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OCTOBER 2018 DISPENSING OPTICS NEWS, INFORMATION and EDUCATION for OPTICIANS ABDO NRC, Birmingham The NEW National Resource Centre NEW ABDO facilities in Birmingham VICTORIA ROA D B4132 A5127 • An education events and examinations • The new location for all dispensing and hub with 11,000 sq. ft. over two floors. contact lens practical examinations. Aston • Clinical facilities showcasing the latest • Available for meetings, conferences, PORTLAND A38 STREET technology. seminars, training, revision and CET courses. CATHERINE STREET WHARF • 10 clinical bays equipped for refraction • Lecture areas for 60 to 160 people. STRE E T and contact lenses and pre-screen area. • Flexible facilities offering one large area or ROCKY LANE • State-of-the-art video slit-lamp which can up to 5 separate rooms. ON ASTON CROSS be recorded and projected live on up to ASTON ROAD NORTH • Rooms can be set up in theatre, exam or B4144 5 screens around the building. cabaret style. AVE ROAD Aston Cross • Equipment for dispensing, screening, minor CHESTER STREETBusiness Village • Catering facilities available including water eye conditions services and glazing. dispensers, 'bean to cup' coffee and artisan • Within easy reach of major road, rail and flavoured teas. Acknowledgement air transport links. ABDO is grateful for profession-wide support from a great number of retail and optical THE ABDO NRC IS AVAILABLE FOR EXTERNAL businesses. Including frame, lens, BOOKINGS FROM 01 AUGUST 2018. contact lens, instrument and equipment manufacturers. To book, call Phil Hall on 07538 525 206 or email him at [email protected] ABDO National Resource Centre 4th Floor, Aqueous II, Aston Cross Business Village, Chester Street, Birmingham Dispensing Optics OCTOBER 2018 Contents 18. 35. 10. 37. 26. 30. Charities Features Working with charities by Antonia Chitty 18. Product Spotlight 36. Opti 2019 A/W style all wrapped up Opti scores a six 20. Continuing Education & Training 38. Business tips The identification and management of red eye Top tips for blogging by Graeme Stevenson by John French 25. Multiple Choice Answers Infection prevention and control Part 2 by Peter Black Regulars 26. In practice Aiming for a bullseye 5. DO Dispatches by Martin Williams 6. A DO and proud of it 28. In profile 8. News Stepping on board 39. FAQs + Business Bites 42. Jobs & Notices FRONT COVER Jasper Conran model JCM035 C3 from Continental Eyewear Dispensing Optics OCTOBER 2018 3 The re-engineered DASH II has a large 69mm eye size, cleverly designed around a +6.00 base curve lens, giving a wider achievable Rx range. Ratchet side angle adjustment and detachable head strap. 4 core colours 4 trim colours 3 way Rx 3 lens colours DIRECT Glazing (replaces original plano sun lenses) ADAPTER Glazing (replaces original lenses) INSERT Glazing (fits behind afocal front plate lenses) Re-engineered for Excellence +8.00 base sports wrap design goggle for cycling and general outdoor use. With 6 colour ways ratchet side adjustment and adjustable 5 mirror lens colours rubber tips. 2 way Rx DIRECT Glazing (replaces original plano sun lenses) ADAPTER Glazing (replaces original lenses) Lightweight and colourful +8.00 base sports wrap, Sprinter offers interchangable parts, Now available in 2 sizes the bridge side elements click fit onto the (one piece) polycarbonate face lens plate. Regular & Medium New brow stiffener maintains head width. 5 colour options 1 way Rx DIRECT Glazing The central afocal lens portion is replaced with a +8.00 base lens Rx element. Request detailed product sheets for individual colour ways and available Rx ranges The Norville Group, Magdala Road, Gloucester GL1 4DG Tel: 01452 510321 • Fax: 01452 510331 • Email: [email protected] • www.norville.co.uk Progear Ad Aug18.indd 1 11/09/2018 09:47 DISPENSING OPTICS The Professional Journal of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians VOLUME 33 NO 10 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor Sir Anthony Garrett CBE HonFBDO DO Dispatches Assistant Editor Jane Burnand Managing Editor Nicky Collinson BA (Hons) Email [email protected] Design and Production Rosslyn Argent BA (Hons) NEW FACES AND Email [email protected] HUGE ACHIEVEMENTS Admin. Manager Deanne Gray HonFBDO Email [email protected] September has certainly been a month of change and progress for the Association. EDITORIAL/ADVERTISING Telephone 0781 2734717 First of all, I am delighted to welcome Email [email protected] Brenda Rennie and Julie Lees to the ABDO board where I Website www.abdo.org.uk am sure both will make a valuable contribution drawing on SUBSCRIPTIONS their extensive professional and Association experience. I UK £150 am also pleased to welcome back Garry Kousoulou, who Overseas £175, including postage has re-joined the board, and Kevin Milsom, who has been Apply to Tom Veti Association of British Dispensing Opticians re-elected for a final term. Godmersham Park, Godmersham, Kent CT4 7DT This is, of course, an appropriate moment to thank our two Telephone 01227 733922 Email [email protected] retiring board members, Geraldine Dynan, who has served Website www.abdo.org.uk conscientiously for the past three years and, finally, Keith Cavaye, who has served a full 12-year term with great ABDO CET Head of CET Alexandra Webster MSc BMus PGDipE FBDO CL FHEA dedication and distinction. Keith’s contribution over the years has been considerable and the board will miss his ABDO CET, 5 Kingsford Business Centre, Layer Road, Kingsford, counsel and wisdom. Colchester CO2 0HT Telephone 01206 734155 We have also recently seen the first successful round of Email [email protected] candidates qualify through the MECS programme (News CONTINUING EDUCATION REVIEW PANEL page 8). This is, without doubt, the biggest step forward for Joanne Abbott BSc(Hons) FBDO SMC(Tech) the profession in more than 25 years and Barry Duncan, and Josie Barlow FBDO CL all who have helped pioneer this move, deserve to be heartily Keith Cavaye FBDO(Hons)CL FBCLA Andrew Cripps FBDO PG Cert HE FHEA applauded. Congratulations are due to all 22 members who Kim Devlin FBDO(Hons)CL successfully completed the programme; this is a great Stephen Freeman BSc(Hons) MCOptom FBDO(Hons) Cert Ed Claire McDonnell FAOI achievement for each and every one of them. Angela McNamee BSc(Hons) MCOptom FBDO(Hons)CL FBCLA Cert Ed Paula Stevens MA ODE BSc(Hons) MCOptom FBDO CL(Hons)AD SMC(Tech) Finally, we had the official opening of our new National Gaynor Whitehouse FBDO (Hons) LVA Resource Centre (NRC) in Birmingham last month. The NRC has already successfully hosted the ABDO summer JOURNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Richard Crook FBDO examinations and our first September resits. In addition, the Kim Devlin FBDO(Hons)CL OSCEs for the MECS candidates were held there. The centre Kevin Gutsell FBDO(Hons) SLD has also hosted its first external bookings and it is clear this Ros Kirk FBDO Angela McNamee BSc(Hons) MCOptom FBDO(Hons)CL FBCLA Cert Ed new facility will play a huge role in the life of the Association in the years ahead. 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However, contributors warrant to the publishers that they own all rights to illustrations, artwork or photographs submitted and also to copy which is factually accurate and does not infringe any other party’s rights ISSN 0954 3201 AVERAGE CIRCULATION: 9,437 (Jan-Dec 2017) ABDO Board certification Dispensing Optics OCTOBER 2018 5 A DO CLIVE MARCHANT FBDO & PROUD Our monthly column from the ABDO president A DO and proud of it recently had the great pleasure of Council (GOC) education review is well welcoming Julie Lees, Brenda Rennie underway along with its CET consultation. and Garry Kousoulou to the ABDO Whilst I’m critical of how a CET review can board of directors following their take place before the education review is successful election this summer. We finalised and we know the new learning Ialso welcomed back Kevin Milsom as he outcomes, one hopes these will be visionary returned for a final three years on the board. and enable us to be fit for the future and have Last month, Julie, Brenda and Garry a mechanism enabling us to continue our attended an induction day at 199 Gloucester education beyond initial qualification. Terrace enabling them to understand the The GOC appears to be adamant that important office that you, the membership, the CET review must be finalised in 2019. have placed them in – along with their roles The sooner the better, so our CET and responsibilities. I look forward to Department has time to prepare for the working with our new board members and to next CET/CPD cycle to commence in 2020 our next board meeting on 11 October. In following the 2019 transitional year. the meantime, you can read more about Personally, I think another three-year their personal aspirations as board members CET cycle would have been a sensible Are you offering solutions on pages 32 and 33. approach, during which time consultation for myopia control? Commiserations to those who were could have taken place and the education unsuccessful in this year’s elections. I know review concluded. That being said, the primary reasons. First, this is a great chance many of you are already involved in ABDO outcome of both reviews will enable to tour the new NRC and view its first-class activity within our regions, and as distance advancement.