Sound Optometry
Sound Optometry is the podcast from Docet that provides high quality continuing professional development (CPD) for fully-qualified UK-GOC-registered optometrists practising in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each month, we’ll be exploring the topics that matter most to us optometrists with case studies and in-depth conversations.
You can gain 1 CPD point by listening to this podcast and completing the exercise on docet.info.
You can gain 1 CPD point by listening to this podcast and completing the exercise on docet.info.
- Update frequency
- every 35 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 51
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
51: Brain tumours, Part 1 – A unique perspective
A brain tumour is an abnormal growth or mass of cells in or around the brain. They can be life-threatening and their incidence is increasing in the UK, as the population gets older. Around a third of…
00:25:32 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
50: Diabetic retinopathy – Dots and blots of significance
Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness among working age people worldwide. But thanks to the Diabetic Eye Screening Programme and an improved understanding of the impact of glycaemic co…
00:28:20 |
Wed 25 Jun 2025
49: Enhanced Optometric Services – Here, there and nearly everywhere
Since COVID-19, a greater number of enhanced optometric services have been rolled out across much of the UK. These pathways have been proven to reduce the burden on secondary care, reduce patient wai…
00:29:36 |
Wed 21 May 2025
48: PACS – Management of primary angle closure suspects
Primary angle closure disease is more common in the UK than was initially thought and it is important for optometrists to understand the condition’s stages of progression; from primary angle closure …
00:28:23 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
47: Chronic Stress – The brain-body connection
Stress and burnout, which we explored in the last episode of Sound Optometry, is far from uncommon in optometrists. In this episode, Michelle Hanratty uncovers the severe implications that chronic st…
00:25:49 |
Thu 20 Mar 2025
46: Burnout in Optometry – Causes, challenges & solutions
A study conducted in Australia found that around half of optometrists experience burnout. One in every three optometrists also live with a mental health condition. We all know what workplace stress c…
00:29:24 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
45: Vision and Dementia – Modifying risk for better outcomes
One in three people born in the UK today will go on to develop dementia — a term used to describe a range of neurological conditions that cause the loss of cognitive functioning. It’s been establishe…
00:26:52 |
Tue 21 Jan 2025
44: Corneal Conditions – Shape and clarity
Optometrists commonly encounter corneal conditions in practice—such as keratoconus, Fuch’s endothelial corneal dystrophy and recurrent corneal epithelial erosion syndrome. As Professor Sai Kolli expl…
00:37:28 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
43: Vision Standards – Colour perception and more
Vision standards and occupational eye testing can have profound consequences on patients and their families, especially when children are weighing up their career prospects. It’s therefore important …
00:28:22 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
42: Presbyopia – Refractive surgery solutions
As it is a condition that comes on with ageing, presbyopia is something that optometrists very commonly encounter in practice. For most people who develop long-sightedness, their eyesight is easily c…
00:28:56 |
Tue 17 Sep 2024
41: Gene therapy – Now and in the future
Gene therapy is one of the most exciting areas of modern medicine. In eye care, they promise to restore the vision of patients with both rare genetic eye diseases, such as a certain type of inherited…
00:28:39 |
Wed 17 Jul 2024
40: Menopause – Effect and cause
Half of the population experience menopause, but its effects are wide-ranging and poorly understood. In this episode, Michelle Hanratty investigates how menopause can affect the eye — from inflammato…
00:26:32 |
Thu 20 Jun 2024
39: Complaints – Taking the lead
Complaints are a normal part of a patient-facing industry, like optometry — from problems with prescriptions to quibbles about customer service. Therefore, handling complaints in a professional manne…
00:28:30 |
Wed 22 May 2024
38: Evidence-based practice – What, where, why?
In optometry, exciting new products or treatments are constantly coming onto the market. As practitioners, we need to keep our knowledge up-to-date, so that we can offer solutions to our patients if …
00:25:54 |
Wed 24 Apr 2024
37: Immunology and allergy – A not so obvious link
Ocular allergy can be more complicated than the seasonal conjunctivitis that optometrists see frequently in practice. To treat allergic reactions effectively, it’s important to understand how the imm…
00:27:17 |
Wed 20 Mar 2024
36: SEN – The path to lifelong eyecare
Children with special educational needs (SEN) are 28 times more likely to have a problem with their vision—or how their brains interpret vision—than their peers. It’s essential that optometrists unde…
00:28:20 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
35: Dry AMD – Hope on the horizon
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of sight loss in the UK, and the dry form is the most common type of the condition. In this episode, Michelle Hanratty visits a communi…
00:28:12 |
Wed 17 Jan 2024
34: YAG and SLT – Optometrist-delivered laser treatments
Laser treatments are a great way for optometrists to learn new skills and add some variety to day-to-day practice. In this episode, Michelle Hanratty brings us into her YAG laser capsulotomy clinic i…
00:29:00 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
33: Cataract surgery – Understanding risks and managing complications
Over 400,000 cataract procedures are done every year in England alone and the surgery is also one of the most successful in modern medicine. But complications can still occur, for a number of reasons…
00:28:57 |
Wed 18 Oct 2023
32: Managing Myopia – Now and for the future
Myopia can be much more than just shortsightedness. In this episode, Michelle Hanratty speaks to her friend Kathryn, who has severe myopia, to find out how the condition can cause further ocular heal…
00:28:40 |
Thu 21 Sep 2023
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