News
20-year-old’s life saved by eye test during lockdown
18 May 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
Lockdown learning proves popular with practitioners
14 May 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
PPE training module on iLearn
11 May 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
Emergency care during lockdown saves grandmother’s sight
6 May 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 antigen testing – volunteering opportunity for furloughed clinicians
5 May 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
Artist Nathan Wyburn puts eye health in the frame
5 May 2020A Welsh artist has unveiled his latest creation to raise awareness of the importance of good eye and ear health during the coronavirus lockdown. Nathan Wyburn has created his latest piece out of hundreds of | more
‘Ask the expert’ Facebook group proves popular
4 May 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
CET/CPD
CET: Tono-pen and I-Care tonometry
5 May 2020'How to’ guidance on the use and accuracy of the Tono-Pen® and I-Care® tonometers, where it may not be possible to use slit lamp-mounted Goldmann tonometry. This article also looks at common variations in intraocular pressure and discusses their potential effect on measurement repeatability. | more
CET: Contact lens series Part 6 – Modern soft toric lens fitting
5 May 2020This final part of the contact lens series discusses the correction of regular astigmatism with toric soft CLs (TSCLs), in terms of patient comfort, vision clarity and eye health. | 1 interactive or non-interactive CET point for optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians | more
CET: Contact lens series Part 5 – Complications of contact lens wear: microbial and sterile infiltrative keratitis
4 May 2020Optometrists - particularly those who are IP qualified - can now treat a wide range of red eye conditions, many of which are associated with CL-related ocular complications. This article discusses the diagnosis and management of CL-related microbial keratitis, referral guidelines, and the importance of consent in CL practice. | 1 interactive or non-interactive point for contact lens opticians, optometrists, therapeutic optometrists and dispensing opticians | more
Peer discussion for remote participants, plus other online CET options
7 April 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
Blogs
PODCAST: Interview with AOP clinical director Dr Peter Hampson
19 May 2020Paul Morris interviews Dr Peter Hampson, AOP Clinical Director, about the challenges facing clinicians in the COVID-19 pandemic, NCT and alternatives, safety, and what the future may hold.
PODCAST: Optometrist and patient safety during clinical interactions
13 May 2020Paul Morris interviews Daniel Hardiman-McCartney, College of Optometrists clinical advisor, about practising optometry in a Covid-19 world and beyond, how we can minimise risk to provide reassurance on safety to practitioners and patients, and how we can use risk-stratification to determine which tests should - or shouldn't - be performed. | more
PODCAST: Caring during COVID
4 May 2020These are troubling times to be a primary care clinician but optometrists have much to be proud of. Here, Paul Morris discusses the importance of exercising professional judgement and doing the right thing for every patient who reaches out to us; how this fits with the GOC Standards, and why our regulators will always support us as long as we can show we acted in the best interests of the patient. | 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
Audiology
Audiology – maintaining your CPD
7 April 2020If you are on furlough and choosing to use the time to keep your CPD up to date, here are some top tips and recommended resources. | more
Case studies
OPTOMETRY: OCT diagnosis of a macular hole
30 March 2020Case highlights the clinical benefits of using OCT for the diagnosis of retinal conditions | more