Therapeutics CPD course for optometrists
The Optometry Education Team is pleased to offer a comprehensive CPD course for hospital and community-based optometrists with an interest in the therapeutic management of ocular conditions. This programme is especially relevant for Independent Prescriber (IP) optometrists and those currently working towards the IP qualification. Delegates have the flexibility to attend in-person or live online.
Course structure
The course is delivered through a series of expert-led sessions. Presentations will be delivered by Senior Optometrists and Consultant Ophthalmologists, covering a range of key therapeutic topics. Each lecture is CPD-accredited and awards points applicable to both general optometry and independent prescribing.
Every session includes a minimum 15-minute interactive Q&A segment with the lead speaker, allowing delegates to ask questions, check understanding, and reflect on learning. A peer review session is also included, offering a collaborative opportunity to discuss clinical cases and enhance decision-making skills.
Who should attend?
It is suitable for community and hospital based optometrists who have the independent prescriber qualification or interested in therapeutics. Nurses and healthcare workers interested in therapeutics.
CPD points are available for UK registered optometrists and a certificate of attendance will be awarded.
Book for the date and course type you'd prefer
- 19 November, in-person in London. Speakers, all from Moorfields Eye Hospital, and topics as follows;
- Kamran Saha, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon - Cataract therapeutics.
- Joanne Hancox, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon - Pharmacological management of strabismus and amblyopia.
- Will Tucker, Clinical Research Consultant - Management in uveitis.
- Dan Gore, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon - Corneal therapeutic updates for irregular corneas.
- Gordon Hay, A&E Clinical Director - Ocular drug toxicology. OR
- 20 November, online. Speakers, all from Moorfields Eye Hospital, and topics as follows;
- Paul Foster, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon - Treatment in angle closure glaucoma.
- Katie Williams, Locum Consultant in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - Update in paediatric ophthalmology.
- Su-yin Koay, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon - Therapeutic management of corneal infections.
- Ali Abbas, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon - Glaucoma surgery-SLT, MIGS and Trabs.
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| Date | Location | Time | Seats | Price | |
| Wednesday 19 November | The Education Hub, 15 Ebenezer Street, London N1 7NP | 9:00 - 17:30 | 30 | £250.00 | |
| Thursday 20 November | Online, Teams | 9:00 - 17:30 | 29 | £250.00 |
Course fees
Taught by
Dan Gore
Daniel Gore graduated from St. Mary’s Medical School, Imperial College London before undertaking resident ophthalmic training in London and a one-year fellowship at the university of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa with funding awarded by the Royal Society of Medicine. He completed 3 years specialist fellowship training at Moorfields Eye Hospital in advanced corneal and laser vision correction surgery, during which time he was awarded the prestigious Quality Care Award by Health Education England. Mr Gore spent two years as a research fellow at both the Institute of Ophthalmology and Imperial College London, during which time he investigated new laser eye surgery and cross-linking interventions for keratoconus as part of his doctorate (MD) from University College London. Building on this pioneering work, Mr Gore has lectured widely across the UK and overseas on developments in corneal cross-linking and safe laser treatments for keratoconus and other corneal ectasias, and is an opinion leader amongst colleagues. In 2019, Daniel Gore was appointed Director of Refractive Surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Gordon Hay
Gordon Hay has worked in Ocular Oncology for 20 years. He first worked with Mr John Hungerford & Dr Judith Kingston in the Ocular Oncology and Retinoblastoma Services at Bart's Hospital having undertaken his basic training in Ophthalmology/Ocular Oncology at Barts & The London. Dr Hay then had a career break in Australia - where he spent several years as a single-handed flying doctor and rural Medical Superintendent and Government Medical Officer in Queensland. He returned to the UK in 2004 to take up a post in Adult Ocular Oncology at Barts Hospital. In January 2015 he moved to the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital where he specialises in A&E (Emergency Ophthalmology) and Ocular Oncology - working in Mandeep Sagoo’s Professorial Ocular Oncology Unit. For many years Dr Hay ran the Ophthalmology component of the Cambridge Graduate Course in Medicine. He also has 16 years' experience of teaching/lecturing to Ophthalmology trainees, Optometrists and GPs on all aspects of clinical care and examination skills. Gordon has been the clinical director of the Emergency Department since November 2019. He lectures widely to Ophthalmic trainees and optometrists on Ocular Oncology and A&E in the United Kingdom. He also has a keen interest in primary care ophthalmology and Community Optometry Service Delivery and is a keen proponent in up-skilling in the community setting. Gordon is the Service Director for A&E/Urgent Care Services at Moorfields Eye Hospital and in February 2020, was appointed Deputy Director of Education at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. He also lectures on the UCL M.Sc. in Ophthalmology Course in Emergency Ophthalmology and Ocular Oncology and runs the UCL Summer School in Ophthalmology. Dr Hay has won numerous awards over the past few years in his A&E role and has successfully transitioned his department into the digital sphere. Moorfields A&E Has garnered 5 major national awards for Emergency Eye care - including Health Service Journal Top A&E department in the UK, Second top for trainee education in the UK, and UCL as top higher institution in the world to study ophthalmology. He is a keen proponent in upskilling ancillary staff and has incorporated advanced nursing and optometrists practitioners into the A&E setting. His department has also won three digital awards for the Attend Anywhere virtual A&E service. In September 2022 he became Associate Professor at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.
Ali Abbas
Ali Abbas is a Consultant Ophthalmologist and Glaucoma Specialist at Moorfields Eye Hospital. He underwent his medical training in the East Midlands and later pursued a fellowship in London, where he eventually transitioned into his consultant role in 2017. With an interest for clinical audit and service enhancement, Ali has helped with work on implementing remote consenting for glaucoma lasers, as well as training optometrists to become independent prescribers and laser practitioners. Through his contribution to the Shared Decision Making pathway, he has also provided teaching and training to empowered allied health professionals with enhanced skills to address the evolving needs of the service. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Ali is committed to advocating for both staff and patients. In 2018, he took up the role of a Freedom to Speak up Guardian for the trust, demonstrating his dedication to fostering an environment where voices are heard and concerns are addressed.
Su-yin Koay
Su-yin is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital. She specialises in cornea and external disease, refractive surgery and emergency ophthalmology. She also serves as the lead for corneal infections at Moorfields Eye Hospital, and is an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.
Paul Foster
Paul Foster is Professor of Ophthalmic Epidemiology and Glaucoma Studies at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and honorary consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Paul has a PhD in epidemiology of glaucoma in East Asian people and his current research interests include the epidemiology, environmental determinants, surgical management and prevention of glaucoma. Prof Foster has published over 325 peer-reviewed papers, 16 book chapters and 7 journal editorials. In 2003, he was elected a member of the Glaucoma Research Society, which is limited to 100 active members worldwide, promoting excellence in glaucoma research. He was also voted among the 100 most influential ophthalmologists worldwide in 2014, 2016, 2023 and 2024. He received awards recognising his contribution to ophthalmology in the UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore and China.
Will Tucker
Will Tucker works as a Uveitis, Medical Retina and Clinical Research Consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation trust. After finishing training in the London Deanery he undertook several formative and prestigious fellowships in uveitis, medical retina and medical ophthalmology. He first trained under Liz Graham and Miles Stanford in the medical eye unit at St Thomas’ Hospital, then Eoin O’Sullivan and Paul Riordan-Eva in Neuro-Ophthalmology at King’s College Hospital before completing a medical retina fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital. He was also selected as the first UNITE international clinical fellow and spent 14 months gaining new skills and knowledge under Nida Sen, Emily Chew and the late Robert Nussenblatt at the National Eye Institute, National Institutes for Health, USA. His research interests include translational clinical research in uveitis and medical retina, developing better outcomes for uveitis clinical trials and accurate phenotyping of uveitic conditions to allow the most applicable immune biomarker research to enter clinical practice in the future.
Katie Williams
Katie is a Consultant in Paediatric Ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital. She completed ophthalmology training in London with fellowships at both Great Ormond Street Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital. She undertook an MRC-funded PhD at King’s College London examining the genetic epidemiology of myopia and has published widely on both the prevalence and associated genetic and environmental risk factors. She now holds a clinical lecturership enabling her to continue research into the myopia, inherited eye disease and paediatric ophthalmology.