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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 […]

Did Captain Cook suffer from AMD? Or did he drink some Noni Juice?

Published September 18th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

Captain Cook died at the age of 51 – so we will never know the answer to that question. However, as he sailed across the South Pacific in the mid 18th Century, it is doubtful whether he had a large supply of curly kale and spinach to keep up his reserves of Lutein and Zeaxanthin. […]

National Lottery Winners: Macular Disease Society

Published September 1st, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

The winners of The National Lottery Awards 2008 were announced on The National Lottery: Big 7 - a special live BBC1 show, broadcast on Saturday 30 August.
21 Lottery-funded projects from all over the UK gathered at the star-studded event to find out who had won this year’s National Lottery Awards.  Now in their fifth year, […]

August 08 CET C 9618 VRICS Quiz - The External Eye

Published August 31st, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

CET C 9618 Visual Recognition and Interpretation of Clinical Signs - The External Eye
This online VRICS quiz, developed by Peter Chapman,  consists of a series of high resolution images of external eye disease.  This presentation encourages the practitioner to discuss with peers or use other means of investigation available to interpret the pictures and come […]

Free to download: Online Pre-registration Lecture 2 - The Low Vision Core Competencies

Published August 27th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

The second subject of our online pre-registration programme covers the Core Competencies for Low Vision.
There are three presentations totalling 90 minutes and are written and presented by Jane Macnaughton MCOptom.
Fully supported with highly illustrated slides, these audio lectures are aimed at trainees preparing for the quarterly and final assessments of the College of Optometrist’s Scheme […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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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.

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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 […]