Competency information
Details
Select a suitable technology for each type of investigation, choosing and adapting the appropriate diagnostic technique, patient position and equipment settings for each patient
Considerations
- Factors influencing the choice of technology for investigating vision and ophthalmic disorders/disease
- Clinical indications for, contraindications to and patient benefit from investigations
- Principles of contact lens imaging of the eye, including gonioscopy
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Prepare patients and the clinical environment for investigations using ophthalmic imaging with light and lasers |
| # 2 | Outcome Perform colour photography and optical coherence tomography (OCT) (or other scanning laser modality) of the fundus and anterior segment of the eye |
| # 3 | Outcome Observe ocular angiography, and if appropriate, take late-phase (non-time-critical) images under supervision |