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CLEARVIEW Training was established on 2005 to provide education and training for the optical industry. With CLEARVIEW, you will find a wide variety of informative, well-organised and thought provoking training solutions.
With over fifteen years experience of organising and delivering educational programmes for Optometrists, Dispensing Opticians, and Pre-registration Trainees, we understand how valuable your time is and how essential it is to not only receive the right training, but to also have access to the latest thinking. That’s why at CLEARVIEW we listen carefully to our clients to ensure that we continue to deliver training that’s right for you. Our clients range form small to large, from the independent to the corporate, from the individual to the LOC.
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The OSCES, Selective Attention and the Invisible Gorilla
First Published in Optometry Today, May 2011 History: why did the College implement the move? The College introduced the OSCE’s, or Objective Structured Clinical Examinations a few years back as a forward move to a system of pre-registration examinations that were seen to be less biased, impartial and non-discriminatory. Like many significant changes in any [...]
Remaining Places: June 7th 2012: A Trip to the OSCE’s
Tick Tock! it’s against the clock! Location: Fight for Sight Clinic, City University, London Detail: Our preparation for the Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) course consists of 2 x 8 sets of mock OSCE examinations set in real time, marked by current College Examiners, followed by station feedback sessions and intensive tutotials. Cost: £399 Fee includes [...]
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Student Resources: Dispensing & Occupational Optometry
Here are some articles and books we have found for you to assist you in your studies: New British Standard for Mounted Spectacles Optician 2009 (Ronal Rabbetts): DOWNLOAD Rx spectacle lens standards: Do we have what we need? Optician 20122 (Colin Fowler): DOWNLOAD Safety & Protective Eyewear (ABDO): DOWNLOAD Occupational Optometry (Carson): Link here to ABDO [...]
Binocular Vision Competency 8.2
Competency 8.2: An understanding of the management of a patient with an anomaly of binocular vision The proper interaction of the eyes under normal circumstances gives rise to Binocular Single Vision (BSV), however there are numerous conditions which can lead to a breakdown of the BV system. The object of BV assessment is to establish the [...]
Corneal blindness patients receive stem cell transplant
Corneal diseases are the second leading cause of major blindness and at least 20 million people worldwide suffer from corneal disease. A team of Scottish researchers were recently able to transplant stem cells into the eyes of two corneal blindness patients and the doctors will know if the procedure is successful within a few months. [...]
AOP Awards 2012 – new categories announced
With the huge success of the inaugural 2011 AOP Awards, the Association has decided to increase the number of categories this year to 16. The new categories include Specialist Practice of the Year, Contact Lens Practitioner of the Year, Optical Assistant of the Year and Optical Bravery Award Last year saw the original nine categories [...]
Communication Skills Competency 1.1
Competency 1.1 – Overarching competency: The ability to take an accurate history from patients with a range of optometric conditions This competency does what it says on the tin. To pass this the Assessor needs to witness via a variety of methods that an accurate, relevant history can be taken and recorded from a number of [...]
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