Course: Advances in Eyecare: Specialist techniques for practice, Section: More information

Ocular Examination The Healthcare System Knowledge

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In this edition of Advances in Eyecare we hear from four experts about their fields of research as applicable to optometric practice:

Dr Deacon Harle and Paddy Gunn discuss the use of selective laser trabeculoplasty as an alternative to topical drug management of glaucoma and ocular hypertension. They clarify what it is, how it is done and who can do it.
Dr Shelby Temple describes the latest technique for macular pigment assessment and the implications for its use in community practice eye health screening.
Dr Keyur Patel explains the use of intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment for persistent and chronic lid margin disease.

Last published: April 2020

DOCET would like to thank the following for their contribution to this programme:
Scanning laser trabeculoplasty for optometrists
Dr Deacon Harle, IP specialist registered optometrist, Community ophthalmology lead in West Kent
Patrick Gunn, Principal Optometrist for Education and Training at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

Macular pigment screening
Dr Shelby Temple, Visual neuroscientist and Honorary Researcher at the University of Bristol, Chief Science Officer at Azul Optics

High intensity impulse therapy for eyelids

Dr Keyur Patel, Director Tompkins Knight and Son Optometrists