Optometry and Ophthalmology CPD units

• What is low vision - impairment, activity limitation, and participation restriction. Using the ICF. Taking a case history; CBS ; registration and certification; impact on px and family; equality, accessibility and inclusion (the societal model of disability).
• How are LV Services organised in the UK? The multi-disciplinary context: Education and employment; Charities and commercial organisations; The Falls Service; Depression and mental health.
• Measuring visual performance (including videos); Cortical Visual Impairment.
• Incidence and aetiology of VI: in the UK and a global perspective.
• Management of central field loss (EV and PRL); Management of peripheral field loss.
• Lighting, contrast and glare; environmental and inclusive design; accessibility (part 2).
• Defining Magnification, predicting mag, acuity and contrast reserve.
• Electronic magnification.
• Optical magnifiers, plus lens magnifiers, spec-mounted, hand and stand, telescopes.

This certificate is designed to prepare optometrists to be able to provide a high standard of low vision care in a hospital or community setting including: goal setting; assessment of vision; provision of low vision aids; advice about lighting and other methods of enhancing vision; provision of information and advice; referral to other services including social services; re-appraisal of goals; and arrangement for follow up.

• Online asynchronous lectures.
• Online synchronous discussion groups.
• Blended learning to include videos, directed reading, quizzes, discussion boards, case studies (all e-learning).
• Clinical skills training, Investigative Portfolio.

• An understanding of the terminology used to describe low vision and visual impairment
• An understanding of the epidemiology and demography of low vision in the UK
• An understanding of low vision certification and registration for individuals
• An understanding of the impact of low vision, including emotional impact, on an individual and their community
• An understanding of the different impact that chronic and acute eye conditions have on the individual
• An understanding of the importance of sensory substitution
• A detailed knowledge of the role, contact details and communications pathways of other professionals and organisations which are an essential part of multidisciplinary low vision service provision
• An awareness of other local clinical low vision services and referral pathways
• An ability to establish effective communication with individuals, their family, carers and with other organisations and professionals.

• An ability to apply learning to novel situations
• Problem solving

• An ability to assess people with low vision
• An ability to determine magnification requirements and to prescribe, dispense and train in the use of electronic and optical low vision task appropriate devices
• An ability to establish effective communication with individuals, their family, carers and with other organisations and professionals.

• Communication.
• Critical analysis.
• Reflection.

• Feedback on OSCE examinaiton will be provided in writing at the end of the examination.
• Feedback on formative assessments will be provided instantly following completion of the assessment.
• Feedback for written assessments will be provided via the Blackboard learning platform. 

This list consists mostly of general sources. Papers which relate to specific topics will be available on Blackboard.

• J. Macnaughton, The Practical Management of Visual Impairment, Clearview Training, 2018.
• Low Vision Rehabilitation Caring for the Whole Person, edited by DC Fletcher, American Academy of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology Monographs, 1999.
• Primary Low Vision Care, R Nowakowski, Appleton & Lange, 1994.
• Low Vision: Principles and Practice, CM Dickinson, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.
• Optometry A-Z, edited by N Efron, Elsevier, 2006.
• Low Vision Manual, edited by J Jackson and J Wolffsohn, Elsevier, 2006.
• Eye Essentials: Low Vision Assessment J Macnaughton, Elsevier, 2005.
• Low Vision: The Essential Guide for Ophthalmologists A Sinclair, B Ryan, H Robertson. Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, London, 2008.