This 15 - credit module aims to provide the knowledge of common medical retina conditions and includes topics covering screening, referral and possible treatment pathways, with an emphasis on optical coherence tomography (OCT) interpretation and diabetic retinopathy grading. It also aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills to make accurate and appropriate referral decisions for patients with medical retina conditions and prepares you to commence working under supervision in medical retina new patient triage clinics, AMD treatment-retreatment clinics and to work in photography based diabetic retinopathy screening services

The learning outcomes of this module include:

a detailed knowledge of the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the retina, with emphasis on the macula
 an understanding of the risk factors and differential diagnosis of disorders of retinal and macular pathology
 an understanding of treatments of medical retina disorders including the patient’s response to treatment
 an ability to communicate effectively with patients
 an ability to interpret OCT images and fundus photographs for AMD and diabetic retinopathy, with appropriate patient management
 an awareness of the use of fluorescein, ICG angiography and autofluorescence in medical retina service delivery
 an understanding of the principles, processes, protocols, potential benefits and limitations of national diabetic retinopathy screening programmes
 an understanding of diabetes and its relevance to retinopathy screening
 an ability to detect and classify diabetic retinal disease
 an ability to recognise acute retinal pathology, conduct appropriate tests and make appropriate referrals, clearly stating the level of urgency
 an awareness of UK national referral guidelines and detailed knowledge of local referral pathways for patients with medical retina disorders
 an awareness of the rapidly evolving nature of medical retina treatments including pertinent treatment trials
 an understanding of current guidelines for management of medical retina disorders
 safeguarding adults and children
This module aims to provide you with the knowledge of common medical retina conditions and includes topics covering screening, referral and possible treatment pathways, with an emphasis on optical coherence tomography (OCT) interpretation and diabetic retinopathy grading. It also aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills to make accurate and appropriate referral decisions for patients with medical retina conditions and prepares you to commence working under supervision in medical retina new patient triage clinics, AMD treatment-retreatment clinics and to work in photography based diabetic retinopathy screening services  

The learning outcomes of this module include: 


 a detailed knowledge of the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the retina, with emphasis on the macula  
 
 
 an understanding of the risk factors and differential diagnosis of disorders of retinal and macular pathology  
 
 
 an understanding of treatments of medical retina disorders including the patient’s response to treatment  
 
 
 an ability to communicate effectively with patients  
 
 
 an ability to interpret OCT images and fundus photographs for AMD and diabetic retinopathy, with appropriate patient management  
 
 
 an awareness of the use of fluorescein, ICG angiography and autofluorescence in medical retina service delivery  
 
 
 an understanding of the principles, processes, protocols, potential benefits and limitations of national diabetic retinopathy screening programmes  
 
 
 an understanding of diabetes and its relevance to retinopathy screening  
 
 
 an ability to detect and classify diabetic retinal disease  
 
 
 an ability to recognise acute retinal pathology, conduct appropriate tests and make appropriate referrals, clearly stating the level of urgency  
 
 
 an awareness of UK national referral guidelines and detailed knowledge of local referral pathways for patients with medical retina disorders  
 
 
 an awareness of the rapidly evolving nature of medical retina treatments including pertinent treatment trials  
 
 
 an understanding of current guidelines for management of medical retina disorders  
 
 
 safeguarding adults and children