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MECS 2 module
Additional three lectures to follow on training and accreditation from LOCSU MECS. Available only to students taking OPT005 Acute Eyecare Practical module at Cardiff University Postgraduate Optometry.3 CPD PointsOnline -
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Minor eye conditions service. Contact Lens Optician
7 CPD PointsOnline -
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Glaucoma. Contact Lens Optician
New Glaucoma module in conjunction with ABDO September 20174 CPD PointsOnline -
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MECS training and assessment. Contact Lens Optician
Course contains the attended MECS workshops and presentations, as well as the assessments undertaken at a later date.0 CPD PointsIn-person -
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Low Vision for Sub Saharan Africa
Course to be completed distance learning style. 8 YouTube clips and accompanying MCQs completed on the WOPEC website. Designed and created by Carl Abraham.0 CPD PointsOnline -
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LOCSU peer discussion
3 CPD PointsIn-person -
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WOPEC Foreign Body Removal and Management. Including use of PVA spear and needle, and in line with College of Optometrists guidance
1 hopur practical workshop3 CPD PointsIn-person -
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Ocular Foreign Body Workshop (including use of PVA spear and needle, and in line with College of Optometrists guidance)
A 1-hour attended skills workshop to develop a good assessment and management of patients' presenting to primary eyecare practice with ocular foreign body. With small group discussion and close tutor guidance practitioners will have to opportunity to practice FB removal techniques on simulation eyes embedded with glitter and metal filings3 CPD PointsIn-person -
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WOPEC PGT Glaucoma
A lecture series specifically for practitioners enrolled on PGT Optometry Modules at cardiff University. This course provides the practitioner with training to support glaucoma referral filtering and ocular hypertension (OHT) monitoring which is in line with NICE guidelines. It has been peer reviewed by the NICE guideline development group. There are four lectures and a video: Glaucoma and the optic disc assessment; IOP and tonometry; Visual fields and glaucoma; NICE guidelines and practical techniques video demonstrating methods used to examine patients suspected of having OHT and/or glaucoma.4 CPD PointsOnline