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Where is your CV?
One of the courses of action which people can do in order to find themselves work is to post their CV on a variety of different CV search websites and let the people contact you. This of course saves you doing all the calling around however it does raise the question where is your CV [...]
The Intraocular Variations of IOP
By Paul Verkey, Kristina Ptochantonis, and Shetaaj Moorad In clinic, we spend a fair amount of time measuring countless pressures and it is easy to forget what factors affect intraocular pressure (IOP) over time; these factors may affect how we manage the patient at the end of our clinical examination. IOP values do not follow a [...]
Clinical Conundrums: Case History 3 – Differential Prism
A 78-year-old patient presented for refraction following a cataract extraction on the Right Eye. A nice easy start after lunch I thought. During history and symptoms she explained there may have been some complications during the surgery but was unsure exactly what those complications had been.
Clinical Conundrums: Case History 2 – 'Pie on the Floor'
From Caroline King & Priscilla Darkwah: We today examined a 34 year old female patient who attended for a routine 2-yearly eye examination. She was reporting a slight deterioration in her distance visual acuity, which was more noticeable when driving. There were no problems at near. She was otherwise asymptomatic, no headaches, diplopia or any other complaints.
My ‘Duty of Care.’ – Driving Standards
I clearly remember the words of my university lecturer saying to all of us:- ‘When a patient does not meet driving standard requirements, you can only advise them about it. Your duty is to make sure that they are aware of the clinical results. You are not in a position to tell them whether or [...]
Agencies – What do you do?
After speaking to a number of companies over the course of the week, it appears that there is a gulf in what people think agencies or consultancies do in order to find suitable people for their roles and what we have to do in order to find the right person. So the question is “what [...]
Clinical Conundrums: Case History 1
I recently examined a 63 year old patient who came in for a re-check. He had been seen by my colleague a few weeks earlier and at the time his spectacles were updated; one pair for distance and one pair for near. He came in complaining of not being able to read with both eyes [...]
Interviews – Pleasure or Pain?
The idea of attending an interview can have a variety of effects on people not least panic, nervousness or the complete opposite: total over confidence. Over the course of a week I see a mixture of these but regardless of the reaction nothing beats not doing any preparation.
BV or not BV-that was the question.
I remember reaching a crossroads in my career a number of years ago. I was nearing the end of my first year of training as an Orthoptist and on a clinical placement in a hospital in the West Midlands. One afternoon, I sat in with an Optometrist in order to understand the work that they [...]
Inductions – One of the most important recruitment processes.
Having worked within the recruitment sector for over eight years now with six of them in the health sector, I am constantly surprised by the lack of importance placed by employers on inducting new members of their team into their company, culture and ethos.
