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Health and safety on the premises

WEBYou must follow the law on Health and Safety at Work. You must maintain a hygienic and safe practice environment. You must deliver care to your patients in a safe environment.

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URL: https://www.college-optometrists.org/clinical-guidance/guidance/safety-and-quality/health-and-safety-on-the-premises

The routine eye examination or sight test

WEBWhen conducting a sight test, which is defined in law, 19 you must perform an internal and external examination and carry out such additional examinations as appear to be …

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Conducting the eye examination or sight test

WEBYou must conduct an adequate assessment for the purposes of the optical consultation 22.This should normally include: asking for and accurately recording:

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Joint statement on our vision for safe and sustainable patient eye …

WEBFor patients already in the hospital eye service (HES): Ophthalmology leads in the HES should continue to use risk stratification (into low/medium/high risk of harm) …

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The history of spectacles

WEBSpectacle wearing continued to become more widespread, key developments being the supply of spectacles to troops in the First World War, cheaper spectacles being …

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Infection control

WEBAntiseptic agents are effective in reducing both transient and resident microorganisms. Chlorhexidine (4%) preparations have a residual effect against transient organisms …

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Mental health and optometrists: coming out of the dark

WEBMental health and optometrists: coming out of the dark. The COVID-19 pandemic means optometrists are facing extremely stressful situations. Kathy Oxtoby explores the range …

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The gut – eye axis: can our intestines influence our eye health

WEBOur Director of Research, Mike Bowen, looks at the correlation between gut health and eye health. Over the last 10-15 years there has been increasing interest in …

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Guidance to support optometrists' expanding scope of practice: …

WEBYou must ensure your work setting has appropriate clinical governance structures in place to deliver the procedure or activity. This includes ensuring …

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Ophthalmology & Optometry: Our vision for safe and sustainable …

WEBFor patients already in the hospital eye service (HES): Ophthalmology leads in the HES should continue to enable risk stratification and clinical prioritisation of all …

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Protecting patients, colleagues and others from harm

WEBBritish Medical Association. Raising concerns [Accessed 1 Nov 2023]. Care Quality Commission. Raising a concern with CQC. A quick guide for health and care staff about …

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Handling eye health in those with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

WEBThe first descriptions of a condition characterised by laxity and fragility of the skin and hyperextensibility of the joints were made at the end of the nineteenth century (Parapia …

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Designing glaucoma care pathways using GLAUC-STRAT-FAST

WEBThe College of Optometrists and The Royal College of Ophthalmologists have developed the following guidance in response to the National Institute for Health and Care …

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Examining patients who work with display screen equipment or …

WEBYou must only prescribe optical devices or tints if these are clinically justified and in the best interests of the patient, 117 taking into account the patient’s views. 118 The best …

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Blue blocking spectacle lenses

WEBThe College recommends: If optometrists are selling blue-blocking spectacle lenses, they should make their patients aware that there is no strong evidence that blue-blocking …

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