Archive for CET Optometrists

April08 CET C 8874 VRICS Quiz - Common Contact Lens Complications

Published March 31st, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

C 8874 Visual Recognition and Interpretation of Clinical Signs - Common Contact Lens Complications.
This VRICS quiz, developed by Bill Harvey consists of 12 high resolution images showing a series of common contact lens complications.
The deadline for responses is 31st March 2009
Learning Objectives:
The aim of this quiz is to:

Encourage accurate interpretation of clinical signs
Encourage accurate differential diagnosis of common […]

April 08 CET C 6915: Back to Basics with Dispensing – Specific Gravity – it’s not rocket science!

Published March 31st, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

Peter Chapman revises basic spectacle lens properties, including refractive index, Abbe values, specific gravity and lens materials and how these properties affect the patient’s overall cosmetic and visual performance.
The deadlne for responses is 31st March 2009
This article has been accredited 1 CET point for GOC registered Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians and 1 CET Point for AOI […]

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March08 CET C 7923: Back to Basics with Low Vision 1. The Purpose and Process of Registration

Published February 19th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

CET C7923 Jane Macnaughton begins a major new series of CET articles covering the basics of low vision practice, aimed at the general optometrist and dispensing practitioner.  The objective of this series is to address the concept of a community based low vision practice and in so doing, equip the practitioner with the basic skills needed […]

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January08 CET C7493: Angle Closure and Angle Closure Glaucoma, an optometry perspective

Published January 14th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

CET C7493 Dr Karen French reviews the current thinking on primary angle closure (PAC) and primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG).
The deadline for responses is 31st January 2009
(31st Dec for Association of Optometrists Australia)
Learning Objectives:
PACG is a leading cause of blindness in Asia and may be more common in European populations than previously recognised. In recent […]

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What’s in your wallet? The ideal Registrant’s CE portfolio

Published December 17th, 2007 by Jane Macnaughton.

The GOC have recently announced a consultation period during which they are inviting the profession to give feedback on the current CET system.  Now that the system is bedding in, there are clearly areas that work better than others so it is now time for the end users to have their say. 
The question is – […]

Free CET Article (Expired): New generation tonometers - Is it time to say goodbye to the Goldmann?

Published July 9th, 2007 by Jane Macnaughton.

C 6484 Priya Dabasia presents a historical evolution of tonometry instrumentation, and provides a basic introduction into newer principles of measurement, discussing the influence that these recent developments will have upon glaucoma screening and management in the future. 
Fee: free of charge.
This CET has expired
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This article has been accredited […]