Eye on Vision Screening: Insights and Approaches
Vision screening helps determine vision problems which affect both children and adults, e.g. myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. This session focuses on the various screening strategies, as well as, alternatives or advancements. It also includes significant talks on impaired visual acuity in older adults, as well as current recommendations based on contemporary studies and training opportunities essential for eye care professionals to succeed in the field.
Speakers:
Prof. Kovin Naidoo, “Creating access through the scale up of refractive Services: Challenges and Opportunities”
Internationally celebrated public health leader, former CEO of the Brien Holden Vision Institute, Honorary Professor of Optometry at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Visiting Professorial Fellow at University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Ali Al-Sharifi, “Fundamentals of Vision Screening”
Optometrist at the Al-Bahar Eye Center in Kuwait, obtained his Doctorate of Optometry at the Ohio State University
Dr. Naimah Ebrahim Khan, “Children Vision Screening”
Lecturer in the Optometry Department at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, developed a digital vision screener for South African primary school learners, earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Optometry) degree
With Keynote Address from Eyezone Founder and CEO, Mr. Ali Banddor
Coordinator: Snehal Sawant, Executive Editor, Eyezone Magazine
