Ophthalmic Specialty Short Courses

These short courses aim, to help you develop and improve your knowledge in a variety of key subjects within the ophthalmic sector.  They have been written by industry experts, and provide clinical pearls, that students will find useful in their day-to-day practice. Specific learning outcomes for each course can be found in the course listings below. CPD points are available to fully-qualified optometrists and dispensing opticians.

Ophthalmic SpecialtyStudent Comments

"I have just done the Glaucoma & Glaucoma Mimics module - it is very good."
Ophthalmic SpecialtyStudent comments

"In the macula degeneration one I liked the plan about what scans to do, with the examples of what it looks like."
Ophthalmic SpecialtyStudent comments

"It was very informative, centred on the OCT, the predictive value of the OCT in AMD was well highlighed."

AMD and OCT

This course has been designed for individuals who would like to develop and improve their knowledge of the different types of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and the conversion between AMD types. Whilst anyone can register for this course, its primary focus is to support Optometrists in their clinical practice and ...
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Common Vitreoretinal Conditions

This course has been designed for individuals who would like to develop and improve their knowledge of common vitreoretinal conditions, and the differences between them. Whilst anyone can register for this course, its primary focus is to support Optometrists in their clinical practice and CPD, providing clinical pearls to inform ...
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Glaucoma and Glaucoma Mimics

This course has been designed for individuals who would like to develop and improve their knowledge of glaucomatous optic disc features and their differentiation from other conditions that show disc changes similar to glaucoma. Whilst anyone can register for this course, its primary focus is to support Optometrists in their ...
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Papilloedema or Pseudopapilloedema?

This course has been designed for individuals who would like to develop and improve their knowledge in differentiating between papilloedema and psuedopapilloedema. Whilst anyone can register for this course, its primary focus is to support Optometrists in their clinical practice and CPD, providing clinical pearls to inform the diagnosis, treatment, ...
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Peripheral Retinal Lesions

This course is a series of short courses that have been designed for individuals who would like to develop and improve their knowledge of peripheral retinal lesions and their detection using ultrawide field imaging. Each course covers lesions and conditions observed on Optomap technology, their appearance, and differential diagnosis.
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Pigmented Fundus Lesions

This course has been designed for individuals who would like to develop and improve their knowledge of pigmented fundus lesions that may be encountered in primary care Optometry. Whilst anyone can register for this course, its primary focus is to support Optometrists in their clinical practice and CPD, providing clinical ...
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Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy

This course has been designed for individuals who would like to develop and improve their knowledge of the progression of Diabetic Retinopathy and how different features present on both colour fundus and OCT. Whilst anyone can register for this course, its primary focus is to support Optometrists in their clinical ...
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White Dot Syndromes

This course is a series of short courses that have been designed for individuals who would like to develop and improve their knowledge of peripheral retinal lesions and their detection using ultrawide field imaging. Each course covers lesions and conditions observed on Optomap technology, their appearance, and differential diagnosis.
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