Course: The Ageing Eye: Visual Impairment, Part 1 (Non-interactive), Section: Learning outcomes

General

Domains: Clinical practice, Professionalism

No CPD Points

The final module of Docet's successful ageing eye series is split into two parts. The first part covers all aspects of a low vision assessment of elderly patients in community practice. In the second part you can follow a panel of experts discussing four patient scenarios focusing on optical need, depression, field loss and mobility issues followed by suggested management plans for each patient.

The first part introduces our four patients, takes you through the adapted clinical assessment and history and symptoms taking for the visually impaired patient, explains how to decide upon magnification requirements, the use of specialist charts and how to record results and gives you the nature and properties of a range of optical, non-optical and electronic low vision aids

If you want to find out how our panel of experts reviews our four patients please go to part 2 of Ageing Eye: Visual Impairment. There you will also find a management plan for each patient.

First published: January 2018

Learning outcomes

Professionalism

s.10 Work collaboratively with colleagues in the interests of patients

Knowledge of various allied professionals able to offer assistance and the range of resources available for helping those with visual impairment.

Clinical Practice

s.5 Keep your knowledge and skills up to date

Understand use and application of a range of low vision aids including optical and electronic devices.

s.7 Conduct appropriate assessments, examinations, treatments and referrals

Understand appropriate adaptations to an eye examination when examining an elderly patient in practice, including use of specialist charts, modification of objective and subjective refraction and giving appropriate advice relating to lighting and contrast.