Introducing the “Skill Centre,” a dynamic hub for student optometrists and eye care professionals seeking to master core concepts through engaging activities and games. The Eye Care Advocate’s goal is to make learning enjoyable and effective, ensuring that professionals at all levels excel in their field.
Clinical Skills
The Art of Assessing the Optic Nerve
Decoding the Pupil – Pupil Assessments
The Jackson Cross Cylinder: Mastering Astigmatic Correction
Duochrome Test: A Simple Trick to Aid Your Refraction
Fix the Fixation and End the Despair: A Guide to Fixation Disparity
Navigating the Case of Trial Lenses: A Beginner’s Guide
Slit Lamp Filters: Lighting the Way to Better Eye Examinations
Goldmann Applanation Tonometry: You’ve GAT This!
Van Herick Technique: An Angle for Beginners
Skill Simulators
These are currently only available to our community members. Not yet a member?
Simulators currently available:
- Cover Test
- Ocular Motility
- LogMAR Scoring
- Pupil Assessment
- Optic Nerve Head Measurements (C:D Ratios and Disc Size)
Join today – membership works out less than the cost of a weekly coffee!
Calculators
Contact Lenses
Assessing the Fit of Soft Spherical Contact Lenses
Communication Skills
LOFTSEA – a Vital Tool in History Taking
Dispensing and Formulae
Transposing Prescriptions into their Alternate Sphere / Cylinder Form
Galilean Telescopes – Angular Magnification and Telescope Length
Theory and Knowledge
Exploring the Risk Factors of Glaucoma
Look Sharp: The Extraocular Muscles Behind Eye Movement
Premium Content
Support The Eye Care Advocate
If you have found these skill resources useful, The Eye Care Advocate has a range of simulators, courses and other useful resources available to our premium members. These resources help to keep this project going and to ensure affordable resources for those who need them.
Whilst membership may feel too much of a commitment for some, there is also a physical copy of the book below which you can purchase through Amazon – but please note, digital access to this content is available on our community platform.
History and Symptoms: The Eye Examination – Study Guide:
Available on Amazon
This 114-page study guide covers the history and symptoms component of the primary care eye examination through 20 case studies – including 20 scripts for you to practice with during your studies. Each case is broken down to cover key aspects raised through the case history, enabling you to develop the skills to plan the most relevant eye examination to suit your patient. Perfect for student optometrists, pre-registration optometrists and those on their CLiP placement – with every sale helping towards running this site.