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INSTRUCTIONS:
Read the article, and use the Survey link to complete the MCQ. We recommend having both open and completing the MCQ as you go.
You will receive your CPD Attendance Certificate (or QR code if available) once your submission has been processed.

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INSTRUCTIONS:
Use the link to watch the appropriate recorded lecture – look for SESSION 6. It is recommended to download this to your desktop.
Use the Survey link to complete the MCQ. We recommend you have the MCQ open while you are watching the lecture and complete it as you go.

LECTURE DETAILS:
This lecture will consider social, ethical and environmental topics which impact on optical practice and offer insight into processes and practices to reduce waste and make each and every optical practice more sustainable and reduce their ‘carbon footprint’.
It will consider topics such as carbon footprint, greenwashing, writing a sustainability policy document for your practice and action on waste.
Key learning outcomes of this lecture are:
- Understands the key issues affecting optical practice and offers insight into more sustainable practices
- Understands key terms used and can differentiate between them
- Understands the importance of improving practices within the work environment and the corporate responsibility of the optical practice.

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Following on from paediatric frames, this lecture will cover lenses dispensed for children in terms of material performance, designs, including spectacle options for myopia management and UV protection.
The way we order lenses can have a huge impact on the finished cosmesis so we will revisit surfacing versus stock lenses and what factors influence the thickness of a lens.
Parents and children have quite different needs when it comes to how we communicate. During this interactive session, we will discuss the patient journey taking into account the duality of communication, how the practice environment can affect the experience, the dispensing process and taking measurements, consent, tips on compliance and strategies for successful wear and care.
All children are different, and some children will present with additional needs for which we need to be aware, explore further and make reasonable adjustments if necessary. These can include neurodiversity such as autism, congenital conditions such as cerebral palsy and hearing impaired or Deaf children.

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In the first section of this lecture on paediatric dispensing, we will firstly consider the current design of paediatric frames. In the main, these are scaled-down versions of adult designs so we will explore the impact of this on a child’s visual, educational, and social development.
The relationship between the frame measurements and facial parameters is crucial in understanding and directing our young patients to a frame that will fit their developing facial features.
Data from recent paediatric facial anthropometry research from over 1300 images of children’s faces will be shared considering gender, ethnicity and children with Down’s syndrome. This data is intended to be used to inform paediatric frame designs resulting in a more stable, comfortable fit. In addition, the data will be used to explain how the face develops in a growing child and how we relate this to what we require in terms of frame parameters and adjustment properties. We will then discuss common frame adjustments, limitations to those adjustments and modifications to current frame designs.

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