Course summary
Diagnose and manage childhood vision disorders
This course highlights the critical role of a thorough childhood vision assessment, along with the management of paediatric refractive errors, the evaluation and treatment of common forms of childhood strabismus, and the diagnosis and care of amblyopia.
As you progress through the course, you will also develop broader clinical competencies, including the ability to translate research evidence into practice and to apply effective communication skills essential for paediatric care with a patient-centred approach.
Who will benefit
- Eye healthcare clinicians
- Eye clinician-scientists
- Health practitioners
Course is suitable for
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Health practitioners seeking to enhance their expertise and competencies in paediatric eye care.
- Individuals who evaluate children referred from vision screening programs, work with a high volume of paediatric patients, or participate in collaborative, team-based models of care.
Delivered by experts
Ann Webber
Professor – UNSW
Clinical Optometrist & academic who is recognised nationally and internationally as a leader in paediatric optometry, vision science clinical research, and clinical teaching. She has decades of experience as an optometrist in private and public settings, and currently holds appointments with the Queensland Children’s Hospital, Queensland University of Technology and UNSW Sydney.
Amanda Lea
Lecturer – UNSW Medicine & Health
Amanda is a paediatric optometrist and education focused academic at UNSW where she is involved in the clinical teaching of paediatric optometry, binocular vision and myopia control to pre-registration optometrists and vision science students. Amanda has special interests in evidence-based clinical teaching and practice, and co-convenes the paediatric strand of the final year Master of Clinical Optometry course.
Mosaed Alhasan
Associate Professor – King Saud University
Consultant Optometrist & Associate Professor of Optometry at King Saud University. He holds a Master’s and PhD from the University of Waterloo in Canada, with academic and clinical expertise in binocular vision and pediatric vision care.
Lama Alsamnan
Pediatric optometrist – King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital
Lama holds a Doctor of Optometry degree from King Saud University, with clinical focus areas in pediatric vision care, amblyopia, binocular vision, and myopia management.
