Courses for nurses and allied health professionals

We offer a wide range of short courses for nurses and allied health professionals, many virtual and self-paced to fit around your working commitments.

We continue to enable non-medical staff to learn new skills and take on responsibilities previously within the remit only of doctors. This ensures that everyone’s professional expertise is used to the best effect and provides improvements to patient care. For example, some nurses at Moorfields are now qualified to administer intravitreal injections to patients with wet age-related macular degeneration – a service previously provided only by medical staff – while others are trained to provide laser treatment for posterior capsular opacification, a common side-effect of cataract surgery.

 

This learning experience was a breath of fresh air; expanded my knowldege and career potential.

Our courses

YAG laser training for nurses and AHPs

YAG laser training for nurses and AHPs
Led by Nurse Consultant Yvonne Kana and supported by cataract Consultant Mohamed Elnaggar, this course will provide you with the training and support to become competent in delivering a YAG laser capsulotomy service where you work.
Start Date: Wednesday 22 January 2025
£300.00 0 spaces available

Biometry study day

Biometry study day
This one-day in-person study day has been designed to meet the training needs of nurses, nursing associates, technicians, and anyone with an interest to improve their knowledge and understanding of biometry and its calculation and reading a biometry report.
Start Date: Saturday 11 January 2025
£350.00 3 spaces available

Hot topics in comprehensive ophthalmology

Hot topics in comprehensive ophthalmology
Hot topics in comprehensive ophthalmology is a course for people who work in the field suitable for comprehensive/general ophthalmologists, urgent care and primary care, optometrists and nurse practitioners. and will update on common themes which appear in the comprehensive ophthalmology clinics and community optometric practices.
Start Date: Friday 7 February 2025
£295.00 45 spaces available

Medical retina pathways consent course

Medical retina pathways consent course
This unique MR Pathways consent course is specially designed for nurses, optometrists, doctors and others healthcare professional groups working in medical retina subspeciality in ophthalmology.
Start Date: Friday 28 February 2025
£750.00 5 spaces available

Gonioscopy course

Gonioscopy course
Full-day, in-person Gonioscopy course for ophthalmic healthcare professionals.
Start Date: Wednesday 2 April 2025
£350.00 0 spaces available

e-ILS (Immediate Life Support) course

e-ILS (Immediate Life Support) course
e-ILS is a flexible way of learning skills in Immediate Life Support, and blends e-learning with face-to-face workshops. An e-ILS course provides a variety of skills, from managing a deteriorating patient, identifying causes and treating cardiac arrest, to improving abilities as both a team member and leader.
£160.00

Moorfields International refractive symposium

Moorfields International refractive symposium
The Moorfields International refractive symposium is one of a kind and aims to teach refractive surgery as a whole and not just laser vision correction to surgeons from the UK and around the world. It is offered live to maximum 120 attendees.
Start Date: Thursday 24 April 2025
£200.00

Medical Retina: Design thinking and service delivery of intravitreal injection service

Medical Retina: Design thinking and service delivery of intravitreal injection service

This unique course is especially designed for managers and clinical leaders in medical retina services. The course draws on the strength of multidisciplinary teams delivering patient care in macular intravitreal injection services.

£0.00

Moorfields complex strabismus day

Moorfields complex strabismus day
This one-day course aims to enhance knowledge of complex strabismus, through illustrative key cases with learning points and the supporting scientific literature emphasised.
£200.00

e-PILS (Paediatric Immediate Life Support) course

e-PILS (Paediatric Immediate Life Support) course
e-PILS is a flexible way of learning skills in Immediate Life Support, and blends e-learning with face-to-face workshops. An e-PILS course provides a variety of skills, from managing a deteriorating patient, identifying causes and treating cardiac arrest, to improving abilities as both a team member and leader.
£160.00

Non-medical intravitreal injection course

Non-medical intravitreal injection course

This highly sought after course is aimed at clinicians working in an ophthalmic or medical retina setting, focusing on the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion and diabetic oedema.

Start Date: Thursday 27 March 2025
£600.00 0 spaces available

Lacrimal assessment for nursing & allied professionals study day

Lacrimal assessment for nursing & allied professionals study day
This course will educate nurses and allied health professionals on lacrimal examination and investigation. You will learn through a combination of lectures and practical instruction.
Start Date: Friday 27 September 2024
£300.00 9 spaces available

Basic slit lamp and Goldmann tonometry study day

Basic slit lamp and Goldmann tonometry study day
The basic slit lamp and Goldmann tonometry study day are designed to provide delegates with a comprehensive understanding of the slit lamp anterior segment eye examination and Goldmann tonometry including its history, theory and practical applications.
Start Date: Saturday 15 March 2025
£200.00 0 spaces available

Fundoscopy training programme

Fundoscopy training programme
This new training programme has been designed to develop knowledge and skill in fundus biomicroscopy assessment using relevant diagnostic lenses. The programme will support learners to expand their clinical role in a variety of sub-specialist Ophthalmic settings. It will build on existing knowledge and skills, with a particular focus on basic fundoscopy skills to aid the learner to support the diagnosis of ophthalmic patients.
Start Date: Wednesday 2 July 2025
£1,500.00 0 spaces available

Oculoplastic nursing and allied professionals study day

Oculoplastic nursing and allied professionals study day

This one day in-person course is designed to improve clinical practice and knowledge by highlighting new ways of working within this specialty. It discusses the management of various oculoplastic conditions and the role of nurses and other allied health professionals in delivering an excellent service..

£200.00

Botulinum toxin: Is it injector error, side effects or complications

Botulinum toxin: Is it injector error, side effects or complications
This course is designed to improve clinical practice and improve the treatment, management and administration of botulinum toxin for blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, bells palsy, gustatory lacrimation and entropion.
£250.00

Cataract, medical retina and disc assessment

Cataract, medical retina and disc assessment
This course includes a mixture of online learning and in-person practical skills training and as been designed to meet the training needs of band 6’s and 7s who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in disease recognition, management and intervention of cataract, medical retina and disc assessment.
Start Date: Monday 31 March 2025
£400.00 0 spaces available

Children's eyes: An introduction

Children's eyes: An introduction

This self-paced online course aims to introduce the learner basic concepts of paediatric ophthalmology, in order to give them confidence when approaching children.

£450.00

Enhanced ophthalmic imaging techniques (OVS4)

Enhanced ophthalmic imaging techniques (OVS4)

This virtual self-paced coursewill provide OVS associates, senior opthalmic technicians and OVS practitioners with in-depth knowledge of advanced imaging techniques and pathology patterns in ophthalmology.

£450.00

Eye emergencies for the non-ophthalmologist

Eye emergencies for the non-ophthalmologist
A short course aiming to give the non-ophthalmologist the knowledge, skills and confidence to evaluate and where appropriate to manage common ocular ophthalmology emergencies.
£0.00

An introduction to data science for clinicians

An introduction to data science for clinicians

This self-paced online course introduces clinicians to data science and provides them with an overview of data science in a clinical context, along with basic skills to handle data. The course gives a broad insight into data science and its application on real data, including artificial intelligence.

£350.00

Joint vitreo retinal and ocular oncology symposium for nurses and AHPs

Joint vitreo retinal and ocular oncology symposium for nurses and AHPs
The Joint vitreo retinal and ocular oncology symposium for nurses and allied health professionals will provide attendees with up-to-date knowledge of vitreo retinal and ocular oncology conditions and treatments as well as new innovations across both specialities.
£250.00

The macula course

The macula course
A four-day course providing a comprehensive and up-to-date review of retinal and macular diseases and their management. Attend in person or online.
Start Date: Monday 2 June 2025
£820.00

Ocular emergencies level 1

Ocular emergencies level 1

This course aims to provide optometrists and allied ophthalmic health professionals with the skills and knowledge required to enable autonomous and/or supervised working within an ophthalmic emergency setting.

£1,250.00

Ophthalmic emergency study day

Ophthalmic emergency study day
This study day aims to upskill ophthalmic practitioners in the triaging, assessment and management of emergency eye conditions. Suitable for ophthalmic nurses, advanced clinical practitioners in primary and secondary centres, ophthalmic nurse practitioners, allied health professionals and those who are interested in ophthalmology.
Start Date: Saturday 1 March 2025
£420.00 0 spaces available