Optometry - How to Run a Successful Low Vision Clinic

Optometry - How to Run a Successful Low Vision Clinic

Hello I'm Frank Eperjesi, Doctor of Optometry.

Are you thinking of setting up a low vision service but not sure where to start? Worried about your knowledge of low vision? Not sure which equipment to purchase and what assessments to conduct?

Take this course on low vision and get the knowledge on where to start your low vision service, what equipment you will need and what tests to conduct.

I detail the benefits to your patients of being able to offer information, an assessment and access to equipment. I will go through the goals of low vision investigation and patient visual rehabilitation, how to take a low vision history and symptoms and in particular what questions to ask and how to question them.

I describe how to assess patients, what tests to conduct, how to work with simple hand and stand magnifiers and how to work with telescopes.

I also explain how to assess and supply non-optical devices and how to prevent and solve ergonomic problems.

The lectures cover:

- Introduction to Low Vision - History & Symptoms

- Measurements in Low Vision

- Reserves

- Simple Magnifiers

- Telescopes for Low Vision

- Non-optical Devices in Low Vision

- Ergonomics in Low Vision

Use this course on low vision, get even better at what you do and be better than your competitors are.

Take this course on low vision, and be better than your competitors.

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What you will learn

• Discover where to start your low vision service, what equipment you will need, and what tests to conduct.
• I describe how to assess patients, what tests to conduct, how to work with simple hand and stand magnifiers and how to work with telescopes.
• I also explain how to assess and supply non-optical devices and how to prevent and solve ergonomic problems.

Rating: 4.16667

Level: Intermediate Level

Duration: 4.5 hours

Instructor: Frank Eperjesi