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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.
Headaches commonly come up in discussion in optometric practice, but how do you know when to reassure and when to refer? In this CPD video, Lorcan Butler explains the difference between primary and secondary headaches, with detail about handling the patient with migraine. He highlights those red flag symptoms that could indicate a sinister cause and warrant an urgent referral. After the video, you will be directed to a closed discussion group on LinkedIn to interact with your peers.
Author/s: Lorcan Butler BSc (Hons) MCOptom FBDO Prof Cert Paed Eye Care
Closed: 31 Oct 2025
This CPD exam provides an overview of sickle cell disease and its ocular sequalae, with emphasis on the optometrist’s role in managing these patients
Author/s: Dr Nicholas Green OD FAAO
Closed: 24 Oct 2025
This CPD exam outlines the visual characteristics that may present in Alzheimer’s disease to enable practitioners to optimise assessment and management of patients
Author/s: Mark Menezes BSc MCOptom FACBO MBABO ABIIVRC, Fabrizio Bonci Dip Optom (ITA)
Closed: 27 Jun 2025
This Clinical interpretation exam will help practitioners identify retinal findings associated with various systemic diseases. Readers are invited to review the cases and use additional resources where necessary to answer the accompanying questions
Closed: 23 May 2025
This CPD exam outlines the systemic and ocular manifestations of multiple sclerosis to help practitioners identify these cases in practice
Author/s: Dr Adel Ebraheem MD MS OD
Closed: 31 Dec 2024
This CPD exam discusses risk factors for intraoperative complications during cataract surgery and highlights the importance of thorough examination and history taking during pre-operative consultations to improve outcomes
Author/s: Dr Kar Yen Phoong BSc MBChB, Dr Deborah Armstrong BSc (Hons) PhD MCOptom DipTp(IP)
Closed: 26 Oct 2024
Filmed at 100% Optical 2024, this CPD video exam presents the classification, epidemiology, clinical signs and symptoms, diagnostics and treatments available for ocular allergy. Damian Lake takes a look at local and systemic treatments and future advances. After the video, participants will answer 6 MCQs before being directed to a discussion about the topic on LinkedIn
Author/s: Damian Lake
Closed: 05 Jul 2024
This CPD article will consider a panoply of sleep disorders linked to common eye diseases and systemic disorders outlining the optometrist’s perspective on management and referral
Author/s: Dr Paul Chous MA OD FAAO
Closed: 01 Jul 2024
This clinical interpretation exam presents a series of diabetes-themed cases. Readers are invited to review the scenarios and use additional resources where necessary to answer the questions
Closed: 01 Jun 2024
This CPD article describes scenarios where measuring blood pressure can be useful in community optometry practice
Author/s: Dr Ross Henderson PhD MCOptom DipTp(IP) DipGlauc
Closed: 04 May 2024
In this video CPD, Harry Petrushkin, ophthalmologist at Moorfields, will outline the common signs and symptoms of uveitis, how to refer patients and what will happen to them once they are seen. The role of optometrists and general practitioners in the ongoing management of uveitis will be discussed. After the video, participants will answer 6 MCQs before being directed to a discussion about the topic on LinkedIn
Closed: 10 Nov 2023
This CPD exam reviews the pathogenesis, presentation and diagnosis of non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy
Author/s: Dr Tham Nguyen MD MCOptom
Closed: 06 May 2022
