CERTIFICATE COURSE IN DIGITAL BIOMETRY

 
DURATION: 4 weeks of online training + 8 weeks of in-house training
 
ELIGIBILITY: Bachelor degree in Optometry/ Diploma in Optometry with minimum 2 years of experience/Diploma in Ophthalmic Assistant

EVALUATION CRITERIA:
  Pre test and Post test marks
  Case analysis skills
 
MISSION:
 
  To understand the basic principles of Digital Biometry
  To train eye care professionals in handling instrument related to IOL power calculations.
  To teach the selection of ideal spikes in A scan biometry.
  To teach the art of calculating IOL power by applying the appropriate formulae.
  To give hand-on training in the A scan Biometry.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CANDIDATE

The candidate has to register for the course by makingAppropriate payment (For details Contact: Coordinator – SN Academy – Mr. A.Mahalingam – Mobile Number: 097104 85295;E-mail: mahali@snmail.org)
  A pre test will be conducted online before the start of the course.
  The course materials will be provided online to the candidate.
  Self – assessment questions will be provided at the end for each Course
  The candidate has to finish the modules as given in the Course contents within 4 weeks of registration.
  The candidate will be given hands- on training at the Biometry clinic at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai.
  The candidate will be involved in maintaining of the logbook of the activities done during the programme period. The fellow will submit the filled logbook at the end of the training to the course advisor.
  The candidate will also submit two interesting case report to the advisor before the end of the training.
  The teaching programme will include: Studying pertinent literature as advised by the advisor, attending didactic lectures and doing clinical A scan biometry
  The candidate is expected to do a minimum of 10 DBR cases at the end of hands- on training.
  Interactive sessions like case discussions, will be carried out during the in-house training.
  After the end of 8 weeks of training, post test will be conducted and certificate will be issued on satisfactory performance.

 

COURSE CONTENTS:

  Schematic eye
  Instruments involved in Biometry (Keratometry, Non contact Biometry, IOL Master, Biograph)
  IOL power calculations (Various formulas and their indications)
  A scan interpretations
  Case discussions

 

RECOMMENDED STUDY REFERENCES

  Course Modules
  Mastering the Technique of IOL power calculations
  By Garg / Jairo E Hoyos and Dimitrii Dementiev
 
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For more details, contact

Mr. Mahalingam A
Academic Officer – The SN Academy
No. 29/8, Jayalakshmi Estates – 1st Floor
Haddows Road, Nungambakkam
Chennai - 600 006, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ph No: 044 - 4308 4111 / 4308 4222 ( 9 am to 5 pm)
Mobile No: 097104 85295
Fax No:
044 - 2820 5819
e-mail id: info@thesnacademy.ac.in / snacademy@snmail.org / mahali@snmail.org
Websites:
www.thesnacademy.ac.in / www.thesnacademy.edu.in

 
 
Sankara Nethralaya