CPD Training
FREE live and interactive CPD in person workshops and webinars.
Investigating and managing nystagmus in the orthoptic clinic – webinar
1 CPD point
For Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians – available free online to 12 May 2022
This lecture discusses the aetiology, classification, investigation and management strategies for nystagmus. It includes the assessment of binocular vision, investigating sensory and motor fusion, stereopsis and ocular motor balance in nine positions of gaze grading any EOM restrictions. It will also discuss achieving optimum vision, the importance of the null zone and encouraging compensatory strategies. Finally, the use of prisms and even surgery as management options when abnormal head posture causes significant symptoms will be discussed.
Gemma Arblaster, Orthoptist at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Lecturer in Orthoptics at the University of Sheffield
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Solutions for patients with nystagmus – webinar
1 CPD point
For Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians – available free online to 12 May 2022
This recorded webinar discusses nystagmus and associated conditions and the potential benefits sometimes overlooked that contact lenses can offer as well as considering the current evidence base. It will focus on the eye care practitioners’ responsibilities regarding informed consent to explain all the treatment options from spectacles, contact lens, surgical and pharmacological as well as taking an holistic approach to ensure the best possible patient outcome.
Jayshree Vasani, Dispensing Optician
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Nystagmus: professional perspectives
What do we see? 2, containing a nystagmus simulation
1 in 1,000 things you never knew about nystagmus – webinar
1 CPD point
For Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians – available free online to 12 May 2022
This recorded webinar by the Nystagmus Network provides a unique view on the effects and impact of nystagmus from a patient’s perspective as well as explaining the causes and classifications. It discusses the effect nystagmus has on vision and how eye care practitioners can better accommodate the nystagmus patient in optometric practice.
Sue Ricketts, Information and Development Manager, Nystagmus Network
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