Anterior Eye: Conjunctival Disorders (Interactive)
CET Ref: C-56382
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Closing Date: 3 December 2018 - 9:00am - CET now closed to submissions for 2018. Submissions received before 9:00am 3 December 2018 will be processed for the 2018 cycle.
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 second of three interactive exercises on the anterior eye and focuses on infective conjunctivitis.
Topics: Referrals, Conjunctiva, Pinguecula, Pterygium, Grading scales, Slit lamp, Pharmacy, GP, Red eye.
Area of interest: MECS, Anterior eye conditions and acute presentations, Independent Prescribing, Newly qualified.
Anterior Eye: Eyelid Disorders (Interactive)
CET Ref: C-56582
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Closing Date: 3 December 2018 - 9:00am - CET now closed to submissions for 2018. Submissions received before 9:00am 3 December 2018 will be processed for the 2018 cycle.
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 first of three interactive exercises on the anterior eye and focuses on blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).
Topics: Eyelid, Blepharitis, Hordeolum, Chalazion, MGD, Molluscum contagiosum, Ectropion, Entropion, Herpes, Grading Scales, Pharmacy, GP, Referrals.
Area of interest: MECS, Anterior eye conditions and acute presentations, Independent Prescribing, Newly qualified.
Binocular Vision (Non-interactive)
CET Ref: C-56334
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CET Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 18 December 2018 - 9:00am
Binocular Vision provides a step by step practical guide to the various techniques required in practice to assess the binocular status of patients and then suggests the appropriate management for a broad range of anomalies.
Topics: Children, Orthoptics, Amblyopia, Strabismus, Squint, Incommitent, Commitent, Exercises, Motility, Heterophoria, Stereopsis, Prisms, Newly qualified.
Area of interest: MECS
CET Ref: C-58607
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CET Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 18 December 2018 - 9:00am
The course is split into two parts. The first part covers the skills required to examine and fit astigmatic patients with contact lenses and looks at two patients, the first fitted with soft toric contact lenses and the second with rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses.
Topics: Astigmatism, Soft toric lenses, RGP lenses, Slit lamp, Toric, Aftercare, Bitoric, Gas permeable, Keratometry, Contact lenses.
CET Ref: C-58861
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Closing Date: 3 December 2018 - 9:00am - CET now closed to submissions for 2018. Submissions received before 9:00am 3 December 2018 will be processed for the 2018 cycle.
The programme is split into two parts. The second part of the programme covers the aftercare, management and problem solving of patients wearing RGP lenses.
Topics: Astigmatism, Soft lenses, RGP lenses, Slit lamp, Toric, Aftercare, Bitoric, Complications, Gas permeable, Staining, Contact lenses.
Developing Clinical Skills
CET Ref: C-56060 
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CET Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 18 December 2018 - 9:00am
This programme looks at the application of three advanced clinical investigative techniques and shows how to undertake and interpret van Herick technique, the use of slit lamp and indirect lenses for assessment of the fundus and how to measure intraocular pressure using a contact technique.
Topics: Tonometry, Slit lamp, Gonioscopy, Volk, BIO, van Herick, IOP, Anaesthetic, Dilation, Goldmann, Glaucoma.
Area of interest: MECS
Flashes & Floaters
CET Ref: C-53454
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CET Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 18 December 2018 - 9:00am
This programme looks at the symptoms of flashes and floaters and provides guidance for optometrists on assessment and appropriate management of patients, including referral decisions.
Topics: Retinal detachment, Posterior vitreous detachment, Migraine, Schafer's sign, Tobacco dust, Dilation, Volk, Headset BIO, Referral, Slit lamp, Vitreous, Newly qualified.
Area of interest: MECS
CET Refs: C-53906 (non-interactive) and C-54609 (interactive - expired December 2017)
CET Points:One point for non-interactive
CET Type: non-interactive
Closing Date: 18 December 2018 - 9:00am (non-interactive)
This series takes a close look at the effects of our modern lifestyle on the eye, focusing on smoking, UV light exposure, nutrition and driving. This course discusses the current legal requirement for driving, important new research highlighting both the visual and cognitive influences upon driving ability, and then reviews the legal responsibility of the optometrist when standards are not achieved.
Topics: Vision standards, Patient confidentiality, Data protection, Contrast sensitivity, Cognitive, Reaction times, DVLA, Class 1, Class 2, Visual fields, Acuity, Newly qualified.
CET Refs: C-53903 (non-interactive) and C-54610 (interactive - expired December 2017)
CET Points:One point for non-interactive
CET Type: non-interactive
Closing Date: 18 December 2018 - 9:00am (non-interactive)
This series takes a close look at the effects of our modern lifestyle on the eye, focusing on smoking, UV light exposure, nutrition and driving. This course discusses the major impact of smoking upon eye health and interviews three experts in the field of cessation to show how optometrists can play an important role in helping people access cessation services in the UK.
Topics: GP, Cessation, Primary care, Allied health professionals, Pharmacist, Dry eye, Newly qualified.
Safeguarding Children for Optometrists Level 2
CET Ref: C-55546
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CET Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 18 December 2018 - 9:00am
Accredited Level 2 e-learning, introducing optometrists to the key issues surrounding child abuse. The course explains how to recognise and deal with issues that might arise in optometric practice when working with children.
Topics: Safeguarding, Legal, Vulnerable, Social services, Abuse, Neglect, Record keeping, Physical, Psychological, Disability, Dementia, Newly qualified.
Safeguarding Adults for Optometrists Level 2
CET Ref: C-55544
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CET Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 18 December 2018 - 9:00am
Accredited Level 2 e-learning, introducing optometrists to the key issues surrounding the abuse of vulnerable adults. The course explains how to recognise and deal with issues that might arise in optometric practice when working with vulnerable adults.
Topics: Safeguarding, Legal, Vulnerable, Social services, Abuse, Neglect, Record keeping, Physical, Psychological, Disability, Dementia, Newly qualified.
Contact Lenses: Core Skills - Fitting and Aftercare
CET Refs: C-55088 (non-interactive) and C-55259 (interactive - expired June 2018)
CET Points: One point for non-interactive
CET Type: non- interactive
Closing Date: 18 December 2018 - 9:00am (non-interactive)
This is the first module of a new series on contact lenses covering the core skills required to examine patients to assess their suitability for contact lenses, to fit a range of RGP and soft lenses and to conduct successful patient aftercare. Expert presenters discuss and demonstrate the techniques and a series of videos provide 'on eye' images, that a practitioner would see on the slit lamp. This programme is particularly suitable for those new or returning to contact lens fitting.