CPD Ref: C-101644
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication
The first part of the glaucoma programme has an update on the definitions and prevalence of glaucoma and covers the classification of the different types of glaucoma. It includes the signs and symptoms along with the risk factors to help improve differential diagnosis and appropriate referral.
Topics: Glaucoma, NICE, SIGN, POAG, COAG, CAG, Congenital, Ocular hypertension, Prevalence, Secondary.
CPD Ref: C-101645
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication
The second part of the glaucoma programme reviews the anatomy of the normal eye and the pathophysiology in the development of glaucoma. It also covers the current thoughts on the causes of glaucoma and the various risk factors for the different types.
Topics: Glaucoma, NICE, SIGN, POAG, COAG, CAG, Congenital, Ocular hypertension, Prevalence, Risk, Corneal thickness, IOP.
CPD Ref: C-101646
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Domains: Clinical practice, Professionalism
The third part of the glaucoma programme looks at how to assess the anterior segment and angle to identify important signs of glaucoma and how to identify some of the key risk factors.
Topics: Glaucoma, NICE, SIGN, POAG, COAG, CAG, Van Herick, Smith’s method, Gonioscopy, OCT, Referral, PDS, PXF.
CPD Ref: C-101729
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Domains: Clinical practice, Professionalism
The fourth part of the glaucoma programme covers the measurement of IOP using contact and non-contact tonometers, looking at normal findings and discussing when to refer.
Topics: Glaucoma, NICE, SIGN, POAG, COAG, CAG, Intraocular pressure, Referral , IOP, tonometer, GAT, Perkins, Ocular hypertension, CCT, Corneal thickness.
CPD Ref: C-101730
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Domains: Clinical practice, Professionalism
The fifth part of the glaucoma series looks at how to assess and measure the optic disc and identify important signs of glaucoma. The disc examination and appearance with ophthalmoscopy and OCT images are explained to help aid referral and management of glaucoma suspects.
Topics: Glaucoma, NICE, SIGN, POAG, COAG, Optic disc, Assessment, Slit lamp, Indirect ophthalmoscopy, OCT, Management, Referral, Volk.
CPD Ref: C-101748
CPD Points:
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Domains: Clinical practice, Professionalism
The sixth part of the glaucoma programme looks at how to accurately assess the visual field to identify important signs of glaucoma.
Topics: Glaucoma, NICE, SIGN, Management, Referral, Threshold, SITA, ZATA, Static, Kinetic, FDT.
CPD Ref: C-101749
CPD Points:
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Domains: Clinical practice, Professionalism
The seventh part of the glaucoma programme looks at national and local refinement and referral pathways and discusses how to reach the appropriate clinical decision when managing a glaucoma suspect, taking into account all your investigation.
Topics: Glaucoma, NICE, SIGN, POAG, COAG, Ocular hypertension, Management, Referral, Repeat measures, Pathway, IOP, Visual field.
CPD Ref: C-101750
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Domains: Clinical practice, Specialty CPD (IP)
The eighth and final part of the glaucoma programme looks at current and future treatments of glaucoma.
Topics: Glaucoma, NICE, SIGN, POAG, COAG, CAG, Ocular hypertension, Laser treatment, Surgical treatment, Pharmacological treatments, Management, Referral, MIGS, SLT.
CPD Ref: C-104337
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 28 June 2024
Domains: Clinical practice
In this recorded lecture, Dr Lindsay Rountree explores non-glaucomatous visual fields, covering the choice of test, interpretation of field plots, and appropriate referral. At the end of the lecture, Dr Rountree answers questions raised during her talk.
Topics: Neurological, Threshold, Visual pathway, Hemianopia, Quadranopia, Pituitary, Tumour, Stroke.
CPD Ref: C-105282
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 28 June 2024
Domains: Leadership and accountability
In this recorded lecture, an expert panel lead by Philippa Shaw looks at the leadership role that all optometrists need to take in community practice and how they may influence colleagues in their team. The panel discusses common situations that occur every day in practice as well as optometrists’ responsibilities.
Topics: Referrals, Multi-disciplinary, Governance, Records, Delegated tasks, Pre-screening, Audit, Supervision.
CPD Ref: C-102250
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Domains: Clinical practice, Leadership & accountability
The first part of this four-part course discussing modern imaging in practice looks at the nature of digital capture, storage and transfer, how digital images have evolved and the legal ramifications of image capture.
Topics: Imaging, Digital photography, Telemedicine, Transfer, Storage, GDPR, Ultrasound, Stereo imaging.
CPD Ref: C-102251
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Domains: Clinical practice, Leadership & accountability
The second part of this four-part course discussing modern imaging in practice looks at how to achieve the best images with modern anterior and posterior camera systems and how the images might be further enhanced after capture. Legal issues are also discussed.
Topics: Aperture, Resolution, Colour, Slit lamp photography, Delegated function.
CPD Ref: C-102252
CPD Points:
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Domains: Clinical practice, Leadership & accountability
The third part of this four-part course discussing modern imaging in practice looks at how to achieve the best images with scanning laser ophthalmoscopy systems and how the images might be further enhanced after capture.
Topics: Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO), Multicolour, Infra-red, Confocal.
CPD Ref: C-102253
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Domains: Clinical practice, Leadership & accountability
The last part of this four-part course discussing modern imaging in practice looks at how to achieve the best scans with optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems and how to best interpret the data captured.
Topics: Optical coherence tomography, Time domain, Spectral domain, Swept source, Retinal nerve fibre layer, Twin peaks plot, Thickness map, Difference map, Pachymetry, Anterior angle.
CPD Ref: C-100389
CPD Points:
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Domains: Leadership & Accountability, Professionalism
Accredited Level 2 e-learning, covering the key safeguarding issues that optometrists need to be aware of when working with adults at risk.
Topics: Safeguarding, Legal, At risk, Social services, Abuse, Neglect, Record keeping, Physical, Psychological, Disability, Dementia, Sexual, Slavery, Radicalisation.
CPD Ref: C-100384
CPD Points:
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Domains: Leadership & Accountability, Professionalism
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, At risk, Social services, Abuse, Neglect, Record keeping, Physical, Psychological, Disability, Newly qualified, Sexual, Radicalisation.
CPD Ref: C-106110
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 28 June 2024
Domains: Clinical practice
In this episode, we hear about England’s diabetic retinopathy screening programme, with a 'fly on the wall' recording of a screening appointment within the NHS. Dr Cathy Egan explains how AI systems work and reveals how the potential of AI will improve services to the public and increase research capability. We then hear from consultant ophthalmologist Sajjad Mahmood about current treatments for patients at risk of vision loss.
Topics: Glaucoma, Referrals, Intraocular pressure, Monitoring pathways, Optic disc, OCT, Visual fields.
CPD Ref: C-106586
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 28 June 2024
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication
In this episode, Michelle speaks with a highly myopic patient as well as a parent of highly myopic children about myopia’s impact on lifestyle and ocular health, and their hopes and fears for the future. We also hear from Kathryn Webber about recent myopia management research, advancements and guidance.
Topics: Myopia management, High myopia, Risk factors for myopia, Communication, Pathological myopia.
CPD Ref: C-106922
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 30 September 2024
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication
In this episode, Michelle speaks with Dr David Lockington about how to get the balance right when explaining the risks and benefits of cataract surgery to patients. The consent process is explored in depth and David shares a surgeon’s insight into the risks that make a cataract surgery more complex, but not necessarily complicated. The second part of the podcast concentrates on postoperative complications and the importance of setting patient expectations prior to surgery.
Topics: Cataract surgery, Consent, Cataract complications, Intraocular lenses, Patient care pathways, Communication.
CPD Ref: C-104215
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Domains: Clinical practice, Communication
This is the first of a three-part course discussing the assessment of vision from birth to 18 years. Part one explores the importance of history and symptom taking when assessing children’s vision and discusses how to choose the most appropriate techniques when examining infants up to the age of 12 months.
Topics: History and symptoms, Preferential looking, Cover test, Stereopsis, Emmetropisation, Mohindra retinoscopy, Cycloplegic refraction, Binocular vision, Communication skills, Ocular health assessment, 20D lens, Young eye series.