DR. DESAI SANJIV (D04258)
Abstract
THIS BASIC LEVEL INSTRUCTION COURSE FOCUSES ON IMPARTING APPROPRIATE SKILLS IN CLINICAL LOW VISION. IT BEGINS BY DEFINING LOW VISION, ITS ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY AND THE CARDINAL TREATMENT PRINCIPLES, FOLLOWED BY EXPLORING VARIOUS TYPES OF OPTICAL & NON-OPTICAL LVA AVAILABLE IN THE INDIAN MARKET TO ENHANCE VISUAL PERFORMANCE, THEIR OPTICS, THEIR ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES AND HOW TO USE THE APPROPRIATE LVA IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS. THE NEXT SECTION DEALS WITH LIGHT, GLARE AND CONTRAST MANAGEMENT. THEN SPECIAL IOLS, RETINAL PROSTHESIS, AND STRIDES MADE IN OPTOGENETICS ARE HIGHLIGHTED. FINALLY THE COURSE IS WOUND UP BY DISCUSSING HOW TO ASSESS A LOW VISION PATIENT IN THE CLINIC, THE ASSESSMENT TOOLS REQUIRED AND HOW TO SOURCE AND DISPENSE LOW VISION AIDS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE COURSE, PARTICIPANTS WILL BECOME PROFICIENT IN IDENTIFYING, ASSESSING AND TREATING LOW VISION CASES IN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY PRACTICE, THUS, INTEGRATING LOW VISION CARE INTO THEIR CLINICAL PRACTICE.
| 1 | INTRODUCTION (5 mins) | Dr. DESAI SANJIV | watch video |
| 2 | EPIDEMIOLOGY OF LOW VISION (5 mins) | Dr.GULAM ALI KAMDAR | watch video |
| 3 | PRINCIPALS OF TREATMENT (5 mins) | DR. DEVANSHI DESAI | watch video |
| 4 | TYPES OF LOW VISION AIDS (10 mins) | DR. VIVEK SINGHAL | |
| 5 | CLINICAL DISPENSING (15 mins) | Dr. DESAI SANJIV | |
| 6 | ILLUMINATION GLARE & CONTRAST (10 mins) | Dr. DESAI SANJIV | watch video |
| 7 | PEDIATRIC CONSIDERATIONS (10 mins) | DR. DEVANSHI DESAI | |
| 8 | WHAT’S NEW ? (10 mins) | Dr. DESAI SANJIV | |
| Panel Discussion : (5 mins.) |
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