In this second column on pre-reg matters, Neil Constantine-Smith looks at two competencies that should be achieved early on but their apparent simplicity can trip up some students.
This competency is an 'ability to' so requires DO or PR evidence (see Table 1 for key to abbreviations used by the College for evidence type). Although it doesn't actually specify the assessment of a poor tear film, details for a patient with dry eye would allow much more scope to show off knowledge. I would find it hard to believe that in even just a week of testing that a pre-reg wouldn't encounter at least one patient with dry eye symptoms.
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