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EV-35774 NES Optometric Training Clinic Sessions (Aberdeen) (08‑Feb‑2012 14:00) 7 therapeutics points NHS Education for Scotland

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) in partnership with NHS Grampian will provide this training free of charge to GOS contracted Optometrists practicing in Scotland. Each Optometrist will sign up for a series of sessions. The remit for NES is to provide training to Optometrists in support of the GOS contract. NES is a Special Health Board providing training to all Scotland’s NHS staff in support of government policy and promotes best practice in the education and lifelong learning of all NHS staff.
This programme will enable community Optometrists to see patients with a variety of ocular diseases and to make clinical decisions on their management under the supervision on a Consultant Ophthalmologist. The CET will take place within a specially equipped NES Optometry Training Clinic which is within the Ophthalmology Outpatient's Clinic, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen.

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EV-36857 NES Macular: Macular Disease - The Full Picture (08‑Feb‑2012 18:00) 2 general points NHS Education for Scotland

This course is funded by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) as part of the programme to provide quality optometric education to improve the provision of community eyecare.

This lecture, Macular Disease: The Full Picture is the first of two in a series of lectures looking at Macular Disease. It is designed to improve your understanding of a variety of different conditions affecting the macula, their accompanying OCT images and successful interpretation of the results.

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EV-36805 Pathophysiology of aqueous production and the control of IOP (09‑Feb‑2012 09:00) 1 general point University of Manchester

This presentation will discuss the production and drainage of aqueous from the eye and how this is affected in glaucoma. Diurnal effects upon IOP will be discussed along with changes in the diurnal range in cases of glaucoma. The calculation of perfusion pressure will be covered along with the actions of medical and surgical reatment.

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EV-36806 Pathophysiology of the optic nerve head and nerve fibre layer (09‑Feb‑2012 10:15) 1 general point University of Manchester

This course will describe the structure of the optic nerve head and retinal nerve fibre layer in both normal and glaucomatous eyes.

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EV-36618 Low Vision Evening for optometrists and dispensing opticians (09‑Feb‑2012 18:30) 1 general point Action for Blind People

This evening is aimed at helping practitioners to understand the needs of patients with visual impairment . In particular provision of community support for patients with mild vision loss and of support services and how their patients can access them.
There will an opportunity to look at a range of low vision aids for patients with mild vision loss and a demonstration of the low vision aids that might help someone with severe sight impairment. The advantages and disadvantages of each will be discussed.
Other areas that will be covered are : welfare rights, assistive technology
(such as CCTV, computer software, GPS and mobile phones) and non-optical aids.
The evening will also enable the delegates to understand aspects of safeguarding, emotional needs/ support and services that will support patients to remain independent.
By the end of the evening delegates will be able to support and inform visual impaired patients of services available and how to access them and to facilitate the registration process by knowing who is eligible. They will also be able to provide low vision aids for patients with mild vision loss that are not eligible for registration. The day will enable delegates to understand the benefits of multi-disciplinary working.
Action for Blind People (RNIB group) feel that it is very important that optometrists and dispensing opticians working within the community are informed about patients with visual impairment. As an organisation that provides, not only low vision assessment, but many other support services to enable people with sight loss to live independent fulfilling lives, we are in an ideal position to help with low vision training for optometrists and dispensing opticians

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