ABOUT ACADEMY
Brien Holden Vision Institute Academy is a centre of excellence for global eye health and vision care education. With a commitment to quality life-long learning, the Academy promotes the implementation of sustainable programs by creating and providing the educational framework and support essential to capacity building.
In effect, the Academy develops and strengthens the human capacity of emerging nations in a manner that enables them to contribute to global eye health and the WHO Development Goals in a marked, effective and sustainable way by targeting in particular, but not exclusively, avoidable blindness and visual impairment that is second to uncorrected refractive error.
In effect, the Academy develops and strengthens the human capacity of emerging nations in a manner that enables them to contribute to global eye health and the WHO Development Goals in a marked, effective and sustainable way by targeting in particular, but not exclusively, avoidable blindness and visual impairment that is second to uncorrected refractive error.
ACADEMY NEWS
MANAGING MYOPIA COURSE - 20TH JUNE
How many times have you had a child with fast-progressing myopia, and their concerned parent asking what can be done about it? To date, you could treat their symptoms, but not the progression.
Did you know, a recent practitioner survey on attitudes to myopia management highlighted that close to 70% of practitioners are still correcting myopia with single vision lenses as their primary mode of correction?
Stemming from this, the Institute created an online Managing Myopia course for optometrists, addressing the need to compile evidence and guidelines for myopia management into a concise, clinically relevant education program for practitioners.
The online course is an engaging and interactive learning experience that includes:
The course will take around 4 hours in total, including attending the webinar.
Did you know, a recent practitioner survey on attitudes to myopia management highlighted that close to 70% of practitioners are still correcting myopia with single vision lenses as their primary mode of correction?
Stemming from this, the Institute created an online Managing Myopia course for optometrists, addressing the need to compile evidence and guidelines for myopia management into a concise, clinically relevant education program for practitioners.
The online course is an engaging and interactive learning experience that includes:
- 14 videos (view at your own pace)
- 8 interactive case studies (complete at your own pace)
- An interactive webinar (5th July 2017, 7.30pm)
The course will take around 4 hours in total, including attending the webinar.
VIRTUAL REFRACTOR
Virtual Refractor simulates a distance and near subjective optometric refraction, using a refractor head on virtual patients. There are numerous patients, prescriptions and profiles, and the patients respond to test questions and charts based on user input.
GRADING SCALES
The Grading Scales are a quick reference to the key signs and symptoms associated with contact lens related inflammation and infection. Used as a reference tool in the clinic, they provide a guide for determining how much normal...
OPTOMETRY RESOURCES
Motivated by the core public health development strategies to address the staggering shortage of eyecare personnel and services in the developing context, the Global Optometry Resources is a suite of open educational resources that aim to ...