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Surgical Skills SS8

To assess a patient clinically, in OPD and elsewhere, in particular to:

TITLE	OCULAR SURFACE PROTECTION
Code	SS8
Learning Outcome	Undertake appropriate surgical measures for the protection of the cornea and ocular surface. Recognise when the patient should be referred for specialist management.
Assessment	OSATS1 Portfolio Part 2 FRCOphth
Assessor
Target Year of Achievement	Year 7
Related Learning Outcomes	PS15
Overview	Understand the necessity for lid protection and whether this is temporary or permanent. Understand when a surgical approach (e.g. amniotic membrane, Frost suture with bolster, tarsorraphy) is likely to be better than a conservative approach (e.g. ointments/lubricants, protective cover, bandage contact lens, botulinum toxin). Look up the different techniques available, surgical and otherwise. Formative assessment can be undertaken in simulation. Where this has occurred, it is acceptable for an OSATS to be signed off by observation of the outcome only of an in vivo case.
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