YO Paediatrics Workshop
Date: 18/04/2020
Venue: Rydges World Square, 389 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000, NSW, 2000
Provider: Young Optometrists
Contact: Abdul Hamidi, [E] y.optoms@gmail.com, [P] 0431384878
Learning Objectives
- To explain the conditions in which +0.50 reading glasses will not aid a patient
- To familiarise attendees on expected findings for binocular vision tests used with children.
- To demonstrate the testing required for accurate diagnosis of symptoms and signs in paediatric case studies.
- To educate attendees on appropriate treatments for patients with tracking abnormalities and explain how to administer and teach these to the patient and patient parents.
- To educate attendees on appropriate treatments for patients with binocular vision abnormalities and explain how to administer and teach these to the patient and patient parents.
- To educate attendees on appropriate treatments for patients with accommodation abnormalities and explain how to administer and teach these to the patient and patient parents
- To analyse case studies of paediatric patients and identify pathological flags
- To understand the prognosis of common paediatric eye pathologies
- To elucidate appropriate referral timing and chain based on presentation of a patient
Max points awarded: 9.00
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| Why +0.50 is NOT the Chlorsig of Binocular Vision |
| Activity Type |
| Face to Face Small Workshop |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Manufacturer/Supplier? |
| No |
| Points for attending & Passing Assessment |
| 3.00 |
| Name |
|---|
| BV, Accommodation and Tracking Workshop |
| Activity Type |
| Face to Face Small Workshop |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Manufacturer/Supplier? |
| No |
| Points for attending & Passing Assessment |
| 3.00 |
| Name |
|---|
| Case Presentation Workshop |
| Activity Type |
| Face to Face Small Workshop |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Manufacturer/Supplier? |
| No |
| Points for attending & Passing Assessment |
| 3.00 |