Course Description
(2 day course -- 14 hours Continuing Education including 8 hours COPE
Approved)
Prerequisite: None
For: Optometrists Only
This course will provide the optometrist with a complete overview of
optometric care for infants and young
children using a developmental approach. Through this
course, optometrists will understand how to prescribe
for the child's development and not just for
learning. Several young children will be present for portions of the
course for participants to see actual techniques
demonstrated and applied and for hands-on practice.
The course will provide a thorough background of developmental milestones
in infants and young children.
This section will cover milestones such as movement,
primitive reflexes, speech and language, socio-cognitive,
ocular, and visuo-cognitive development.
Participants will be taken through the examination sequence from
preparing for the exam, taking the history, to
successfully communicating with the young patient.
The instructor will also cover the testing protocols in both
administration and assessment.
Testing areas covered will be as follows:
- Oculomotor development
- Binocular development
- Performance assessment
- Receptive/expressive assessment
- Visuo-cognitive development
- Refractive status, including emmetropization
- Visual acuity
- Ocular health
- Social interaction
The instructor will also cover patient management with an emphasis on
stability, encouraging the optometrist
to prescribe for the future, where you want your
patient to be. This section will include discussion on lenses,
guidance, consultation, and communication.
This course is highly interactive, with small group presentations and
hands-on experience that will provide the
experience you need for the confidence you desire.
BONUS: "Vision: It's Development in Infant and Child", by Gesell, and
"How to Develop Your Child's Intelligence"
and "Developmental Vision", both by G.N. Getman, will
be sent to you as part of your registration fee directly
from OEPF. Course attendees also receive a
comprehensive manual.
* 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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