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In this video, AOP clinical director, Dr Peter Hampson, gives a unique insight into the three most common types of legal claims that are handled by the AOP’s in-house legal and regulatory team, with ...

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This article will cover important considerations for the clinician in their assessment and management of children who may have suffered from non-accidental injury

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In this CET Video we look behind the curtain of secondary care to hear how referral letters are received and dealt with

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This article investigates what the ideal contact lens record could look like and whether practitioners have a consistent approach to record keeping

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Optometrist and AOP clinical adviser, Kevin Wallace, explores the legal framework around independent prescribing, common issues that occur – and most importantly, how to avoid them

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This article outlines the regulation relating to domiciliary eyecare, the clinical challenges, and the dispensing considerations when examining patients in their own home

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This article outlines the visual standards for driving in the UK and provides advice about what to do if a patient does not meet the required standard

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This article outlines the requirement for registrants to comply with the GOC Standards of Practice with particular focus on the duty of candour. Using case scenarios, the key principles of candour...

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What should you do if a patient doesn't meet the required standard for driving but tells you they have no intention of informing the DVLA? This lecture examines the vision standards for driving and ...

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What happens when the practice team are under pressure? This video dramatises a common scenario in a busy practice. But help is at hand; the AOP's legal team dissect what has happened as well as...

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This article considers the importance of and the skills necessary to become an effective leader and how this relates to supervision and management in practice

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This article outlines the rules and regulations relating to the sale and supply of contact lenses

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Previous iterations of shared care pathways include: diabetic retinopathy screening; direct referral cataract; and wet AMD pathways. This article considers the potential and challenges of achieving a...

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Published: 20 Oct 2017

There is nothing worse than examining a contact lens patient for the first time and not being able to make head nor tail of the previous record. This article investigates what the ideal contact lens...

Closed: 01 Jan 0001