Recent Advances in Low Vision #LowVision #Optometrist | OOLS | Professor Monica Chaudhry

OOLS - Online Optom Learning Series - Session 148 (10th October 2021) Here we bring you the 148th session of our online learning series which was live on 10th October 2021 at 00:00pm IST. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ All about this Session: Introduction (00:00) Prof. Monica Chaudhry, an educator, optometrist and author, begins by explaining the need to understand our patients and how to go about it. She briefly describes what can low vision services provide the patients with different problems. 1. Contrast and glare problems (06:50) 2. Field of Vision (09:00) 3. Difficulty in having independent lifestyle (11:45) 4. Visual priorities for low vision patient (14:30) 5. Low vision exam sequence 6. Devices (18:00) 7. Management (18:50) 8. Recent Advances in low vision devices a. Ocutech Bioptic Telescope (21:55) b. Portable video magnifiers (24:25) c. Text to speech synthesizers (30:20) d. Smart phones (31:50) e. Oxsight glasses (35:05) Lastly, we discuss how optometrists can impact the lives of patients in small ways with modern technology. The session ends with a question and answers segment for the live audience. Question and Answers Segment (44:09) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ We would like to thank Professor Monica Chaudhry for this wonderful session where she elaborated on some newer advances which have come in for helping our low vision patients. We thank all the participants who attended the lecture and asked a few important questions so that we learn and go home with a great message. Do leave a comment below for any suggestions you want to convey. Like and Share the Video if you think it's informative to your friends and colleagues. Subscribe to our channel to view more OOLS sessions and eyecare related videos in the upcoming future. Online Optom Learning Series(OOLS) is managed by S.K. Optics. OOLS is accredited by the Optometry Council Of India (OCI), Integrated Philippine Association of Optometrist (IPAO), Philippine Society of Public Health, and Occupational Optometry (PSPHOO), and Optometry Vietnam. Education Supported by SEGi University Online Connect With Us - Website : https://www.ools.co.in || https://www.skoptics.org WhatsApp : https://bit.ly/skopticswhatsapp Facebook : https://bit.ly/skopticsfb Instagram : https://bit.ly/oolsinstagram Twitter : https://bit.ly/skopticstwitter Email : [email protected] LinkedIN : https://bit.ly/skopticslinkedin || https://bit.ly/oolslinkedin Credits - Intro Video Music by Diego Nava - You Got Jazz Outro Music by X Ray Vision - Slynk Video Editor - Wondershare Filmora 9