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This programme looks in broad terms at the four main ethnic groups in the UK and the predominant eye conditions found within each group, as well as some of the less common conditions that may be encountered.

It provides help and guidance on building competence with cultural issues and how key principles can be applied in everyday practice. Dramatised scenarios, commented upon by experts in the field combined with real life case studies, help to demonstrate how cultural competence and awareness of the local community can help to significantly improve the care and service that optometrists provide to their patients.

Last published: March 2017

    Unit 2 - What is cultural competency? (~6 mins)

    This unit considers the term 'cultural competency' to reveal its practical implications within everyday optometric practice. Through dramatised scenarios, viewers are asked to consider some of the cultural issues that might arise during a patient examination. Scenarios are commented on from both the optometrist's and the patient's perspectives, and dissected and discussed by our experts, Sonal Rughani and Mark Johnson.

      Unit 1 - Intro & clinical aspects (~15 mins)Unit 3 - Cultural competency scenarios (~16 mins)