SCIENCE INTO PRACTICE|STUDENT-CENTRED LEARNING|PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY|INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY

Module Description:

This module will allow you to carry out a period of specialised project study, researching areas relevant to the current and future...

The module is designed to give ophthalmic practitioners (optometrists, orthoptists and ophthalmic nurses) the knowledge and skills to evaluate and manage more...

The module is designed to give ophthalmic practitioners (optometrists, orthoptists and ophthalmic nurses) the knowledge and skills to evaluate and manage more complex ophthalmic emergencies in both a primary and secondary care setting. This module will provide clinical assessment and management skills to registered practitioners working that will cover:

Advanced knowledge of clinical assessments, procedures and triage relevant in an emergency setting
 Identification of tests for further investigation and interpreting results via sophisticating imaging techniques
 Development of clinical management plans
 Knowledge on use and prescription of common drugs for use in managing acute and recurrent conditions
 Knowledge on how to recognise systemic conditions that may be linked to ophthalmic presentations, where co-management/referral may be necessary
 Understand the mechanisms on how to deliver emergency services and different models of care
On completion, practitioners will have both the knowledge and skills to work at an advanced specialist level both in a multidisciplinary setting and/or independently when examining patients presenting with ophthalmic emergencies.

This module delivers a comprehensive introduction to the study of ophthalmology and provides a baseline knowledge of the field. In taking this module you will...

This module delivers a comprehensive introduction to the study of ophthalmology and provides a baseline knowledge of the field. In taking this module you will gain a core knowledge of the structure and function of the eye, including the basic applied anatomy and physiology of the eye. The module will also introduce other basic sciences subjects related to Ophthalmology such as pathology, immunology, microbiology, embryology and genetics.

There will be introductory sessions to subspecialty subjects in Ophthalmology that will be developed further in the relevant subsequent modules. You will gain key ophthalmic skills, including an understanding of the common clinical skills needed to examine ophthalmic patients and interpret clinical findings and the ability to take a comprehensive and directed clinical history relevant to eye symptoms.

You will understand the principles, use and interpretation of some common ophthalmic investigations and imaging modalities, and gain a connected understanding of the investigations and approaches used in ophthalmology, and the context and relationships between subspecialties.

 