FQE Student Presentation (Miranda Richardson)

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Portfolio and FQEOverview

Miranda Richardson BSc Hons, FBDOAssistant Director of ProfessionalExaminations

October 2014


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Aenda

! "ntrod#ction

! Portfolio $eislation

! Portfolio %ase Records

! FQE Overview

! Additional Advice! %ontact details


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FQE ExaminationPortfolio $eislation

! "nitial Declarations sent to Exams De&artment'

! Date of commencement letters iss#ed'

! An( chane of s#&ervisor)&ractice noti*ed and ac+nowleded'

! rainee)S#&ervisor mem-ershi& contin#o#s thro#ho#t st#dies'

! ./ case records &resented in the cateories stated 0 each case

record can onl( -e #sed in one cateor('

! Final Declaration sined -( s#&ervisor'

! 12// loed ho#rs &resent and sined -( s#&ervisor dail('

! $oed ho#rs, *nal declaration and dis&ensin tas+s sent to Exams-( Ma( 3/threistered &ost 4+ee& a co&(5'

! S#mmer 6/13 saw 7/ leislative fail#res'


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FQE ExaminationPortfolio %ase Records

! 8o &atient identi*cation m#st -e shown, -#t the s#&ervisor m#st -e a-leto show an a#dit trail -ac+ to the &atient records if an investiation wasre9#ired'

! As+ (o#r s#&ervisor to chec+ and sin each record'

! :se the additional information to ;#stif( (o#r dis&ense and hel& (o#remem-er what (o# did, -#t more im&ortantl(, wh( (o# did it'

! :se dividers to t each cateor( of case record toether'

! Do not #se &encil or excessive correction


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Frame 0 &ad centres)-ride width

Boxed lens si=e, DB$, B%D,

Side t(&e)lenth, anle of side, H>

$ens t(&e, form ,material,

%entration, dec, tints, coats, MS:,?la=in instr#ctions, vertex distance

Heihts) *ttin cross &ositions

Final *t 0 what (o# did

Advice on wear and care

S#-se9#ent visits

Additional "nfo @ ;#sti*cation


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FQE ExaminationPortfolio %ase Records 0 Additional information

! #sti*cation 0 wh( is this the -est o&tion for this &atient0 %alc#lations 0 ECectivit(, Mani*cation, diCerential &rism'eCect

0 Prod#ct nowlede 0 areas of vision, Rx ordered, meas#rementsre9#ired

0 How recommendation meets Px vis#al re9#irements

0 Addressin Occ#&ational needs0 Addressin ho--ies

0 Patient condition 4$5and relevant vis#al ac#ities

0 %o&( of referral 4Anon(mised5

0 $ist of &roced#res 4%$ removal5

0 An(thin (o# want the examiner to +now >ithin reason


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! Paediatric Dis&ensin x G

! Powers )@. to )@I'./D x G

! Powers over )@I'./D x 7

! Bifocals x 7

! rifocals and PP$Js x G

! Occ#&ational Dis&ensin x 7

! Referral Involvement x 2! Low i!ion x 1

! "ontact len! Removal x 1

! S&orts E(ewear x 6

! #ro!! $ni!ometropia x 2

! Prescri-ed &rism x 6

! Prescri-ed tints x 6

! Personal E(e Protection x 6


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Referral Involvement

!A reistered Dis&ensin O&tician has a d#t( to referK this is toain ex&erience in this &rocess'

!Alert &ractice staC to involve (o# in referrals of the externale(e or where s(m&toms &resentin wo#ld indicate referral isre9#ired

!As+ if (o# can write the ?OS1G 4-#t not sin it5to et a feelfor information needed 0 attach a co&( to the case record with&atient details removed, incl#de an( follow@#&


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Low i!ion

!"m&airment of vis#al f#nction that cannot -e recti*ed -(s&ectacles, contact lenses or s#rer('

!M#st incl#de visions and vis#al ac#ities

!$ow ision aid 0 hel&s with vis#al disa-ilit(' %om&lex 0telesco&ic #nits, hih &ower mas' Sim&le 0 hih add readers,hand or stand mas'

!M#st -e an act%al di!pen!e and not ;#st advice

!Additional hel& in the form of lare &rint -oo+s, ill#mination

advice, non@o&tical devices s#ch as li9#id level indicators,external s#&&ort aencies s#ch as R8"B'


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"ontact len! Removal

!Remove a contact lens #nder s#&ervision or o-serve this&rocess -( a contact lens &ractitioner'

!Record the &roced#re in the case record #nder LadditionalinformationJ

!his is not a contact lens teach


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$ni!ometropia

!Prove an #nderstandin of the s#-;ect

!Disc#ss the condition

!he o&tical sol#tions

!>hat was -est for this &atient!%alc#late the diCerential &rism


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FQE Examination%ase Records

On the Examination &ay!Brin the Portfolio containin their ./ case records'

!wo ABDO examiners chec+ the case records for n#m-er, content andlei-ilit( awardin #& to 6/ mar+s'

!Section %3 will -e a 6/ min#te viva coverin 7 cases 0 6/ mar+s each'

!Fail#re to s#-mit the &ortfolio meansyou will not be permitted to sitany sections of the FQE

!ABDO re9#est st#dents -rin a com&lete co&( which will -e ho#sed atAston to allow examiners to chec+ for cases of &laiarism'

!he &ortfolio will -e ret#rned to the candidate at the end of the

examination da('!he &hotoco&( will -e retained'


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'ractical Examination!(advice to candidate!

! A&&l( for &ractical examinations as earl( as &ossi-le, late

a&&lications will not -e acce&ted'! At the exam ven#e,

0 we will -e there to welcome (o#,

0 loo+ after (o#,

0 ive (o# (o#r timeta-le,

0 ta+e (o# to each section'

! Borderline cases are a#tomaticall( reviewed on the da('

! he FQE has . sections each carr(in a 2/ &ass mar+'0 Section A lenses and man#al s+ills,

0 Section B dis&ensin,

0 Section % &rescri&tion anal(sis and case records,

0 Section D a-normal oc#lar conditions and

0 Section E comm#nication s+ills

he examiners do want to &ass (o#


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FQE Examination

)ection $

! 1N ho#rs in total'

! A1 S&ectacle %hec+in 41.min#tes5

! A6 S&ectacle D#&lication 41.min#tes5

! A3 $ens "denti*cation and Refractive "ndex %alc#lation

46/ min#tes5! A7 Man#al S+ills as+ 46. min#tes5


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FQE Examination

Section A1 S&ectacle %hec+in

! %andidates are re9#ired to chec+ s&ectacles la=ed with -ifocallenses aainst a written order

! he candidate will -e instr#cted to record and 9#antif( #& to amaxim#m of G errors

! Onl( the *rst G errors recorded will -e mar+ed


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FQE ExaminationSection A1 S&ectacle %hec+in

! he errors will fall intothe followin cateories

! S&herical &ower! %(lindrical &ower! Axis! Addition! Sement si=e and sha&e

! Sement to& &osition! ?eometric inset andsement dro&

! An( additional feat#resrelatin to the lenses

! Frame details andmeas#rements

here will -e no &rescri-ed&rism in the s&ectacles


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Final Q%alifyin* Examination

)ection $1

)pectacle "hec+in*

%andidate n#m-er

Set Reference

en#e

Date

'lea!e ,ote- Onl( the *rstei*ht errors recorded will -e mar+ed

,at%re of Fa%lt .ea!%rement of fa%lt compared to order Leave /lan+

otal

'lea!e leave blan+

For Examiner! %!e only3

otal! Final total

A1 A6 A3

Examiners sinat#re

$!!ociation of /riti!h &i!pen!in* Optician!


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FQE Examination

Section A6 S&ectacle D#&lication

! %andidates m#st record s#cient meas#rements for a &air ofs&ectacles la=ed with &roressive &ower lenses to -e d#&licated

! he candidate will -e ex&ected to identif( lens enravins from aiven list and mar+ #& the lenses from a set of tem&lates

! S&ectacles are man#fact#red with enravins as visi-le as

&ossi-le, a -riht liht so#rce and mani*er will -e &rovided toassist the candidate


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FQE Examination

Section A6 S&ectacle D#&lication

he followin meas#rements will a&&ear on the recordin sheet! "denti*cation of &roressive &ower lens! S&herical &ower! %(lindrical &ower! Axis

! Addition! he manit#de and direction of an( &rismatic element! Monoc#lar centration distances! Fittin cross heihts in relation to the H%$! An( additional feat#res relatin to the lenses!

Frame details! Anle of side


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)ection $2

)pectacle &%plication

%andidate n#m-er

Set Reference

en#e

Date

Leave blan+

$ens Man#fact#rer

$ens desin name

S&here R $

%(linder R $

Axis R $

Addition R $

Prism and -ase settin at &rism reference &oint R $

Monoc#lar %entration Distances R $

ertical &osition of *ttin &oint relative to H%$ R $

Frame name

Frame colo#r

E(esi=e and DB$

Anle of side R $

otal $2

Examiners sinat#re



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FQE ExaminationSection A3 0 $ens Descri&tion and Refractive "ndex

%alc#lation

$ens Descri&tion! %andidates m#st &rovide a written descri&tion of 3 lenses from a

choice of 2

! Six feat#res of each lens will -e re9#ired one of which is thecorrect material 4lass or &lastic will s#ce5

! Other feat#res can incl#de0 ?eneral t(&e,

0 form,

0 hori=ontal and vertical lens si=e,

0 ede *nish,

0 tints,

0 coatins,0 an( additional feat#res


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FQE Examination

Section A3 0 $ens Descri&tion and Refractive "ndex%alc#lation

! he lenses will -e a neative &ower, s&herical#nc#t

! Refractive "ndex %alc#lation0 he candidate m#st recall the e9#ation and show

wor+ins

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F1 5F23


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FQE Examination

Section A3 0 Refractive "ndex Mar+in Scheme

! "nstr#ctions will enco#rae candidate to show all wor+ins! Focimeter readin 0 tolerance /'6.D

! $ens meas#re readin 0 tolerance /'6.D

! Mar+s are awarded for 9#otin the e9#ation or showin

wor+ins from *rst &rinci&les! Refractive index 0 tolerance /'/3 0 is the answer sensi-le


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)ection $8

)pectacle Len! &e!cription and

"alc%lation of Refractive Index

%andidate n#m-er

Set Reference

en#e

Date

Len! ,%mber Len! &e!cription Leave /lan+

Refractive Index : !how wor+in*!Leave /lan+

n

otal $8

Examiners sinat#re



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FQE Examination

Section A7 Man#al S+ills as+

! %andidates will -e re9#ired to carr( o#t >O of the followin tas+s0 S&rin in lenses and set #& a frame

0 Shorten a metal side -( c#ttin and re@-endin

0 Remove a -ro+en n(lon cord, re&lace and re@*t lens

0 "ncrease the anle of let@-ac+ on a s&ectacle frame -( *lin

0 Re&lace fa#lt( com&onents on a com&ression &l# rimless mo#nt

0 Ad;#st a metal e(e rim to accommodate hih &l#s lenses or lenses made with a

hih &l#s front c#rvat#re


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FQE Examination

Section A7 Man#al S+ills Mar+in Scheme

! he mar+in scheme is weihted as to whether the *nishedtas+ wo#ld -e #sea-le and acce&ta-le to a &atient

! Mar+s ded#cted for tas+s not com&lete, o#t of tolerance,frame not set #&, damae to lenses and frames and lensesnot cleaned


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)ection $4

.an%al a!+!

%andidate n#m-er

en#e

Date

In!tr%ction! for a!+ One Leave /lan+

otal

In!tr%ction! for a!+ wo Leave /lan+

otal

otal

Examiners sinat#re



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FQE Examination

Section B S&ectacle Dis&ensin

! Sinle vision dis&ensin with re#lar -ride handmade frame@6. min#tes

! Bifocal dis&ensin to a frame with a *xed &ad -ride

@6. min#tes

! Proressive &ower lens dis&ensin to a frame with &ads on arms

@6. min#tes0 %andidates will see a diCerent examiner for each of their dis&ensins'

0 Patients are &rovided alon with a written &rescri&tion incl#din lifest(le factorss#ch as occ#&ation, ho--ies, concerns'

0 All frames and meas#rin devices will -e &rovided

! S&ecial O&tical a&&liances

@ 1.min#tes0 hree a&&liances m#st -e identi*ed, one of which will -e an $A and this will -e

disc#ssed in more de&th


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FQE examination

Section B7 O&tical A&&liances mar+in scheme

! 3 a&&liances in total

! 6 a&&liances will havemar+s allocated for acorrect identi*cation andmar+s for o&tical

&rinci&les and feat#res! he third a&&liance will

-e an $A and will havemar+s allocated for thefollowin information

! "denti*cation

! O&tical s(stem

! Possi-le conditions

! Bene*ts to #ser

! >or+in distance! "m&act of condition

! $ihtin

! So#rcin a&&liance

! rainin &atient to #se an$A


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FQE ExaminationSection B S&ectacle Dis&ensin


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FQE Examination

Section % Prescri&tion Anal(sis and %ase Records

! here will -e 3 viva examinations, each with a diCerentexaminer

! 6x 3/ min#te vivas with ABDO &rescri&tion -oo+s,

! 1x 6/min viva -ased on &rescri&tions from (o#r Portfolio'

! here will -e at least 7 versions of each &rescri&tion -oo+

! he &ortfolio will have mar+s allocated initiall( for caserecord content

! Each section will mar+ed o#t of 1// and an areate of thethree vivas recorded for this section


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FQE Examination

Section % Prescri&tion Anal(sis

he three vivas will cover the followin to&ics! Histor( and S(m&toms

! Errors, trans&osition and determinin addition &owers

! O&hthalmic lens materials

! ECectivit(

! %entration

! Best form

! ints and coats

! $eal and ethical matters

!#m& and no ;#m&! Proressive &ower lens desin


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FQE Examination

Section % Prescri&tion Anal(sis

! Paediatric 4incl#din &re@school5 dis&ensin! %om&lex &rescri&tions

! Occ#&ational dis&ensin

! S&orts e(ewear dis&ensin

! ?ross anisometro&ia

! Prescri-ed &risms

! Personal e(e &rotection

! $ow ision

! Disc#ssion on lens t(&es s#ita-le for the &rescri&tion

!Fittin and ad;#stment details! Advice and)or instr#ctions iven to &atient


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FQE Examination

Section % Prescri&tion Anal(sis 0 advice tocandidates! Be &rofessional in (o#r a&&earance and -ehavio#r! Ma+e -od( lan#ae as &ositive as (o# can 0 it will hel& (o#

! $isten to the examinerJs 9#estion caref#ll(, as+ to re@&hraseif (o# do not #nderstand

! al+in ets mar+s

! "t is acce&ta-le to sa( that (o# do not +now the answer! ?ive clear answers that answer the 9#estion f#ll(

! Do not o oC on a tanent or ;#st ive the examiner all (o#r+nowlede in the ho&e somethin is correct

! 8ever as+ the examiner to indicate (o#r res#lt


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FQE Examination

Section D A-normal Oc#lar %onditions

! %andidates will ex&erience 6 conditions each with two !eparateexaminer! in the form of &hotora&hs, schematic drawins andver-al descri&tions

! he candidate will -e ex&ected0 to identif( and disc#ss the condition,

0 what advice to ive to the &atient

0 the referral &roced#re

! %andidates will -e ex&ected to recall the information re9#ired on a?/S1G, in the event that there are none availa-le


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FQE Examination

Section E %omm#nication

! %andidates will watch a short DD of a iven &atientscenario with each of the examiners in Sections D)E

! he scenarios are *lmed in &ractice #sin common ever(da(scenarios where &atients ma( -e anr(, concerned,conf#sed etc

! he candidate ma( re9#est the scenario is &la(ed aain andthe examiner will then have a disc#ssion with the candidate

! he mar+in for each scenario will consist of a tic+@-oxscheme to ens#re the candidate has reconised the +e(iss#es of how to manae this &atient, and to remove an(elements of s#-;ectivit(


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FQE Examination

Final Advice

! "t is a &rofessional examination where (o# will enco#nter &atients,dress in an a&&ro&riate manner, do not chew #m and ens#re mo-ile&hones are switched oC'

! S&ea+ clearl( and oCer f#ll answers -#t do not have a scatter@#na&&roach'

! "t is acce&ta-le to sa( that (o# do not +now the answer'

! "f (o# have a &ro-lem, alert the examiner immediatel('

! "f this is not resolved, s&ea+ to the s#&ervisin examiner or amem-er of ABDO staC on the da( of the examination'

! Borderline cases are reviewed on the da(

! A&&roximatel( 2 wee+s for chec+in, awardin and res#lt eneration'

! Remem-er that the examiners want (o# to &ass'


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Examination and Re*i!tration

! &irector of 'rofe!!ional Examination!Alicia hom&son athom&sonTa-do'or'#+

el /U.1. 76U76I

! $!!i!tant &irector of 'rofe!!ional Examination!

Miranda Richardson mrichardsonTa-do'or'#+ el /UGU. .I122U

! Re*i!tration $!!i!tant

Emma Hastins ehastinsTa-do'or'#+

el /166U U36I61
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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