The Sankara Nethralaya Academy has launched a continuing optometric education programme for students and working optometrists who want to enhance their knowledge, gain experience and receive a certificate at the end of the course. The programme will run through 6 Sundays, as a bi-monthly program.
The programme will cover a variety of clinically relevant topics such as Dispensing Progressive addition lenses, Speciality contact lens fitting, Low vision practice, Binocular vision in primary eye care, Advanced Diagnostics and IOL Power calculation. Applicants could enrol either for some of the sessions or for the entire module. Those enrolling for the complete module will be invited to attend a three day practical observation followed by an examination based on the topics covered in the CME, and will receive a Certificate in Clinical Optometry at the end of the programme. |