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This CPD exam is intended to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of childhood brain tumours among optometric practitioners

Closed: 28 Dec 2022

This VRICs exam features four cases of neuro-ophthalmic vision loss. Readers are invited to review the images and access additional resources where required to answer the questions

Closed: 05 Mar 2021

This VRICS exam presents glaucoma-themed cases that may present in routine practice

Closed: 27 Dec 2019

Although typically used to aid in diagnosing or monitoring glaucoma, a visual field plot often tells us more than this. In this VRICS exam practitioners should use their clinical expertise to interpre...

Closed: 26 Jul 2019

This OT skills guide provides practitioners with a guide on getting reliable visual field results

Published: 03 Jul 2019

This OT skills guide provides practitioners with advise on interpreting the Humphrey Field Analyzer plot

Published: 03 Jul 2019

This CET exam discusses blindsight, a phenomenon in which patients respond to stimuli presented to their perimetrically defined blind field. The neural pathways involved in both conscious and unco...

Closed: 19 Apr 2019

Optometrists are regularly the first point of call for patients experiencing symptoms due to a brain tumour. This CET exam highlights the signs and symptoms that might present during an eye examinatio...

Closed: 07 Sep 2018

This CET 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

Closed: 10 Aug 2018

In the CET Video exam, we discussed what you should do if a patient doesn't meet the required standard for driving but tells you they have no intention of informing the DVLA. It also examines the...

Closed: 04 Jul 2018

This CET exam considers the impact of visual field loss on everyday life, reviews currently available methods of functional field assessment, and discusses ways in which practitioners can utilise i...

Closed: 07 Apr 2018

This CET Video exam describes how to differentiate between high-risk and low-risk neuro-ophthalmology presentations in optometric practice, with insight into how these are investigated by oph...

Closed: 06 Mar 2018