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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 2018 survival pack CET exam investigates what the ideal contact lens record could look like and whether practitioners have a consistent approach to record keeping
Author/s: Dr Alison Alderson PhD, MCOptom
Closed: 26 Dec 2018
In this CET Video exam, optometrist and AOP clinical adviser, Kevin Wallace, explores the legal framework around independent prescribing, common issues that occur – and most importantly, how to avoid ...
Author/s: Kevin Wallace
Closed: 12 Nov 2018
This CET exam outlines the regulation relating to domiciliary eyecare, the clinical challenges, and the dispensing considerations when examining patients in their own home
Author/s: Sanjiv Koasha BSc (Hons) Optom
Closed: 12 Oct 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
Author/s: Professor Julie-Anne Little BSc (Hons), PhD, MCOptom, FHEA
Closed: 10 Aug 2018
This CET exam outlines the requirement for registrants to comply with the GOC Standards of Practice with particular focus on the duty of candour. Using case scenarios, the key principles of candour...
Author/s: Richard Edwards BSc, MCOptom
Closed: 06 Jul 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...
Author/s: Henry Leonard, Professor Julie-Anne Little BSc (Hons), PhD, MCOptom, FHEA
Closed: 04 Jul 2018
This CET video exam dramatises a common scenario in a busy practice. But help is at hand; the AOP's legal team dissect what has happened as well as discussing how you can prevent this happening in...
Author/s: AOP legal team
Closed: 28 Jun 2018
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
Previous iterations of shared care pathways include: diabetic retinopathy screening; direct referral cataract; and wet AMD pathways. This CET exam considers the potential and challenges of achieving a...
Author/s: Bola Odufuwa
Closed: 11 May 2018
This CET exam outlines the rules and regulations relating to the sale and supply of contact lenses.
Author/s: Pauline Bradford FBDO CL
These videos are designed for students during their studies and can be used as a refresher tool by those returning to work after a career break
Published: 20 Oct 2017
There is nothing worse than examining a contact lens patient for the first time and not being able to make head nor tail of the previous record. This article investigates what the ideal contact lens...
Closed: 13 Oct 2017