Search results for Specialty CPD (IP)

This article guides optometrists in practice-based research, considering the process surrounding dissemination of research findings.

This online therapeutics peer review session is open to College members who are qualified independent prescribers or studying for an IP qualification.

Online CPD courses for optometrists covering the independent prescribing specialist domain.

This online CPD course will help you make decisions when faced with complex issues and helps you communicate your findings and management plans effectively.

How do clinicians choose between generic and branded drugs, balancing the need for patient safety against cost? Kathy Oxtoby takes a look.

This article outlines an audit of dry-eye prescribing in community practice, examining the factors associated with long-term lubricant use.

Improve your skills and knowledge in diagnosis and patient management on this online CPD course for independent prescribing optometrists.

Kathy Oxtoby looks at the intended and adverse effects of corticosteroids, the common concerns patients have, and how to manage a steroid response.

This article outlines a range of dry-eye disease management strategies available at each severity level and between subtypes of the disease.

You will be given four different patient cases covering a range of pathologies, including cataract post-surgery and contact lens wearers. This online CPD course aims to improve your skills and knowledge in patient management.

In this article three interesting glaucoma cases are discussed alongside the evidence-based approach underpinning management decisions.

In this online CPD course for optometrists you will be given the background to four patients and will complete a series of activities related to each case.

This article considers the ocular microbiome and its relevance to optometrists and contact lens practice.

This updated online CPD course covers a range of IP cases and is designed to improve your knowledge and skills in diagnosing, treating and managing patients.

This paper reviews the history and current use of the lissamine green dye in ocular examination.

This recorded webinar lecture examines the epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis, management and long term outlook for eye allergic disease of all severities.

This paper describes how viruses infect, reproduce and damage cells. Knowing this process is critical for understanding how to treat ocular viral infections.

This recorded webinar delivered by Michelle Hanratty will help you determine when to manage or monitor a patient’s condition and when to refer for further investigation or management.

This study reports on an audit carried out in the emergency eye care (EEC) service at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.

This recorded webinar includes real case examples of patients who attended a large ophthalmic emergency department and includes the importance of history taking. Diagnosis is not always what you would expect.

This article provides a background to practice-based research in optometry.