Archive for NonEEA Candidates

Summer 2009: Mock Exam Course for Non-EEA Qualified Optometrists (Dates TBC)

Published August 26th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

[ May 11, 2009 9:00 am to May 14, 2009 6:00 pm. ]  
Are you focusing on a CLEARVIEW to a CLEAR PASS?
CLEARVIEW Training’s intensive course for Non EEA qualified Optometrists focuses directly on the College of Optometrist’s exam syllabus.  Held at the City University’s Fight for Sight Optometry Clinic in London, our course will give delegates an opportunity to experience a selection of the College’s practical exams held […]

Free to download - online Pre-registration Lecture: The Routine Exam

Published July 16th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

In time for the new cohort of trainees, the Optometry Blog is proud to host a new concept in pre-registration training: podcast lectures.
Free to download – The Routine Exam – this podcast lecture with accompanying notes is sponsored by CLEARVIEW Training Pre-Registration Courses and Flame Health Ltd. 
The Routine Exam, is a 60 minute audio presentation by […]

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4th September 2008 FREE Pre-registration Evening

Published June 12th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

[ September 4, 2008; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]

Flame Health, in association with CLEARVIEW Training, invites you to attend an informal training event at their central Nottingham offices on Thursday the 4th of September. This event is aimed at Pre-Registration Optometrists and will consist of two presentations throughout the course of the evening.

The first presentation is called “The Way Forward” and is given […]

Now I need to get a job…

Published June 6th, 2008 by David.

So, with the final assesments looming ever larger on the horizon, now is the time to be thinking about what your next step is going to be within the world of Optometry.
I would imagine that most of you have a good idea of what direction you would like to go in whether it is permanent, […]

Peter’s guide to facial measurements: still getting your splay mixed up with your crest?

Published June 3rd, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

For those of you currently preparing for the summer exams, Peter has kindly been busy taking pictures to assist you in Dispensing.
Please feel free to download and let us now if you find them useful.

 
Peter Chapman’s Guide to Facial Measurements.pdf
 

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Basic Guidleines of Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lens Fitting

Published February 19th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

In preparation for the Final Assessment and NonEEA Exams, Dr Christine Astin, PhD, FCOptom, DCLP, FAAO, FIACLE, FBCLA divides RGP fitting into three main topics that will assist candidates with their studies:
Three main areas should be considered:
1. Initial data gathering
2. Lens Fit Analysis
3. Ordering of the rigid gas permeable (RGP) lens
1. Initial data gathering:
• Recent […]

Final Assessment & NonEEA Candidates - Reading lists and Downloads

Published February 16th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

For those of you who are intending to sit the College of Optometrists Final Assessment and NonEEA Qualified Optometrists Examination, we shall be building here a comprehensive list of useful links and downloads.
Please check back regularly as this page will be continuously updated.
Last updated: 26 August 2008
We welcome additional links - please use the comment box […]

Ask the Non-EEA Examiner - The Examination for Non-EEA/EU Qualified Optometrists

Published January 4th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

Are you preparing to sit the College of Optometrist’s Examination for Non EEA/EU Qualified Optometrists?
If you need a question answered on any aspect of the exam or understand anything specific about working as an optometrist in the UK, including employment options, then post your questions to us here.
Details on forthcoming Mock Exam Courses for Non […]

CLEARVIEW Training’s Mock Exam Course for Non EEA Qualified Optometrists

Published December 21st, 2007 by Jane Macnaughton.

[ May 12, 2008 8:30 am to May 15, 2008 5:30 pm. ]  

If you are planning to sit the College of Optometrist’s Examination for Non EEA/EU Qualified Optometrists then our refresher programme is just for you. 

Held over four consecutive days at the City University’s Fight for Sight Optometry Clinic in London, our intensive course focuses directly on the exam syllabus; delegates will have an opportunity to experience […]

Tiresias - Your online guide to Low vision

Published September 21st, 2007 by Jane Macnaughton.

The Tiresias project  initially started life 30 years ago in printed form and evolved from work carried out by Dr. Janet Silver formerly of Moorfields Eye Hospital and Dr. John Gill, Chief Scientist of the RNIB in London.  I still have an old printed copy on my book shelf and whilst I appreciate it is […]