Archive for NonEEA Candidates

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 […]

Ask the Non-EEA Examiner - The 2008 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 […]

Prescribing near magnification & acuity reserve

Published April 12th, 2007 by Jane Macnaughton.

As a low vision practitioner I am amazed at how many different ways practitioners calculate the amount of magnification patients require prior to demonstrating low vision aids. With that in mind I have covered one of two of these here with some comments based upon practical experience in the clinic.
1. Using the charts
There is […]

Eye tumours - Improving our Differential Diagnosis

Published April 2nd, 2007 by Jane Macnaughton.

At the recent Optometry Tomorrow conference hosted by the College of Optometrists in Newcastle last month, I had the pleasure of listening to Professor Bertil Damato, Director of the Ocular Oncology Service at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, give the annual George Giles Memorial Lecture, ‘Prospects for change in the treatment of uveal melanoma.’
Professor Damato […]