Online peer review: 16 January 2025

This online peer review session is open to College members and will cover your GOC peer review requirement. It is worth three interactive CPD points.

At our online session, you will join a large group for an introduction and then participate in a small, virtual group to review three cases.

The introduction session will be conducted by a lead facilitator and each small group will be led by an experienced facilitator. The cases are: 

• Emergency referral
• The value of disc OCT in the detection of glaucoma 
• A child with intermittent diplopia

Communication

s.2 Communicate effectively with patients 

• Able to explain outcomes of further investigations and reasons for onward referral

s.18 Respond to complaints effectively

• Able to reassure a patient using the record card evidence where a concern is expressed about their ocular management 

Clinical Practice

s.5 Keep your knowledge and skills up to date 

• Know the signs and symptoms of papilloedema and decompensating heterophoria
• Know the ocular changes that occur with the development of chronic open angle glaucoma

s.7 Conduct appropriate assessments, examinations, treatments and referrals

• Able to formulate a management strategy to investigate a patient present with blurred vision and diplopia
• Recognise the benefits and limitations of OCT investigation
• Know when referral for ophthalmologist opinion is indicated and recognise the urgency in cases of papilloedema