About the event
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:
- Swollen optic discs
- Visual field anomaly found in a young driver
- A retest with suspicious reduction in vision
These are brand new cases for 2026, but the content of this session is a repeat of those on 21 January, 3 February, 26 March, 22 April, 13 May, 16 July and 18 August.
If you are on a waiting list, please ensure you remove yourself from it if you attend the event on another date.
Learning outcomes
Clinical practice
s.5 Keep your knowledge and skills up to date
- Know the red flag signs and symptoms that would indicate a neuro-ophthalmological condition
- Know the different causes of optic disc and macula anomalies
s.7 Conduct appropriate assessments, examinations, treatments and referrals
- Know the clinical examinations that can be carried out to investigate
- suspicious optic disc appearance
- an acute worsening of vision
- Know the urgency of referral when a patient presents with
- worsening vision
- optic disc anomalies
- macula anomalies
Professionalism
s.4 Show care and compassion for your patients
- Able to reassure patients that are concerned about worsening vision
- Able to show compassion and empathy when patients require onward referral
s.11 Protect and safeguard patients, colleagues and others from harm s.11 Protect and safeguard patients, colleagues and others from harm
- Know the professional responsibility of the optometrist when examining a patient that is a driver
- Know the vision requirements for legal driving in the UK and where to find additional information relating to specific occupational requirements
This event is open to fully-qualified College members who have pre-booked. We expect there to be a waiting list, so please let us know if you can no longer attend, so a space can be given to somebody else.
If you have any queries, please email events@college-optometrists.org.