News
Irish stores move to emergency care and delivery only
28 March 2020As a Specsavers employee, you can view anything in ProFile and access online CET by logging in with your iLearn username and password. Log in now or find out more for advice on logging-in, email | more
Specsavers maufacturing and distribution sites impacted by current crisis
27 March 2020As a Specsavers employee, you can view anything in ProFile and access online CET by logging in with your iLearn username and password. Log in now or find out more for advice on logging-in, email | more
UK stores open for essential and urgent care only
24 March 2020As a Specsavers employee, you can view anything in ProFile and access online CET by logging in with your iLearn username and password. Log in now or find out more for advice on logging-in, email | more
Covid-19 clinical FAQs
23 March 2020Latest guidance for Specsavers clinicians (UK and ROI) as to what they can and can’t do in various scenarios, in keeping with GOC and government advice. Some advice will vary by country and there is specific guidance in place as the situation becomes clearer for each nation. | | more
MiniPACs – new dates and online alternatives
17 March 2020As a Specsavers employee, you can view anything in ProFile and access online CET by logging in with your iLearn username and password. Log in now or find out more for advice on logging-in, email | more
Specsavers launches online glasses purchase
17 March 2020As a Specsavers employee, you can view anything in ProFile and access online CET by logging in with your iLearn username and password. Log in now or find out more for advice on logging-in, email | more
‘Don’t let glaucoma stop you’ says CLO with the disease
9 March 2020As a Specsavers employee, you can view anything in ProFile and access online CET by logging in with your iLearn username and password. Log in now or find out more for advice on logging-in, email | more
Features
‘Why College membership is part of our optometrist employment package’
4 February 2020Specsavers Sale partner Kevin Liu and optometrist Lily Traynor explain the clinical value and and retention benefits of offering College membership as standard | more
‘How our higher qualifications have helped us’ – Volk lens winners give their views
29 January 2020As a Specsavers employee, you can view anything in ProFile and access online CET by logging in with your iLearn username and password. Log in now or find out more for advice on logging-in, email | more
Top clinical complaints – and how to avoid them
27 January 2020Eight top tips to avoid the most common medical malpractice complaints and reduce your risk of a fitness to practise allegation - based on real-life Specsavers cases. | more
‘It took three years to clear my name’
27 January 2020Grace Hepburn, optometrist partner at Specsavers Dunfermline and Dalgety Bay, describes her journey of a fitness to practise allegation, how she coped and the professional and emotional support she received from her colleagues and the business. | more
Optometry degree apprenticeship – have your say before 10 January
29 November 2019UPDATE: Consultation extended to 10 January. Paul Carroll, Director of Professional Services, on why degree apprenticeship can be good news for healthcare professions and for patients – and the importance of informed discussion. | more
CET/CPD
CET: Infection control and waste disposal in clinical practice
18 March 2020Even before COVID-19, infection control and waste disposal in clinical practice were essential. Whilst the guidance we adhere to is changing in response to the pandemic, this article is essential learning - clarifying the simple steps required to help prevent healthcare-associated infections. | 1 non-interactive point for optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians. | more
CET: The need to see beyond the eyes
14 January 2020Qualified sight loss rehabilitation assistant Daniel Williams - who is himself visually impaired - provides a unique perspective on the problems visually impaired people experience when visiting eye care practitioners and what reasonable adjustments should be made to better serve such patients. | 1 interactive or non-interactive point for optometrists and dispensing opticians | more
CET: An overview of OCT follow-up and progression analysis
12 January 2020Birmingham Optical Group's Jason Higginbotham summarises how follow-up OCT scans could be best used to detect changes and monitor risk of disease progression in our patients. | 1 interactive or non-interactive point for optometrists | more
CET: Screening for visual field defects
12 January 2020Anna Kwartz looks at the concept of screening and discusses issues relating to screening for visual field defects | 1 interactive or non-interactive point for optometrists and dispensing opticians | Competencies: ocular examination, standards of practice. | more
Blogs
JUDY LEA: It’s a dangerous world out there!
15 November 2019Accidents can, and do, happen. So how and when should you discuss the unforeseen? | more
Case studies
OPTOMETRY: Bull’s eye maculopathy
25 November 2019Bull’s eye maculopathy and discussion of Hydroxychloroquine toxicity | more
OPTOMETRY: Nodular episcleritis
24 September 2019Diagnosis and management after GP recommends patient undergo an eye examination | more
Hearcare
Fond farewell to Roger at PAC
21 October 2019As a Specsavers employee, you can view anything in ProFile and access online CET by logging in with your iLearn username and password. Log in now or find out more for advice on logging-in, email | more