Advertisement
Welcome to OT 's Education library, where you can access archived CPD and CET articles, webinar recordings and video skills guides covering 31 topic areas.
This OT skills guide will introduce viewers to the therapeutic management of dry eye
Published: 04 Dec 2024
This OT skills guide will introduce viewers to a range of techniques that can be used in practice for investigating dry eye
This OT skills guide will introduce viewers to taking a history and symptoms for dry eye patients
This Clinical interpretation exam outlines techniques that can be used to diagnose and guide treatment of ocular surface disease. Readers are invited to review the images and use additional resources where necessary to answer the accompanying questions.
Author/s: Dr Martin Smith BSc, DOptom, DipTp (IP), Higher Cert Glauc, MCOptom
Closed: 05 Oct 2024
This CPD article will consider simple interventions to manage dry eye disease and improve patient wellbeing
Author/s: Sheena Tanna-Shah BSc (Hons)
Closed: 01 Jul 2024
This CPD article explores the evidence around the use of light-based therapies and an emerging thermomechanical treatment for dry eye disease
Author/s: Dr Jeremy Chung Bo Chiang PhD BOptom (Hons) BSc
Closed: 04 May 2024
This article outlines the clinical presentation and management of itchy, sticky and swollen eyelids
Closed: 01 Mar 2024
In this video you will watch a university dry eye clinic in action. Dr Sònia Travé Huarte demonstrates how to investigate and diagnose dry eye disease, from simple slit lamp techniques to more complex equipment, such as a meibographer and in-vivo corneal confocal microscope. She explains how to use the TFOS DEWS II report to subclassify the disease and how to educate and treat your patients. You'll see how to perform lid debridement and meibomian gland expression, the use of amniotic membranes, intense pulsed light (IPL) and photobiomodulation. After the video, participants will answer 6 MCQs before being directed to a discussion about the topic on LinkedIn.
Author/s: Sònia Travé Huarte BSc MSc
Closed: 12 Jan 2024
This CET exam provides an overview of the literature on the use of omega-3 for ocular health
Author/s: Iain Johnson BSc (Hons) FBDO CL
Closed: 28 Dec 2021
In this Survival Pack CET exam, Dr Katrina Schmid discusses the importance of detection and treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction at the earliest possible stage to prevent or delay the onset of dry eye
Author/s: Dr Katrina Schmid BAppScOptom (Hons) PhD Grad Cert Higher Ed Grad Cert Ocular Therapeutics SFHEA AFHEA (Indigenous)
This CET exam will review the association between dry eye disease and contact lens wear, highlighting the use of contact lenses in the management of the condition
Author/s: Dr Nery Garcia-Porta MSc PhD PG Cert (HE) FHEA, Thom Finney BSc (Hons) MCOptom PG Cert (HE) FHEA
Closed: 03 Sep 2021
This CET exam will provide an overview of persistent corneal epithelial defects. It will cover the aetiology, assessment, current management and potential future therapies
Author/s: Dr Scott Cutting MBBCh BSc, Tahmina Pearsall MBCHB FRCOphth FRCSEd MRCOphth MSc
