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- Achieve safe and appropriate local anaesthetic for ophthalmic procedures.
- Perform low risk phacoemulsification cataract procedures.
- Use knowledge of phacodynamics to employ a suitable surgical technique.
- Apply appropriate laser for the management of problems with the lens capsule after cataract surgery.
- Perform aqueous and vitreous sampling in the management of endophthalmitis, and understand the risks of the procedure.
- Constitute and administer intra-vitreal antibiotics.
- Know how to handle any samples taken from the eye to increase the diagnostic yield and liaise with laboratory staff so that the specimens are correctly identified, presented and transported.
- Develop new skills in a supervised simulated environment.
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