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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 CET exam considers the importance of and the skills necessary to become an effective leader and how this relates to supervision and management in practice
Closed: 08 Jun 2018
This CET exam outlines the rules and regulations relating to the sale and supply of contact lenses.
Author/s: Pauline Bradford FBDO CL
Closed: 11 May 2018
This CET exam considers the links between low vision and depression, and highlights the role practitioners can take in assisting these patients
Author/s: Preeti Singla MCOptom, MSc, Prof Cert Glau, DipTp(IP)
Closed: 07 Apr 2018
This CET exam aims to equip the practitioner with the tools and strategies to implement myopia management in practice, and consider how to communicate effectively to build professional confidence
Author/s: Gillian Bruce BSc (Hons), MCOptom, Dip TP(IP)
Closed: 09 Mar 2018
This video exam explores the decisions that we make as clinicians. It explains the important distinction between technicians who collect information and clinicians who act on information and take...
Author/s: Dr Michael Edward Johnson PhD, FCOptom, DipOrth, DipGlauc, DipTp(IP)
Closed: 27 Dec 2017
Good record keeping has never been more essential to everyday practice. Although records are designed to aid the patient's future eye care they can also be an optometrist's or dispensing optician's...
Author/s: Trevor Warburton
Closed: 27 Sep 2017
This CET exam will discuss how smoking contributes to ocular disease and explores the role of the practitioner in discussing smoking status with their patients
Author/s: Shamina Asif MCOptom
Closed: 20 Jul 2017
This article outlines the supervision responsibilities relating to trainee optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians
Author/s: Neil Retallic MCOptom, FBCLA, FIACLE
Closed: 08 Apr 2017
The AOP legal department deals with many complaints against eye care professionals, some of which could have been prevented. This video presents a practice-based scenario, followed by a discussion be...
Author/s: AOP legal team
Closed: 28 Dec 2016
This article outlines the various social media platforms that may be used in a professional setting and highlights the importance of maintaining appropriate conduct both in this environment and in a...
Author/s: Garry Kousoulou
Undertaking optometric research is now more accessible to full-time practitioners than ever before. This article will explore some of the key findings relevant to contemporary practice from professio...
Author/s: Dr Amy Sheppard BSc (Hons), SFHEA, PhD, MCOptom
Closed: 13 May 2016
This article considers scenarios posed by clinical advisers from the College of Optometrists with commentary provided on the correct and incorrect management approaches in each case
Author/s: Daniel Hardiman-McCartney, Dr Susan Blakeney
Closed: 08 Apr 2016