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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.
Computer numerical control (CNC) surfacing of ophthalmic lenses began in the early 2000s and helped create a new industry in lens design software. This article considers how these advances may transla...
Author/s: Eluned Creighton Sims FBDO
Closed: 01 Mar 2024
This CPD exam provides a comparison of spectacle wear versus contact lens wear, exploring the benefits and limitations of each type of correction.
Author/s: Shabana Younus, Rachel Avery
Closed: 03 Nov 2023
Hours of chair time are taken up each year troubleshooting issues with progressive spectacle lenses. This CPD exam discusses how to get it right first time, from refraction to collection.
Author/s: Eluned ‘Lil’ Creighton-Sims
This CPD exam provides an overview of the standards that relate to progressive (and degressive) addition spectacle lenses
Author/s: Jim Cox FBDO
Closed: 05 May 2023
This CPD exam provides an overview of the standards that relate to bifocal and trifocal spectacle lenses
Closed: 04 Nov 2022
Myopia management is one of the fastest evolving areas of optometry, with new products becoming licensed to help slow the progression of myopia. In this video, Professor Nicola Logan will help you...
Author/s: Dr Nicola Logan BSc, MEd, PhD, MCOptom, SFHEA
Closed: 21 Sep 2022
This CPD exam considers how to undertake appropriate frame selection taking into account the material and the facial characteristics of the patient
Author/s: Amy Rose BSc (Hons), FBDO, FHEA
Closed: 01 Jul 2022
This CPD exam provides an overview of the standards that relate to single vision spectacle lenses
Closed: 06 May 2022
As featured at 100% Optical 2022: answer the questions relating to each image, using your own knowledge and additional resources where required, to help you achieve the pass mark of 66%
Author/s: Ceri Smith-Jaynes
Closed: 26 Apr 2022
Using case studies, this article outlines the importance of lens power compensation during the dispensing process to avoid patient non-tolerance
Author/s: Mark Hickton BSC (Hons), Cert Ed, FBDO, FHEA
Closed: 25 Mar 2022
This Survival Pack CET exam will discuss the incidence, types and visual optics of anisometropia, its impact upon amblyopia, the optical effects which anisometropia may cause and suitable management...
Author/s: Jo Mackenzie BSc (Hons) MCOptom, PG Cert TLCP, DipTP(AS), DipTP(SP), DipTP(IP), PG Cert HCL
Closed: 28 Dec 2021
This Survival Pack CET exam outlines ways to support successful spectacle wear for children with learning disabilities. The role of dispensing in a multidisciplinary special school eye care team is...
Author/s: Mitchel Reuben FBDO, SMC (Tech), Cert Ed, Martyn Howlett FBDO