This 15-credit module aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills to work effectively in a multidisciplinary medical retina team where work settings and responsibilities may include:

medical retina new patient triage clinics
 AMD treatment - retreatment clinics
 slit lamp diabetic retinopathy screening and grading including referral outcome grading
 diabetic macular oedema assessment and monitoring.
Learning outcomes include:



an ability to obtain a clinical history
 an ability to undertake a detailed slit lamp examination including Volk lens indirect ophthalmoscopy
 an ability to use and interpret OCT imaging software and fundus photography to review data and make accurate diagnoses
 an understanding of the principles of fluorescein/ICG angiography and
autofluorescence in the differential diagnosis of macular disorders

an ability to differentially diagnose retinal and macular conditions and manage or refer as appropriate
 an ability to diagnose wet AMD with a provisional recommendation for treatment
 an ability to diagnose retinal vein occlusions and refer or manage as appropriate
 an ability to recognise other ocular abnormality and refer or manage as appropriate
 an ability to make re-treat decisions for wet AMD according to local protocols in a consultant ophthalmologist-led pathway, including the ability to determine when further investigations are required in the event of atypical or sub -optimal responses to treatment
 an ability to detect the features needed to accurately grade diabetic retinopathy according to modified UK ETDRS criteria in addition to National Screening protocols
 an ability to communicate with patients about their diagnosis and potential management options
 an ability to communicate with colleagues within a multidisciplinary setting
 an awareness of NICE guidelines and local protocols for AMD, diabetic macular oedema (DMO) and retinal vein occlusions
 an ability to work within a clinical governance framework of the ophthalmic unit