Concomitance and Incomitance in Depth
Course code ORT6001
30 credits
Key Dates
Start date: 12 September 2020
End date: 24 March 2021
Mode of attendance
A short virtual tutorial will be held at the start of the module. Further details will be made available upon application.
Aim
To develop an in depth knowledge and understanding of concomitant and incomitant strabismus with reference to clinical practice and recent literature.
Overview of content
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Investigative techniques
- Vergence, vergence adaptation and accommodation
- Techniques to investigate visual function
- Early visual development
- Recording of eye movements
- Eye movements
- Emmetropisation
- Refractive surgery
- Adverse effects of prescribed and non-prescribed medications
- Management of incomitant deviations; surgical options and botulinum toxin
Who can study this module
This module is available to anybody with a relevant qualification in the eye care profession. Currently we have Low Vision nurses, Optometrists and Ophthalmologists studying with us.
Awards
If you study any two standalone modules from the Division of Ophthalmology and Orthoptics, these would be combined to enable the award of a Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits). Any four standalone modules would enable the award of a Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits) as long as the credits are gained within a five year time span.
You will receive a certificate of completion once you have successfully completed the module.
How to apply for the module
Please visit our how to apply page.