Archive for NonEEA Candidates

March 2010: City University Mock Exam Weekend I - Final Assessment of Routine & Contact Lenses

Published June 22nd, 2009 by Jane Macnaughton.

[ March 28, 2010; ]  

Need some direction?  Then we have the course for you… 

CLEARVIEW Training has been hosting the highly successful City University Pre-registration Training Programme for the past 6 years. All courses are practical based and include full mock exams held in real time and by current College Examiners and Assessors.  It doesn’t come any closer to the real […]

Taking the Final Assessment or NonEEA Exams this summer?

Published June 2nd, 2009 by Jane Macnaughton.

Patients Needed - an excellent opportunity! 
I am running a course this weekend for the trainee optometrists and I need some patients to sit for Routine or Contact Lenses.  For the former you need to have an Rx, and for the latter you need to be a current wearer (any type).   
Saturday 6th June, Bath Street Clinic […]

Free to download: Refractive Surgery – the answer to my visual problems?

Published March 30th, 2009 by Jane Macnaughton.

Shehzad Naroo presents an overview of current techniques and results, contraindications, complications and onward optometric management of refractive surgery.

Download a copy of the article here
 
 

Meet Me Online: NonEEA 2009 – Live Lectures!

Published March 18th, 2009 by Jane Macnaughton.

     Need a helping hand?
CLEARVIEW Training is hosting an audio/visual discussion group addressing the forthcoming College of Optometrists NonEEA/EU Qualified Optometrists. 
Supported by WebEx, this online meeting will allow an interactive discussion via telephone whilst simultaneously viewing a PowerPoint Presentation. 
Next Meeting Dates
20th March 2009 @ 1300 HRS GMT.  Expected duration – 60 minutes.
2nd April 2009 @ […]

Resources Page - Links and Downloads

Published March 11th, 2009 by Jane Macnaughton.

Our Resources Page - useful for both trainees and qualified practitioners has been updated again today.
Thank you once again to those who continue to contribute and keep this page updated.  This section of the Optometry Blog is fast becoming a very popular place to search for information and downloads.
Included in the Resources Section:

Links to useful […]

New Update! Final Assessment & NonEEA Candidates - Reading Lists and Downloads

Published November 8th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

We now have a dedicated Resources Page which may be accessed via the Prereg Arena.
 

Pre-Registration FAQs. 2: Binocular Vision

Published October 16th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

Q:  If a child has exophoria at distance and near, is amblyopic in one eye with no strabismus, and on refraction you find a hypermetropic Rx. Would a cycloplegic refraction be required or is it OK to prescribe from a non-cycloplegic refraction since there is no squint?
A:  You are correct to question the prescribing of […]

Pre-Registration FAQs. 1: Ocular Disease and Investigative Techniques

Published October 6th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

At this time of the year, pre-registration trainees are once again completing their Assessments.
Following the popular ‘Ask the Examiner’ threads over the past two years, we have compiled all of the questions and answers as FAQs and regrouped them all according to subject.
Our contributors have included Bill Harvey, Peter Chapman, Joy Myint, Dr Christine Astin, […]

Online Pre-reg lectures a big hit!

Published September 26th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

Our two online pre-registration lectures, the Routine Exam and the Low Vision Core Competencies have been successfully downloaded by a large number of people. We have received some great feedback too, so thank you!
Both lectures are free to download and offer the trainee over an hour of lecture time, straight to your MP3 player. Lectures […]

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 […]