Below is some of the eduction I provide to under-graduate and post-graduate Eye Care Professionals in the UK and world-wide.
Contact Lens Discomfort and Evaporative Dry Eye – The Missing Link?
The over-riding cause of the high contact lens dropout rate has been and remains lens discomfort, this has not changed even with the most advanced lens and material designs available to us. Corneal hypoxia …a problem solved. However contact lens discomfort remains, wearing times are low and dropout rates high in the contact lens population. Are we close to identifying a missing link?
Treat the cause of dry eye, not the symptoms
The prevalence and causes of dry eye. Where various alternative practical solutions will be discussed that can and have been used in high street practice to address the common evaporative dry eye in both contact lens and non-contact lens wearers. The reasons why some approaches work and others don't will be explored.
Managing Evaporative Dry Eye – A Skills Workshop
The diagnosis and management of dry eye is within the natural field and range of skills of eye care clinicians (optometrist and CLO). Extend your skills. You will be able to practice slit-lamp examination of the lid margins and express meibomian glands, also observe the ocular surface using different surface stains.
Managing Evaporative Dry Eye – A Discussion Workshop
Understand why optical practices are better positioned than the pharmacist, GP/Hospital Eye Service to offer solutions to very often long standing patient problems. The workshop will help you understand the importance of the tears film's quantity and quality, and how this can be assessed using techniques and aids that are readily available in practice to help your dry eye/contact lens patient.
The role of MF SCLs in Myopia Control
Myopia is the most common ocular disorder and is generally the result of abnormal elongation of the eye. Vision can be improved with spectacles, contact lenses and refractive surgery, however these do not address the underlying abnormal enlargement of the eye. Myopia places substantial burdens both on individuals and society and increases the risk of eye disease later in life. Can multifocal contact lenes play a role in myopia control?
Eye Drop User Review (EDUR) - The Eye Drop User Review Demonstration and Discussion Workshop
This enabled High Street Eye Care Professionals to play a vital part in the safe and effective use of eye drops by patients. Improving the use of eye drops by patients has long been over looked but is a vital part of such therapy. A short slide presentation and lecture on the non-effect of not instilling effectively will be combined with hands-on experience on yourself and workshop partners.
How to set up a Dry Eye/Allergy Eye Clinic
The Tool Kit has everything you need to launch your Dry Eye/Allergy Eye Service; modifiable patient leaflets, screening questionnaires, GP letters, patient mailers, record cards etc. An in-practice meeting with follow-up support.
The Enhanced CL Exam & Assessment Tool Kit
All the essentials to address this long-standing problem, increase income and offer your patient’s an unique approach; modifiable patient leaflets, screening questionnaires, patient mailers, record cards etc. An in-practice meeting with follow-up support.
The role of punctal occlusion (PO) and its practical skills
When would punctal occlusion be used, what are the risks, benefits and options? Hands on teaching with punctal occluders. Full support included: Informed Consent forms, pre and post-treatment protocols, fees discussion etc.
Advanced Dry Eye Management Workshop
To include lid debridement, demodex diagnosis and treatment and punctal occlusion and its role in Dry Eye and Contact Lens Discomfort.
