Download Orthoptic Revision Course – With Patients Saturday 12

Orthoptic Revision Course – With
Patients
Saturday 12th April 2014
The Orthoptic department
Moorfields Eye Hospital
City Road
London EC1V 2PD
TIMETABLE AM
08.45 – 09.00
Arrival & Registration
09.00 – 09.15
Introduction
Chris Timms
09.15
LECTURE
Kelly Mackenzie
Interpretation of the Orthoptic Report including Hess
Charts
10.00 – 10.30
Coffee
10.30 – 12.30 PRACTICAL SESSION
Concomitant Strabismus
Stations 1 – 5
Patients with concomitant strabismus, with emphasis on examination technique:
Cover test, assessment of fusion and measurements.
Station 6
Orthoptic equipment, Stereopsis testing.
TIMETABLE PM
12.30 – 13.00
QUESTIONS / DISCUSSION
13.00 – 13.45
LUNCH
13.45 – 14.30
LECTURE
Testing vision in young children
Amblyopia management
14.30 – 16.30
Incomitant deviations
16.30 – 17.30
Questions and discussion
Chris Timms
PRACTICAL SESSION
TEA
Stations 1 – 5
Patients with incomitant strabismus with emphasis on examination technique:
Testing eye movements in mechanical strabismus and neurogenic palsies.
Station 6
Paediatric vision testing equipment.
Prisms and occlusion
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THE ORTHOPTIC DEPARTMENT
MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL
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Revision course for ophthalmologists taking the FRCOphth part 2
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The emphasis will be a practical examination technique and will enable the
participants to perform the cover test, ocular movement examination, measure an
angle of squint and assess visual function in children with communication
difficulties.
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The course will be taught by experienced orthoptists and will include time for
questions and discussions.
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The course does not aim to teach basic orthoptic principals and we advise all
participants to read an orthoptic text book before coming to the course.
We suggest: Clinical Orthoptics by Fiona J. ROWE. Pub. Wiley - Blackwell.
VENUE: Orthoptic Department 3rd floor
Moorfields Eye Hospital
COST : £150 ( to include Lunch and refreshments throughout the day and orthoptic
equipment ( occluder, fixation stick and torch )
DATE : 12th April 2014
As this course includes the opportunity to examine a range of patients, numbers are
limited. We therefore urge you to apply as early as possible.
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