TCOS Workshop
Theme:
Allied Health
What:
Workshop | Atelier
When:
1:00 PM, Thursday 31 May 2018
(4 hours)
Where:
How:
LEAERNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe what dichoptic therapy is, what it’s goals are, and how it is incorporated as a treatment for amblyopia. Relevant publications will be used to highlight these concepts.
- Discuss the historical relevance of past orthoptic pioneers as it relates to current orthoptic practice.
- Identify clues to differentiate between sagging eye, decompensated esophoria, and mild bilateral VI or unilateral with a secondary inhibitional palsy on the other side.
- Discuss the use of divergence exercises including patient selection, choice of exercise and pattern of use among Canadian Orthoptists.
Sub Sessions
- Opening remarks
- Participant Meggie Caldwell OC(C)
- 5 minutes | 1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Part of: TCOS Workshop
- Dichoptic therapy, video games and amblyopia: what orthoptists need to know about gaming the [visual] system
- Participant Linda Colpa, O.C.(C).
- 45 minutes | 1:05 PM - 1:50 PM Part of: TCOS Workshop
- Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article
- Discussion
- 10 minutes | 1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Part of: TCOS Workshop
- What did they know then — a journey among the giants of the past
- Participant Stephen Kraft, MD, FRCSC
- 45 minutes | 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Part of: TCOS Workshop
- Talk | Exposé
- Discussion
- 10 minutes | 2:45 PM - 2:55 PM Part of: TCOS Workshop
- Break
- 15 minutes | 2:55 PM - 3:10 PM Part of: TCOS Workshop
- Break | Pause
- Answering Perplexing Ocular Questions: Workshop
- Moderator Nichole Pereira OC(C) | Participant Mrs. Christy Giligson OC(C) | Participant Michael O'Connor, MD, MSc, FRCSC | Moderator Meggie Caldwell OC(C) | Participant Teresa Warren OC(C) | Moderator Jocelyn Zurevinsky OC(C) | Participant Kyle Arnoldi-Jolley CO | Participant Gabriella Campos-Baniak MD | Participant Moness Masri MD | Participant Dr. Amadeo Rodriguez
- 1 hour 40 minutes | 3:10 PM - 4:50 PM Part of: TCOS Workshop
- Workshop | Atelier
- Discussion
- 10 minutes | 4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Part of: TCOS Workshop