Archive for Pre-Reg

Pre-Registration FAQs. 1: Ocular Disease and Investigative Techniques

Published October 6th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

At this time of the year, pre-registration trainees are once again completing their Assessments.
Following the popular ‘Ask the Examiner’ threads over the past two years, we have compiled all of the questions and answers as FAQs and regrouped them all according to subject.
Our contributors have included Bill Harvey, Peter Chapman, Joy Myint, Dr Christine Astin, […]

Online Pre-reg lectures a big hit!

Published September 26th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

Our two online pre-registration lectures, the Routine Exam and the Low Vision Core Competencies have been successfully downloaded by a large number of people. We have received some great feedback too, so thank you!
Both lectures are free to download and offer the trainee over an hour of lecture time, straight to your MP3 player. Lectures […]

New Update! Final Assessment & NonEEA Candidates - Reading Lists and Downloads

Published September 25th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

For those of you who are intending to sit the College of Optometrists Final Assessment and NonEEA Qualified Optometrists Examination, we shall be building here a comprehensive list of useful links and downloads.
Please check back regularly as this page will be continuously updated.
Last updated: 25th September 2008
We welcome additional links - please use the comment box […]

Free to download: Online Pre-registration Lecture 2 - The Low Vision Core Competencies

Published August 27th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

The second subject of our online pre-registration programme covers the Core Competencies for Low Vision.
There are three presentations totalling 90 minutes and are written and presented by Jane Macnaughton MCOptom.
Fully supported with highly illustrated slides, these audio lectures are aimed at trainees preparing for the quarterly and final assessments of the College of Optometrist’s Scheme […]

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June 2009 CLEARVIEW Training hosts’s the City University’s Pre-registration Programme

Published August 25th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

[ June 7, 2009; ]

Held over two days at our Bath Street site, this weekend course is held towards the end of the pre-registration year in time to prepare for the Final Assessment.

Our mock exam day will put all delegates through each of the practical exams that make up the Final Assessment: each exam is held in real time […]

Free to download - online Pre-registration Lecture: The Routine Exam

Published July 16th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

In time for the new cohort of trainees, the Optometry Blog is proud to host a new concept in pre-registration training: podcast lectures.
Free to download – The Routine Exam – this podcast lecture with accompanying notes is sponsored by CLEARVIEW Training Pre-Registration Courses and Flame Health Ltd. 
The Routine Exam, is a 60 minute audio presentation by […]

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Free CET from Essilor UK Ltd

Published July 1st, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

CET C9375: The Significance Of The Minkwitz Condition Upon The Field Of View Of Progressive Power Lenses
This month from Essilor we are hosting a free CET article open to all UK registered Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians.
This article is written by Professor Mo Jalie SMSA, FBDO (Hons), Hon FCGI, Hon FCOptom, MIMgt. Professor Jalie is visiting […]

Annual Evidence Update on Age-Related Macular Degeneration16– 22 June 2008

Published June 15th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

The NLH Eyes & Vision Specialist Library presents a collection of evidence that has emerged over the past 12 months since the AMD National Knowledge Week in June 2007.
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the commonest causes of certifiable visual impairment in the UK. For the purposes of this AEU the term Age […]

4th September 2008 FREE Pre-registration Evening

Published June 12th, 2008 by Jane Macnaughton.

[ September 4, 2008; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]

Flame Health, in association with CLEARVIEW Training, invites you to attend an informal training event at their central Nottingham offices on Thursday the 4th of September. This event is aimed at Pre-Registration Optometrists and will consist of two presentations throughout the course of the evening.

The first presentation is called “The Way Forward” and is given […]

Now I need to get a job…

Published June 6th, 2008 by David.

So, with the final assesments looming ever larger on the horizon, now is the time to be thinking about what your next step is going to be within the world of Optometry.
I would imagine that most of you have a good idea of what direction you would like to go in whether it is permanent, […]