Archive for Pre-Reg

Are you writing ‘Less than 6/60?’ Dont do it! Download printable Snellen letters.

Published August 30th, 2007 by Jane Macnaughton.

Over the last few weeks we have been covering a few teaching sessions for the Routine Exam for the Final Assessment.  A number of students were happily recording

Clinical Conundrums: Case History 5- Branch Vein Occlusion

Published August 13th, 2007 by Jane Macnaughton.

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.
Three months on she visited us.  […]

How to Interview - Your input required

Published July 25th, 2007 by David.

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.
We have a set structure which we […]

Ask the Assessor - the Core Competencies

Published July 21st, 2007 by Jane Macnaughton.

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.
Note: Trainees are encouraged to approach their College appointed assessors if they are running into any specific difficulties; this thread is designed to pick […]

This is National Knowledge Week for Age Related Macular Degeneration

Published June 18th, 2007 by Jane Macnaughton.

Earlier in the month (June 6th ) we published a piece on the Eyes and Vision Specialist Library (EVSL) from Parul Desai MSc PhD FRCS FRCOphth FFPH
This week is AMD National Knowledge Week . 

Knowledge weeks serve to provide a collection of the evidence and information on recent developments, with this week the focus being on […]

What’s on BV – Episode 3 – How to get more from your occluder – Part 3

Published June 17th, 2007 by Simon Frackiewicz.

When is a tropia not a tropia?
The previous episodes have covered the topics of asymmetric phoria and the importance of recovery in latent squint. This episode aims to highlight the importance of observing both the covered and uncovered eye on the cover test.
I tested an 11 year old girl recently who has a long […]

What’s on BV – Episode 2 – How to get more from your occluder – Part 2

Published June 17th, 2007 by Simon Frackiewicz.

What do we mean by recovery?
In the last episode, we saw that concomitant deviations do not have to be symmetrical, and that in the case of anisometropia, one may see an asymmetrical movement of the eyes on the alternate cover test.  This episode highlights the importance of the recovery movement seen on cover test.
In my […]

What’s on BV – New Series!

Published June 17th, 2007 by Simon Frackiewicz.

Welcome to the first episode of the new ‘What’s on BV’ series, where I hope to highlight some examples of BV tests that I find particularly useful in clinical decision making.  Unfortunately there is no free binder with part one, but I hope they prove a useful collection in the long run.  If there are […]

The Eyes and Vision Specialist Library, National Library for Health

Published June 6th, 2007 by Jane Macnaughton.

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).
It was launched in 2005 and its purpose is to systematically identify, organise and present […]

Clinical Conundrums: Case History 4 - Charles Bonnet Syndrome

Published June 2nd, 2007 by Caroline King.

I first came across Charles Bonnet Syndrome as a symptom in association with age related macular degeneration but it wasn’t until I worked as a specialist low vision optometrist that I realized how common and significant a problem it was.
I was performing low vision assessments, when one day a 78 year old lady presented to […]