CPD Ref: C-112006
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2025
Domains: Clinical Practice, Communication
This episode is a follow-up to the Docet webinar PAC, PACS, and PACS+ in Focus. Michelle is joined by consultant ophthalmic surgeon Nishani Amerasinghe, and together they recap the essential takeaways for optometrists, including key insights into primary angle closure disease and potential treatment options, as well as long-term patient management within community practice.
Topics: Primary Angle Closure (PAC), Anterior angle assessment, Glaucoma, Risk factors for PAC, Referrals, Communication, Management in primary care.
CPD Ref: C-111770
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2025
Domains: Clinical Practice, Professionalism
In 2022, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists updated guidelines on angle closure disease. In this recorded webinar, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon Ms Nishani Amerasinghe provides an overview of PAC, PACS, and PACS+, covering risk assessment, symptom recognition, examination techniques, and appropriate patient management.
Topics: Anterior chamber angle, Van Herick, OCT, Gonioscopy, Referral, Glaucoma, Management, Treatment.
CPD Ref: C-111661
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2025
Domains: Professionalism, Leadership & Accountability
This episode explores the systemic and neurological effects of chronic stress, highlighting its long-term impact on health. Experts discuss the body’s response to stress, its influence on brain function and behaviour, and strategies to protect mental well-being in healthcare professionals.
Topics: Stress, Anxiety, Wellbeing, Mental health, Brain health, Cortisol, Hormones, Depression, Inflammation, Dementia.
CPD Ref: C-111350
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 30 September 2025
Domains: Professionalism, Leadership & Accountability
In this episode, Michelle welcomes Neil Retallic, an optometrist and mental welfare researcher who explains why stress and burnout are so prevalent in our profession. We also hear from Dr Nicholas Taylor, consultant psychiatrist, about early interventions to prevent long-term mental health issues.
Topics: Stress, Anxiety, Burnout, Wellbeing, Mental health, Compassion fatigue, Cognitive behavioural therapy.
CPD Ref: C-110444
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2025
Domains: Clinical Practice, Communication
In this recorded lecture, Dr Rakhee Shah presents the latest research on dementia and its implications for optometry. Mr Simon Raw provides clinical insights on tailoring eye examinations to meet the needs of patients with dementia, along with strategies to ensure they feel safe and comfortable.
Topics: Mental Capacity Act 2005, Falls, Visual assessment and examination, Referral, Communication, History and symptoms, Dispensing, Dementia.
CPD Ref: C-110271
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2025
Domains: Clinical Practice, Communication
In this recorded lecture, Professor Sai Kolli, consultant ophthalmic surgeon, looks at corneal dystrophies that appear commonly in practice. He discusses which patients are appropriate for monitoring or management in the community, which need to be referred, and the impact of these conditions when referring patients for surgical treatment. Conditions such as keratoconus and Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy are also covered.
Topics: Referrals, Keratoconus, Fuchs, Endothelium, Recurrent corneal erosion, Tomography, Topography, OCT, Astigmatism, Specular microscopy, Cross-linking, Graft.
CPD Ref: C-100639
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2025
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication
This is the first in a five-part course on AMD, covering the anatomy of the macula, risk factors, prevalence, and signs and symptoms of AMD.
Topics: AMD Series, Retina, Macula, Risk factors, NICE NG82, OCT, Smoking, Drusen, Wet, Dry, Diet, Anatomy, Neovascular, Prevalence, Charles Bonnet, Active, Inactive, Classification.
CPD Ref: C-100641
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2025
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication
Part two of our five-part course on AMD looks at the physiology and examination of the macula area to identify AMD and other macula conditions. OCT images are explained to aid differential diagnosis.
Topics: AMD Series, Retina, Macula, NICE NG82, OCT, Drusen, Wet, Dry, Anatomy, Neovascular, Active, Inactive, Classification, Diabetes, CSR, Vein occlusion, Macular oedema, Vitelliform, Geographic atrophy, Reticular.
CPD Ref: C-100642
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2025
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication
Part three of our five-part course on AMD looks at assessment techniques, effective patient communication, the management and referral of patients with AMD and low vision support.
Topics: AMD Series, Macula, NICE NG82, Referral, Communication, OCT, Amsler, Drusen, Wet, Dry, Neovascular, Active, Inactive, Geographic atrophy, Smoking, Diet, Charles Bonnet, Driving, Vitamins, AREDS, Supplements, Eccentric viewing, Low vision, Visual impairment.
CPD Ref: C-103023
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2025
Domains: Clinical practice, Professionalism
Part four of our five-part course on AMD gives the opportunity to practice diagnosing three patient cases presenting at different stages of AMD, and to consider the most appropriate management and treatment options for each patient.
Topics: AMD Series, Active, Amsler, Communication, Depression, Diet, Driving, Drusen, Dry, Inactive, Low vision, Macula, Neovascular, NICE NG82, OCT, Referral, Retina, Smoking, Visual impairment, Wet.
CPD Ref: C-100644
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2025
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication
In part five of our course on AMD, we look at the treatment options of patients with AMD, including the anti-VEGF procedure in a hospital eye clinic.
Topics: AMD Series, Active, Dry, Macula, Neovascular, NICE NG82, OCT, Referral, Visual impairment, Wet, Anti-VEGF, Intravitreal, Injections, Fluorescein angiography, OCT-A, PDT, Telescopes, Translocation, DARPin, Stem cell.
CPD Ref: C-101941
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 30 June 2025
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication, Specialty CPD (IP)
Docet has created a comprehensive online resource to support optometrists and IP practitioners in the diagnosis and management of patients presenting with chronic or non-sight threatening anterior eye conditions.
The second part of the anterior eye course focuses on conjunctival conditions including infective conjunctivitis.
Topics: Referrals, Grading scales, Slit-lamp, Pharmacy, GP, Conjunctivitis, Allergy, Viral, Pinguecula, Pterygium, Bacterial, Infective, Haemorrhage.
Areas of interest: MECS, Anterior eye conditions and acute presentations, Independent Prescribing, Newly qualified.
CPD Ref: C-102247
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 30 June 2025
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication, Specialty CPD (IP)
Docet has created a comprehensive online resource to support optometrists and IP practitioners in the diagnosis and management of patients presenting with chronic or non-sight threatening anterior eye conditions.
The first part focuses on eyelid conditions including blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).
Topics: Referrals, Grading scales, Slit-lamp, Pharmacy, GP, Blepharitis, Hordeolum, Chalazion, Meibomian gland dysfunction, Molluscum contagiosum, Ectropion, Entropion, Dry eye.
Areas of interest: MECS, Anterior eye conditions and acute presentations, Independent Prescribing, Newly qualified.
CPD Ref: C-102248
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 30 June 2025
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication, Specialty CPD (IP)
Docet has created a comprehensive online resource to support optometrists and IP practitioners in the diagnosis and management of patients presenting with chronic or non-sight threatening anterior eye conditions.
This is the third and final part in the series on the anterior eye and covers conditions such as episcleritis, dry eye and corneal abrasions.
Topics: Referrals, Grading scales, Slit-lamp, Pharmacy, GP, Dry eye, Episcleritis, Corneal abrasions, Recurrent corneal erosions, Foreign bodies.
Areas of interest: MECS, Anterior eye conditions and acute presentations, Independent Prescribing, Newly qualified.
CPD Ref: C-107759
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2025
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication
This recorded lecture aims to build the confidence of community optometrists when examining children with special educational needs (SEN). Professor Rachel Pilling provides guidance on adapting your communication and testing approaches to better accommodate children with special needs. Common ocular issues seen in SEN children are addressed, as are the ways in which optometrists can assist both the children and their parents in optimising vision. Recognising when referral is required is also explored.
Topics: Special educational needs, SEN, ASD, ADHD, Cerebral visual impairment, CVI, Atypical visual behaviour, Communication, Retinoscopy, Visual assessment, Refraction, GOS, Dry eye, Referral.
CPD Ref: C-100600
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 March 2025
Domains: Communication, Clinical practice
This recorded lecture by Dr Aleksandra Mankowska presents four case studies of patients with binocular vision problems. For each case the presenting symptoms, appropriate clinical assessment and management options are discussed, providing optometrists with an overview of common binocular vision problems and how to manage them in practice.
Topics: Paediatric, Multiple sclerosis, Convergence insufficiency, Esophoria, Exophoria, Prism, Fusional reserves, Stereopsis, Cycloplegic, Tropia, Microtropia, Convergence weakness, Refraction, Amblyopia, Nystagmus.
CPD Ref: C-101637
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2025
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication
The first part of the three part course on cataract looks at the definition and classification of cataract, its pathophysiology, risk factors and incidence, how to assess patients in practice and referral criteria.
Topics: Cataract, Cataract series, Classification, Pathophysiology, Risk factors, History and symptoms, Visual assessment, Contrast sensitivity, Referral, Nuclear, PSC, Cortical, Congenital, NICE.
CPD Ref: C-101638
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2025
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication
The second part of the three-part course on cataract looks at management principles, treatment principles and surgical techniques.
Topics: Cataract, Cataract series, Management, Intra-ocular lenses, Phacoemulsification, Surgery, IOL, Multifocal, Bifocal, Trifocal, Referral, Monovision, Accommodating, Cataract extraction, EDOF.
CPD Ref: C-101640
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2025
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication, Specialty CPD (IP)
The third and final part of the Docet cataract series covers postoperative assessment of cataract surgery patients, complications and their management and postoperative pathways.
Topics: Cataract, Cataract series, Surgery, Postoperative assessment, Complications, Pathways, CMO, Uveitis, Retinal detachment, IOP, PCO, Referral, Emergency, IOL, Dislocation.
CPD Ref: C-102415
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 30 June 2025
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication
In part one of this two-part course, we hear from three child patients and their parents about their experiences getting started with contact lenses and how they manage them in daily life. We also hear from two optometrists about fitting contact lenses in children and the benefits that contact lenses can provide.
Topics: Prevalence, benefits and perceived barriers to contact lens wear in children, Quality of life, Microbial keratitis, Soft contact lenses, Rigid gas permeable lenses, Orthokeratology, Anisometropia, Amblyopia, Nystagmus, Myopia management, Seasonal allergic conjunctivitis, Contact lens handling.