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- Includes interactive modules
- Suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians
- Focuses on practical skills and ocular conditions
- Covers all competencies set by the GOC
In Focus: Optix explores private processes
Andrew McClean reports from the return of the Optix conference and exhibition
In Focus: GOC's Honey Rose sanction overruled
A judge at the Royal Courts of Justice has ruled that the GOC’s decision to suspend Rose was not in the public interest. Yiannis Kotoulas reports
In Focus: Seeing the summit
The optical sector came together to promote the need for more action on sustainability this month. Yiannis Kotoulas reports
Essilor to host Varilux presbyopia summit
A new virtual event hosted by Essilor will explore insights on presbyopia
In Focus: Practising four Ps leads World Sight Day message
Andrew McClean reports on how the industry celebrated World Sight Day on October 14
News More News
Blockchain for sustainability
Blockchain supports sustainability at Kering
Kering Eyewear has launched its blockchain-based Virtus data exchange platform
Prevention explored in webinar
Diabetes webinars explore ways to prevent vision loss
The IAPB held webinars on diabetes from November 12-19
Glaucoma glove wins award
At home glaucoma glove wins Dyson Award
A device for measuring intraocular pressure has won a James Dyson Award
False negatives Cues study
Cues research explores false negatives
A study in Manchester explored false negatives in Cues
OA workshops return
ABDO College’s OA workshops return
An optical assistant workshop run by ABDO College has returned
Latest CET More CET
What can we learn from a service evaluation in a hospital low vision clinic?
Closing Date: 24/12/2021
Cirta Tooth discusses an analysis of the activities of a Scottish hospital low vision service and reflects on what lessons might be learned regarding the best approach to managing people with vision loss (C79730, suitable for one distance learning CET point for optometrists and dispensing opticians)
Fundamentals of ophthalmic dispensing part 23: Presbyopia 1
Closing Date: 17/12/2021
In the first of two articles, Peter Black and Tina Arbon Black discuss explain the phenomenon of presbyopia and look at the challenges it presents when dispensing an appropriate correction (C 79653, suitable as one distance learning CET point for optometrists and dispensing opticians)
Essential contact lens practice – interactive 2
Closing Date: 10/12/2021
Bill Harvey introduces a new interactive CET exercise based on the recent Essential Contact Lens Practice series (C79550, one interactive distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)
Prosopagnosia: When a familiar face becomes a stranger
Closing Date: 10/12/2021
Cirta Tooth describes the causes of, challenges from and compensation for impaired face recognition (C79589, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)
Jobs More Jobs
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West Yorkshire | Up to £60,000 pro-rata
Optical Assistant - St Albans - Exciting New Practice
England, Hertfordshire, St. Albans | £19000 - £22000 per annum + + Additional Benefits Package
Mobile Optical Dispenser
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Locum Optometrists
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Clinical More clinical
Feedback: CL interactive 1
Bill Harvey offers an overview of the discussions undertaken by those participating in the first interactive exercise related to the Essential ...
How to run a dry eye clinic
How to run a dry eye clinic
Kirit Patel takes us through the most prudent approach to ...
Post-pandemic dry eye issues
Post-pandemic dry eye issues
Simon Jones speaks to Dr Matthew Olsen about the increased ...
Making a point of care
Making a point of care
Bill Harvey highlights the use of a point of care test in ...
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Contact Lenses More contact lenses
Multifocals: Lenses spotlight
Mike Hale presents a range of multifocal contact lens products available to practitioners in the UK
CLs: The right solution for you
CL: The right solution for you
Mike Hale presents some of the best performing contact lens ...
Contact Lenses: All day, every day
CLs: All day, every day
Mike Hale rounds up some of the highlight offerings in the ...
CLs for presbyopes: Reuseable multifocal
Optimising CLs for presbyopes
Today’s presbyopes are more affluent and active than ...
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Eyewear More eyewear
Interview: Fighting fit
Faced with an eyewear industry they felt was consciously ignoring the needs of black people, Clare and Christina Kimeze took matters into their own ...
Management More management
Growth in home care
Mike Hale talks to Dawn Roberts of Specsavers' Domiciliary Service
Fiery reds and cool blues
Fiery reds and cool blues
Mike Hale reports from Nikon’s recent business conference
Fighting racism at work
Fighting racism in the workplace
Tina Chander unwinds the legal complexities of dealing with ...
Optix explores private process
In Focus: Optix explores private processes
Andrew McClean reports from the return of the Optix conference ...
Facilitating flexibility
Domiciliary: Facilitating flexibility
Andrew McClean speaks to the OutsideClinic about the ...
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Opinion More opinion
Bill Harvey: Don't jump ship
I suspect everyone reading will be familiar with stories of creeping privatisation
Mentoris: Need a coach
When I was a practice owner, finding the right kind of help was not a straightforward process.
Simon Jones: Private dancers
Simon Jones: Private dancers
I too was in Wales last week, but for a holiday
Bill Harvey: Rainbow rising
Bill Harvey: Rainbow rising
I was shocked to see a report published last week that shows ...
Diary of a spectacle designer
Viewpoint: Diary of a spectacle designer
Tom Davies reveals that he has been living in the Matrix for ...
Mike Hale: See the positives
Mike Hale: Looking for positives
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