Course
Description
Length: 3 days Continuing Education Credit: 21 hrs.
OD Prerequisites: Completion of Core Curriculum courses
(The Art & Science of Optometric Care, VT/Visual
Dysfunctions, VT/Learning Related Visual Problems,
and VT/Strabismus and Amblyopia)
Therapist Prerequisites: VT/Visual Dysfunctions, VT/Learning Related
Visual Problems, and
VT/Strabismus and Amblyopia.
For: Optometrists and Vision Therapists
Building on your foundation from the prerequisite core courses of the
OEPF Clinical Curriculum, this course will
deal with the specifics of treating patients with
head injuries. The course will present material that will help the
attendee understand the mechanics of head injury,
understand more the neurology and how it relates to function
and learn how central it is to match the problems
seen to this type of injury.
- A new case history format will be presented along with the
rationale for its use.
- Many on-line resources will be demonstrated to help you
understand the role of the optometrist in treating
patients with TBI/ABI.
- Blindsight, Neglect, and the treatment of hemianopia will be
discussed in detail.
- Modifications to the Clinical Curriculum therapy activities for
patients with speech and language problems and
mobility problems secondary to
their TBI/ABI will also be discussed in detail.
- Compensatory prisms have been used by many in the treatment of
TBI/ABI and this will be discussed in detail.
- How to write a report for the many different conditions and
people who work with head injury will be presented.
- The OD as part of the medical team and interfacing with OT, PT,
Speech and Language, Physiatrists, Neurologists,
Neuro-Ophthalmologists and others
will be discussed in detail.
This exciting course is guaranteed to get you over the fear of dealing
with this very interesting population that can be
helped immensely by our great profession.
Each course participant will receive a manual which includes suggested
readings, definitions, diagrams and
case histories.
* Courses begin at 9:00 am each morning and will finish at 5:00 PM.
On the last day of the course we begin at
9:00 am
and generally finish by 3:00 PM. Lunch is included in your tuition.
(NOTE: If you have special
dietary considerations please let us know at the time you make your
reservation.)
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