Archive for May, 2007

An eye-opening experience

Published May 30th, 2007 by Priya Morjaria.

Imagine your busiest day, your most difficult patients, a new test room where the only equipment in working condition, is your retinoscope and ophthalmoscope. Now multiply the patient numbers by a factor of ten, and instead of frustration you feel at the end of the day, replace it with exhaustion not just physically but emotionally […]

The job market - Ask the recruiter

Published May 24th, 2007 by David.

As usual at this time of year, we get alot of soon to be newly qualified Optometry students calling us wanting to know what is around and what they can expect in terms of job roles, salaries and future prospects so this year I thought (in the theme of Janes “ask the examiner” see below) […]

Ask the Examiner - The Final Assessment 2007

Published May 21st, 2007 by Jane Macnaughton.

We are happy to take any questions, big or small on any aspect of the Final Assessment.
If you haven’t already resgistered with us, please do so below and post your questions to us. 
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CLEARVIEW Training’s Final Assessment Course 2008

Published May 21st, 2007 by Jane Macnaughton.

[ May 24, 2008 9:00 am to May 25, 2008 4:00 pm. ]  

The second of our Final Assessment courses takes place in the East Midlands at the Burleigh Court International Conference Centre, Loughborough, just one mile from junction 23 of the M1. 

Held over a weekend, this lecture-based course covers each of the subjects of the Final Assessment as interactive lecture presentations and a quiz or two. 

There are also […]

The Final Assessment - the Examiner’s view

Published May 21st, 2007 by Joy Myint.

Peter Chapman has written an insightful piece about the upcoming Final Assessments. As one of these “malevolentâ€? examiners I have to re-iterate his point that actually we do want to pass the candidates and not fail them. Apart from anything else, failure requires more paperwork! Joking aside, we are not “out to get youâ€?, our desire […]

Why Low Vision?

Published May 20th, 2007 by Joy Myint.

A great deal has happened with eye care in the past few years, though I am sure the cynics in the profession will continue to declare nothing has changed.
There have been major changes in Scotland, and equally major changes in Wales. In England we have seen a recent review of General Ophthalmic Services, but the […]

The Final Assessments – See you on the other side!

Published May 12th, 2007 by Peter Chapman.

The Pre-reg out there are nearing the end, and after 7-9 months of combining work and study, are now banished to the books, revising for the Final Assessment. After two degrees and two sets of professional exams, I sympathise thoroughly with you all - we have all been through it. Be reassured though. The exams […]

Specs on the Net – The Next Step

Published May 3rd, 2007 by Peter Chapman.

In my opinion, practitioners can no longer rely on patients buying spectacles from their own practice. If the Internet is not enough to worry about, the ever increasing competitiveness of the High Street certainly is. Practice owners have a choice. They can either sit back and be scared by Internet retailers and competition or rise […]

City University’s Pre-registration Refresher Programme: The Final Assessment Weekend

Published March 10th, 2007 by Jane Macnaughton.

[ May 5, 2007; 8:30 am; ]  

 

Held over two days at the university’s Fight for Sight Optometry Clinic in London, this two-day weekend course hosted by CLEARVIEW Training is held towards the end of the pre-registration year in time to prepare for the Final Assessment.

On the Saturday, all delegates will have the opportunity to sit all of the practical exams that make up […]

A CLEARVIEW of the Final Assessment

Published February 21st, 2007 by Jane Macnaughton.

[ May 19, 2007 9:00 am to May 20, 2007 5:00 pm. ]  

Ensure your path to successful qualification is trouble free. Be guided through the lead up to your Final Assessment by our experienced College Examiners on our Final Assessment Conference.

Each exam is presented as part of a series of interactive lecture presentations and a quiz or two.

There are also breakout sessions in small groups to discuss […]