Binocular Vision Fundamentals - Online Course
Provider: Myopia Profile Pty Ltd
Contact: Kate Gifford, [E] kate@myopiaprofile.com, [P] 0411109076
Activity Outline
Binocular Vision Fundamentals is an innovative, world first online course to refresh and upskill your knowledge and clinical skills in binocular vision (BV) diagnosis and management. In this course, you'll be guided through 12 lessons, which start with a simplified two-system approach to BV assessment and diagnosis. Stepping through understanding of the accommodation and vergence systems, it covers clinical tests, diagnostic criteria, prescribing and management. Once this foundation is set, the course moves onto clinical communication and the importance of BV in myopia management. Always with a laser sharp focus on the clinical applications, participants are provided video examples of assessment techniques and chairside infographic summary downloads to reference in practice, as well as reflection questions and peer discussion opportunities, and multiple-choice questions to test your learning.
Learning Objectives
- Characterise the link between BV disorders and patient symptoms
- Describe a simplified approach to assessing vergence and accommodation function
- Review the clinical picture of a normal binocular vision system
- Describe and be able to demonstrate various techniques to assess horizontal heterophoria and fusional reserves at distance and near
- Discuss the clinical picture of normal vergence function and be able to diagnose disorders
- Describe and be able to demonstrate various techniques to assess accommodative lag and facility at near
- Discuss the clinical picture of normal accommodation function and be able to diagnose disorders
- Describe the mechanical basis of interaction between accommodation and vergence systems
- Explain and be able to measure AC/A ratio at near using various techniques
- Describe and be able to demonstrate free space distance and near retinoscopy, by use of lens flippers or a trial frame
- Establish management pathways for BV disorders involving a variety of techniques including adds, prism prescribing and vision training
- Discuss complex cases of vergence and accommodation interaction
- Demonstrate ability to diagnose and manage simultaneous disorders of both vergence and accommodation
- Demonstrate how to explain complex BV concepts and management plans in lay terminology
- Explain the key BV conditions which are relevant to myopia control and management
- Demonstrate the key clinical measures required to formulate a comprehensive myopia management plan factoring in BV
- Discuss the clinical implications of fitting young myopes with contact lenses based on their BV presentation, in terms of myopia control efficacy and visual comfort
- Identify specific management pathways for childhood myopia including classification of BV as a primary or secondary prescribing decision
Max CPD hours awarded: 6
Session Information
Name |
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Binocular Vision Fundamentals - Online Course |
Clinical? |
Yes |
Interactive? |
No |
Therapeutic? |
No |
Duration of CPD Session/Module |
6 |
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
6 |