Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 11 April 2025

13 April 2025

RNIB Request for Help in Alton Area

Hampshire LOC has received a request from Alyson Smith at RNIB who has been contacted by a patient who is looking for an optometrist in the Alton area who may be particularly familiar testing patients who take psychiatric medication neuroleptics? If no-one has the experience would you be willing to take time to learn about the ocular effects of these meds in advance of this patient’s eye test?

In either case can you please email Alyson directly via eyehealth@rnib.org.uk and copy in our Business Manager isilk@hampshireloc.org.uk

Glaucoma and MECS OSCEs – 30 April 2025

Hampshire LOC is planning to run Glaucoma and MECS OSCEs on Wednesday evening 30th April 2025 at Boots Romsey with the first session provisionally scheduled for 6pm

If you want to complete one or both of these assessments can you please email the LOC Business Manager isilk@hampshireloc.org.uk providing your GOC number, preferred email contact address and confirmation of which OSCEs you wish to complete, no later than Monday 21 April 2025

If you require WOPEC codes to complete the on-line modules prior to the OSCEs please email the Business Manager as above to request the relevant codes to access the modules

Further information will be sent nearer the date by WOPEC and or LOC regarding timings etc

Practice Plus Group CPD Event – 20th May 2025

Practice Plus Group will be holding a CPD event on 20 May 2025 from 18:30 – 20:00hrs. More information and how to book can be found – here