

1 CPD point
Working safely as a locum

This article will highlight some of the practical and clinical issues locums may face and suggest solutions to mitigate them so you can practice safely and confidently.

1 CPD point
Seeing beyond the eyes

This article discusses the non-medical referrals that eye care practitioners should make to ensure low vision patients receive appropriate support to maintain their independence and well-being.

1 CPD point
Getting the most from your slit lamp

This interactive CPD course covers the set up and use of a slit lamp through demonstration and discussion.

1 CPD point