Paediatric Optometry and Strabismus

Lecture + Exercises + Seminar: 3 + 3 + 0

Course Aims: Normal systemic growth and development juxtaposed with concurrent ocular growth and developmental markers. Assessment of children in different age groups. Diagnosis and management of refractive, binocular, and ocular disorders including ocular disease common to the paediatric population. Management strategies and treatment regimens for the remediation of childhood visual disorders to include application of spectacles, contact lenses, prisms, treatment of amblyopia. Unique strategies for the examination and quantification of children’s needs in an optometric setting. Special tests and alternative tests for children. Practice management and office layout strategies for the practice with a paediatric emphasis.