Age Related Cataract and Symptomatic Anterior Eye Diseases (Classroom & Asynchronous e-learning)
About This Course
This module provides clinical optometrists a refresher on the aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic methods and management strategies of anterior eye diseases, in particular age related cataracts.
The module will allow clinical optometrists to make use of the clinical skills learnt in the previous module to fulfil the following Competency Framework of Clinical Optometry & Community Screening (COCS), approved by Ministry Of Health.
• posterior polar cataract
• anterior subcapsular cataract
• white cataract
• brunescent cataract
• subluxated cataract
• Anterior Chamber Intra-Ocular Lens (ACIOL)
• multifocal/toric Intra-Ocular Lens (IOL)
• Anterior Chamber (AC) cell gradings
• post-operative corneal oedema
• Posterior Capsular Opacities (PCO)
• yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) capsulotomy
• aphakia
What You'll Learn
Optometrists will learn to recognise the urgency in referring each case of anterior eye condition. They will monitor and manage the patients under their duty of care and refer the patients to the ophthalmologists in cases that requires secondary or tertiary eyecare.
The module also aims to improve the clinical optometrists’ communication with other healthcare professionals, patient education and counselling when managing patients with anterior eye diseases.
Entry Requirements
The candidates must be fully registered with The Optometry and Opticianry Board (OOB) and have obtained at least one of the following qualifications.
(a) a recognised university degree or higher qualifications in optometry.
(b) optometry degrees from any private universities run in Singapore before, such as Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Singapore Polytechnic-University of Manchester Optometry Degree Programme, Aston University external degree programme.
(c) degrees in Life/Health Sciences but possess a valid practicing certificate in optometry and have at least two years of relevant experience.