General
This course expired on 31 December 2025. If you have completed this course, you can print your certificate here.
This course has been replaced with our Cataract: Part 1 - Introduction course, reissued in January 2026.
CPD Ref: C-101637
CPD Points: 
CPD Type: Non-interactive
Closing Date: 31 December 2025
Cataract is one of the most common ocular pathologies encountered in community practice. This three-part series explores the key areas of cataract care and aims to ensure optometrists are up to date with current practices and treatments, particularly in view of increased community involvement in pre- and postoperative care.
The first part covers the following topics:
- Meet the experts
- Definition and classification
- Pathophysiology
- Risk factors and incidence
- Assessments of cataracts in practice - including history and symptoms, visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and ocular examination
- Referral criteria.
At the end of the course you can complete the CPD quiz to gain one non-interactive CPD point.
To learn more about management principles, treatment principles and surgical techniques (including a video of phacoemulsification), go to Cataract: Part 2 – Management and Treatment.
First published: November 2020
Last reviewed: March 2022