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Welcome to OT 's Education library, where you can access archived CPD and CET articles, Practice team resources and Skills guides covering 31 topic areas.
This visual recognition feature presents glaucoma-themed cases to test the practitioner’s knowledge
Author/s: Stanley Keys FCOptom, Dip Glauc, Dip Tp (IP)
Closed: 13 May 2016
This article explores the different approaches to managing keratoconus and the prognosis following surgical intervention
Author/s: Ken Pullum
Closed: 11 Mar 2016
Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) allows superficial corneal pathology to be treated with greater success than previous treatment options and with minimal complications. This article will describe ...
Author/s: Prashant Shah MCOptom, PGDipOphth, DipClinOptom, Victoria Rowe
This visual recognition task requires the practitioner to identify the condition and consider the appropriate management of each case
Author/s: Neelam Patel
Closed: 12 Feb 2016
Sex hormones can affect the ocular surface contributing to dry eye; this article will summarise these effects on different ocular tissues and provide practitioners with information of sex hormone syn...
Author/s: Emma Gibson BSc (Hons), Professor Fiona Stapleton
Photophobia has a variety of causes, including the result of eye or brain disease, or it can be a side effect of various drugs or laser surgery; it can also be a symptom of a more serious disorder...
Author/s: Dr Richard Armstrong
This article considers the impact of cosmetic products upon ocular integrity and the implications for patients with regard to reducing risk of adverse reaction and ensuring successful contact lens...
Author/s: Dr Alison Ng
Patients can present at all times of year with an ocular allergic response, but there is inevitably a spike in the number of cases during hay fever season. This CET exam gives a practical overview of...
Author/s: Dr Paramdeep Bilkhu, Dr Shehzad Naroo, Professor James Wolffsohn BSc, MBA, PhD, FCOptom
Closed: 23 Dec 2015
This CET exam discusses the diagnostic value of fluorescein and clarifies the current position regarding its use in the UK
Patients presenting with meibomian gland dysfunction and blepharitis is commonplace in routine practice but frequently compliance with self-management is unsatisfactory. This article considers the o...
Author/s: Sarah Farrant
This video details common and uncommon presentations of iritis. Dr Eric Schmidt presents diagnostic dilemmas and particular attention is paid to the systemic diseases associated with iritis. Dr Schmid...
Author/s: Dr Eric Schmidt
In this article, a selection of corneal conditions is presented. Practitioners should consider the case history, delve into the sources of reference for background reading and answer the accompanying...
Author/s: Maria del Carmen Gonzalez Gallardo, Eirini Skiadaresi, Colm McAlinden, Miguel Gonalez-Andrades