Common Retinal & Symptomatic Posterior Eye Diseases (Classroom & Asynchronous e-learning)
About This Course
This module provides clinical optometrists a refresher on the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic methods and management strategies in particular DR and AMD.
The module will allow clinical optometrists to make use of the clinical skills learnt in the previous module to fulfil the following Competency Framework of Clinical Optometry and Community Services (COCS), approved by the Ministry of Health (MOH).
• mild to moderate to severe Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy/Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (NPDR/PDR)
• treated Diabetic Retinopathy (DR)
• Tractional Diabetic Retinopathy (TDR)
• Diabetic Maculopathy (DM)
• Clinical Significant Macular Edema (CSME)
• Epiretinal Membrane (ERM)
• Central Retinal Vein Occlusion /Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO/BRVO)
• Central Retinal Artery Occlusion /Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO/BRAO)
• Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
• Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
What You'll Learn
Optometrists will learn to recognise the urgency in referring each case of DR and AMD. They will monitor and manage the patients under their duty of care and refer the patients to the ophthalmologists in cases that requires secondary or tertiary eyecare.
The module also aims to improve the clinical optometrists’ communication with other healthcare professionals, patient education and counselling when managing patients with retinal eye diseases.
Entry Requirements
The candidates must be fully registered with The Optometry and Opticianry Board (OOB) and have obtained at least one of the following qualifications.
(a) a recognised university degree or higher qualifications in optometry.
(b) optometry degrees from any private universities run in Singapore before, such as Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Singapore Polytechnic-University of Manchester Optometry Degree Programme, Aston University external degree programme.
(c) degrees in Life/Health Sciences but possess a valid practicing certificate in optometry and have at least two years of relevant experience.