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Events in May 2024

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April 29, 2024
April 30, 2024(1 event)

7:00 pm: Low Vision Speaker Series: “If My Vision [Acuity] is So Good, Why Can’t I …?” Using Low Vision Assessment to Explore Client-Identified Challenges and Possible Solutions


April 30, 2024

“If My Vision [Acuity] is So Good, Why Can’t I …?” Using Low Vision Assessment to Explore Client-Identified Challenges and Possible Solutions with Julia Foster, OT.

This interactive, case-based presentation will explore low vision assessment, specifically:

  • The role of the low vision assessment (LVA) in the continuum of eye health care and low vision/blindness rehabilitation
  •  Components of low vision rehabilitation assessment
  • Case scenarios that explore applying LVA results to:
    • Connect visual function with client-identified concerns
    • Inform education to clients/families
    • Shape a rehabilitation plan and identify potential low vision aids/strategies
  • Questions to reflect on your connection to low vision/blindness rehabilitation
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May 7, 2024(1 event)

7:00 pm: Low Vision Speaker Series: “Custom Prosthetic Eyes – Everyone is Unique” with Andra Striowski


May 7, 2024

Join us to hear ocularist Andra Striowski describe the creation of custom-fit, handcrafted prosthetic eyes. Witness the transformation of medical necessity into a personalized work of art, as Andra takes you through the meticulous process of crafting these unique devices. Through real-life cases, you’ll see how an ocularist adapts the shape of the prosthesis to manage various orbital disorders. You’ll gain insights into the challenges and triumphs of mitigating conditions like lid entropion, ptosis, and proptosis. Come and learn how such services can make a difference in the lives of your patients.

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May 30, 2024(1 event)

7:00 pm: Low Vision Speaker Series: "Psychosocial Challenges Associated with Sight Loss" with Dr. Virginia Duff


May 30, 2024

This interactive presentation will discuss:

  • Understanding the emotional reactions related to vision loss.
  • The emotional challenges involved in diagnosing a condition that will inevitably lead to substantial vision loss. The challenge as a health care provider delivering devastating news.
  • Helping your patients start on the journey toward acceptance and successful adaptation.
  • Do’s and Don’t in dealing with a patient with vision loss in your office.
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