Lecture with discussion workshop: Comparison of live remote paediatric digital vision testing outcomes versus face-to-face appointments in orthoptic clinics
Demand for home-testing of visual acuity (VA) in children with amblyopia significantly increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since May 2023, home visual testing prototypes including Optonet and IbisVision have been clinically tested by orthoptists. Many children are required to be absent from education every 6 to 8 weeks to attend eye appointments which negatively impacts their learning and can be expensive or inconvenient for parents. Thus, home VA testing would be beneficial to help limit these disadvantages. This session will explore the experiences and learnings from using remote digital vision testing, and include a wider discussions of what is next for paediatric assessments.
Learning outcome(s):
Practitioners will recognise the key aspects of paediatric VA testing, at home versus face to face, and explore potential challenges and advantages, relative to their scope of practice (s.5, s.7)
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