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Competency 7.5: The ability to manage the aftercare of patients wearing rigid gas permeable lenses This competency assesses your ability to take a good history and symptoms from an existing rigid gas permeable (RGP) lens wearer and to manage any contact lens related signs or symptoms that the patient may present with. Despite the decreasing number [...]
The spectacles are designed to prevent dieters from overeating because they make food look less appealing. The theory behind the glasses is that the blue hue acts an appetite suppressant, because few foods are naturally that colour. The eyewear, developed in Japan, has recently gone on sale there priced around £10 and is expected to become the [...]
Competency 8.7: The ability to manage a patient presenting with an incomitant deviation An incomitant deviation is caused by an imbalance of the extraocular muscles and as such, varies in size according to gaze position. Such deviations can be considered as falling into three categories, in order of occurrence: Neurogenic – caused by an interruption [...]
Competency 3.1: The ability to make appropriate prescribing and management decisions based on the refractive and oculomotor status The trainee needs to demonstrate the ability to decide whether a new or changed prescription is warranted ensuring that main issues arising in examination are taken into consideration. These issues include any presenting symptoms any previous prescription [...]
Bright light. It’s horrible. Who does like looking at bright light? I don’t. So when a patient presents with a chief complaint of photophobia, what are we meant to do? I have had two cases in the last two weeks. The first was a student who felt that his photophobia had got progressively worse over [...]
You would think that I would know by now but a long term debate over spelling stlll leaves me in a quandary when I write articles. Focussing or Focussed, Focusing or Focused. Is this a difference between UK and US or simply that we have all agreed to disagree? You would think I’d be able [...]
The AOP, in partnership with SECO International, will be hosting its inaugural CET event on 29-30 April. The two-day CET seminar ‘London 2012 Education Destination’ will focus on therapeutics and optometrist prescribing. It will be the first CET event in the AOP’s prestigious new central London offices and education venue. The event will focus on optometry [...]
Competency 2.5 : The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the legal, professional and ethical obligations of a registered optometrist This competency looks at the trainee’s overall understanding of their professional obligations to their patients and to the public. There are three essential documents that you must read and in some part learn in order to [...]
Competency 2.1 The ability to manage patients in a safe, ethical and confidential fashion This competency is simplicity in essence but is also quite easy to fail. This competency assesses the ability of the trainee to behave in professional manner towards the patient. The trainee needs to demonstrate that they have shown consideration to patient [...]
YES there is still time, it is still that time of year when new beginnings and New Year Resolutions are still fresh and unbroken so an opportunity to try something new in terms of re-charging your “batteries” in 2012. Look no further listed below here are some of my ideas: Consider attending a training [...]
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