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Summer 2009: Mock Exam Course for Non-EEA Qualified Optometrists (Dates TBC)

Published August 26th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

[ May 11, 2009 9:00 am to May 14, 2009 6:00 pm. ]  
Are you focusing on a CLEARVIEW to a CLEAR PASS?
CLEARVIEW Training’s intensive course for Non EEA qualified Optometrists focuses directly on the College of Optometrist’s exam syllabus.  Held at the City University’s Fight for Sight Optometry Clinic in London, our course will give delegates an opportunity to experience a selection of the College’s practical exams held […]

Do as I say, not as I do

Published August 26th, 2008 by Peter Chapman.

Most of us have bad habits, most of us do things we shouldn’t do, eat too much chocolate, or have one too many glasses of wine at the weekend. Most practicing Optometrists spend our days giving out advice and best practice to patients hoping that it will be followed.
“Always wash your hands before touching your […]

June 2009 CLEARVIEW Training hosts’s the City University’s Pre-registration Programme

Published August 25th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

[ June 7, 2009; ]

Held over two days at our Bath Street site, this weekend course is held towards the end of the pre-registration year in time to prepare for the Final Assessment.

Our mock exam day will put all delegates through each of the practical exams that make up the Final Assessment: each exam is held in real time […]

July 08 CET C9366 Imaging the Posterior pole

Published July 10th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

CET  C9366. In this audio podcast and text-based distance learning article,  Priya Dabasia discusses the history of retinal imaging and focuses on techniques both used on the high street and in hospital clinics. Instruments discussed include fundus cameras, Optical Coherance Tomography, Heidel Retinal Tomograph, GDx scanning laser polarimetry and widefield photography. With 8 out of 10 […]

Made it! Council Team completes the London 10K in aid of Fight for Sight

Published July 9th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

Injury hit the team. Damaged leg muscles prevented David Cartwright in joining the team at the last minute and so we were down to six. But that did not stop us.
Fighting for Sight and fighting fittish the final six in ‘Frannie’s Team’ gathered in central London early on Sunday morning to run in the Asics British […]

Free CET from Essilor UK Ltd

Published July 1st, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

CET C9375: The Significance Of The Minkwitz Condition Upon The Field Of View Of Progressive Power Lenses
This month from Essilor we are hosting a free CET article open to all UK registered Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians.
This article is written by Professor Mo Jalie SMSA, FBDO (Hons), Hon FCGI, Hon FCOptom, MIMgt. Professor Jalie is visiting […]

Two weeks to go - College Council Seven runs London 10K

Published June 27th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

 (See How much we have raised)
Francesca Marchetti College Councilor for the West Midlands, has bravely put together a team of ‘runners’ from the College of Optometrists Council.
In aid of Fight for Sight, the team, which includes Scott Mackie, David Cartwright, Tony Trowsdale, Kamlesh Gohill, Sanjay Patel and Jane Macnaughton, will be running in the London […]

Annual Evidence Update on Age-Related Macular Degeneration16– 22 June 2008

Published June 15th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

The NLH Eyes & Vision Specialist Library presents a collection of evidence that has emerged over the past 12 months since the AMD National Knowledge Week in June 2007.
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the commonest causes of certifiable visual impairment in the UK. For the purposes of this AEU the term Age […]

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 […]

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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