PEARS Accreditation

There are two parts to the training and accreditation for PEARS. Part 1 must be completed before Part 2 can be started. This is based on the course used to train optometrists who provide PEARS in Wales.

All content has been peer reviewed. Foreign body removal training can be offered as an extra.

PEARS Part 1: Distance Learning Lectures

Practitioners need to complete a course of theoretical training:

· Lectures provided on CD ROM

· MCQ answers are uploaded onto a website

· 14 CET points in total

· An individualised certificate (in PDF format)

Lectures include:

· The cornea and corneal foreign bodies

· Sudden loss of vision

· Red eye

· Flashes and floaters

· Dry eye

· AMD overview, signs and optometric investigation

· AMD current treatments and optometric management

Please Note:

To be able to complete the lectures and MCQs, you must first register and login to the WOPEC website, using the code which was issued to you.. The prefix to use in the promo code area is:

LOCSUP

WOPEC Codes are available from Emma Close-Davies

email [email protected]

PEARS Part 2: Practical Station Assessments

WOPEC can work with LOC areas to organise a practical assessment that consists of five, 5 minute stations designed to assess referral, communication, clinical decision making and Volk BIO. You must have completed all the lectures before registering to attend the practical assessments.

Please sign in on the WOPEC website, and then select Events at the top of the page. As you scroll down the page you will see Shropshire PEARs. Click on event details and then choose the time you would like to attend and select 'book now'.