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Online Pre-reg lectures a big hit!
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. [...]
Now I need to get a job…
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 [...]
Ask the Examiner – The Final Assessment 2008
At this time of the year, pre-registration trainees are once again completing their Quarterly Assessments and starting their preparation for the Final Assessment in June and September of this year. Following the popular �Ask the Examiner� thread last summer, the Optometry Blog has re-launched a new thread for the 2008 exams.�
Clinical Conundrums: Case History 5- Branch Vein Occlusion
This 50 year old lady had recently returned from competing in a triathlon. Clearly very fit, she was blissfully unaware of a surprisingly high blood cholesterol level. Needless to say, the loss of vision in the right eye was very swift which prompted her to visit the local eye department.
How to Interview – Your input required
In this series which handily follows on from “How to write a CV” we will be looking at how to conduct yourself in an interview, the do’s and dont’s and what questions to ask when but there is going to be a difference: You are going to help me write it.
Ask the Assessor – the Core Competencies
As one set of trainees completes their pre-registration year, another is just starting out. To complement our popular ‘Ask the Examiner’ thread, we are now including a new ‘Ask the Assessor’ thread.
Free CET Article (Expired): New generation tonometers – Is it time to say goodbye to the Goldmann?
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.
The Eyes and Vision Specialist Library, National Library for Health
From Parul Desai MSc PhD FRCS FRCOphth FFPH. Consultant in Public Health Medicine and Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. The Eyes and Vision Specialist Library (EVSL) is one of 28 Specialist Libraries across healthcare, commissioned by the National Library for Health (NLH).
Clinical Conundrums: Case History 4 – Charles Bonnet Syndrome
I first came across Charles Bonnet Syndrome as a symptom in association with age related macular degeneration but it wasnât until I worked as a specialist low vision optometrist that I realized how common and significant a problem it was.
The Final Assessment – the Examiner's view
Peter Chapman has written an insightful piece about the upcoming Final Assessments. As one of these âmalevolentâ? 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 âout to get youâ?, our desire [...]
Recent CET and Pre-Reg Articles
The Outside Clinic Account Holders C18188 (VRICS) Problems in the Periphery
January 4th, 2012 ~ 0 Comments
The Outside Clinic Account Holders: Glaucoma detection for the domiciliary optometrist. Paper 2: Management C 17915 (O)
November 29th, 2011 ~ 0 Comments
The Outside Clinic Account Holders: C17314 (VRICS) Problems at the Pole
September 28th, 2011 ~ 0 Comments
Recent Optometry Blog Posts
The Outside Clinic Account Holders C18188 (VRICS) Problems in the Periphery
January 4th, 2012 ~ 0 Comments
The Outside Clinic Account Holders: Glaucoma detection for the domiciliary optometrist. Paper 2: Management C 17915 (O)
November 29th, 2011 ~ 0 Comments
The Outside Clinic Account Holders: C17314 (VRICS) Problems at the Pole
September 28th, 2011 ~ 0 Comments
