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Clinical Conundrum – what would you do?
February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As a locum I occasionally come across previous practitioner’s work which raises an eyebrow. However, I came across this young man recently: Age 10, routine review, asymptomatic. Previous practitioner reports: +0.50 R&L. No Rx given. Today the findings were RVA 6/5 +2.50 = 6/5 LVÂ 6/5 +2.50 = 6/5 I believe [...]
Pre-Registration FAQs: Ocular Disease & Investigative Techniques
January 25, 2012 By
At this time of the year, pre-registration trainees are once again completing their Assessments. Following the popular Ask the Examiner threads in the past, we have compiled all of the questions and answers as FAQs and regrouped them all according to subject. Our contributors have included Bill Harvey, Peter Chapman, Joy Myint, Dr Christine Astin, Prof David Henson, Henri Obstfeld, Catherine Viner, Miss Parul [...]
Optical Appliances Competency 4.9
January 18, 2012 By 1 Comment
Competency 4.9 The ability to manage non-tolerance cases If a non-tolerance case occurs, practitioners must be able to logically identify the problem quickly and efficiently. This competency assesses the trainee’s ability to listen to the patient and to solve the problem. Non-tolerance cases can occur for many reasons. They could be generally categorised as, Pathological [...]
What’s on BV – Episode 3 – How to get more from your occluder – Part 3
January 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When is a tropia not a tropia? The previous episodes have covered the topics of asymmetric phoria and the importance of recovery in latent squint. This episode aims to highlight the importance of observing both the covered and uncovered eye on the cover test. I tested an 11 year old girl recently who has a [...]
What’s on BV – Episode 2 – How to get more from your occluder – Part 2
January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
What do we mean by recovery? In the last episode, we saw that concomitant deviations do not have to be symmetrical, and that in the case of anisometropia, one may see an asymmetrical movement of the eyes on the alternate cover test. This episode highlights the importance of the recovery movement seen on cover test. [...]
What’s on BV – New Series
January 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Welcome to the first episode of the new ‘What’s on BV’ series, where I hope to highlight some examples of BV tests that I find particularly useful in clinical decision making. Unfortunately there is no free binder with part one, but I hope they prove a useful collection in the long run. If there are any [...]
Christine Astin’s Guide to Basic RGP Fitting
January 12, 2012 By
In time for the third quarter assessments, Christine Astin’s article on RGP fitting has been revamped for you to use and share. thank you Christine! Three main areas should be considered: Initial data gathering Lens Fit Analysis Ordering of the rigid gas permeable (RGP) lens. 1. Initial data gathering: Recent routine refraction – note the [...]
Ask the Examiner: Non EEA
January 11, 2012 By 6 Comments
If you are currently working towards the College of Optometrists’ Examination for Non-EEA Optometrists, you may be interested in our Facebook Study Group: Optometrists: Non-EEA and in the UK!. The objectives of the group are promote discussion between past and present candidates, share exam tips, experiences and ideas. In addition, we are now hosting an online discussion: [...]
Ask the Examiner: the OSCE’s
January 11, 2012 By 5 Comments
For those of you who are preparaing for the forthcoming College of Optometrists OSCE’s (Objective Structured Clinical Examination), then we have created an Ask the Examiner thread. Please feel free to join the discussion!
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