Glaucoma Assessment Brent and Harrow LOC
- Date
- Sunday 19th of January, 2025
- Venue
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Optegra Eye Hospital - North London
- Leader
- Rakesh Kapoor
- Cost
- £75.00
This event is organised by and prioritises bookings for Brent and Harrow LOC Optometrists - there is a fee of £75 per person. Once booked, please contact brentharrowloc@gmail.com to complete your payment directly with them.
Practitioners from these 3 LOCs may also book on to the event. On booking WOPEC will contact you to ascertain your main practice address and LOC and then pass your details to your LOC to complete the attendance fee.
- Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham (KCWHF) LOC
- Ealing and Hounslow LOC
- Hillingdon LOC
Practitioners not in these 4 LOCs must contact wopec@cardiff.ac.uk to request a place and there will be a fee. Please state your name, GOC, main practice of work and LOC.
Optometrists must be registered with the GOC and hold a full 'GOC-' number in order to book on the assessment.
The assessment is based on the 4 LOCSU Glaucoma distance learning lectures. These lectures and MCQs must be successfully completed before booking on to the event. If you require an access promo code for the on-line lecture series, please contact your LOC stating your name, email address, and practice. The assessment is in the form of 5 assessment stations, each takes 5 minutes. Please allow 60 minutes for the whole assessment process. You may be required to remain for the following session to sit as a 'patient' for your colleagues.
WOPEC offices will close 20 December and reopen 2 January. Our on-line lectures are approved for GOC CPD points until midday 20 December and restarts 1 January 2025.
Assessment stations:
- Measuring IOP with a Goldmann applanation tonometer (on a patient)
- Calibration of a Goldmann applanation tonometer
- Van Herick’s peripheral chamber depth assessment (on a patient)
- Slit lamp binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy (Volk) examination of the optic nerve head (model eyes)
- Written short answer glaucoma case study
Practice makes perfect - Experience dictates that, if you are relatively new to any of the four techniques named above, it would be advisable to gain as much practice as possible between now and the event. It is expected that you are performing these techniques regularly on your routine patients, particularly the use of a Goldmann tonometer (T Type). It is also recommended to review the glaucoma lectures prior to your assessment, this has proved valuable for the written case study.
Cancellations
Payment to WOPEC for their events should be made promptly on receiving the email detailing process. Failure to pay or correspond with WOPEC regarding your booking may result in your place being offered to someone else.
Some events require fee payment directly to the commissioning body and details are stated within. Other events are funded by a commissioning body at no charge to the attendee - do still notify WOPEC if you wish to cancel your place so it may be allocated to another person.
Cancellation made less than 5 working days before event may result in no refund of payment.