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AnjaneyuluConsultant Optometrist
Bausch and Lomb School of Optometry
Brien Holden Institute of Optometry & Vision Sciences
L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad - 500 086
Tel: +91 40 3061 5807
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Vision Technician CourseDeveloping human resources for quality
primary eye care
• 1 year - Custom designed course to provide human resources
for Primary Eye Care
• 2 batches per year : February & August
• Intake : 30 - 40 students per batch
• Eligibility : 10+2 pass & should be able to understand simple
English
• Medium of instruction : English
Vision Technician Course
Aim
• Do the three R’s accurately
– Recognize, Refract, and Refer !!
- Recognize blinding conditions
- Refract accurately
- Refer appropriately
Objectives
To provide skills, attitudes and knowledge to :
• Detect common blinding eye conditions
• Refraction and dispensing glasses
• Counsel patients to go to higher centres for management of
complex eye conditions
• Conduct school eye screening and community eye screening
independently
Modules Theory Practical Total
Functional English, communication skills
& Basic computing
20 5 25
Anatomy and physiology of the eye 12 - 12
Ocular diseases 18 - 18
Clinical Techniques 20 55 75
Optics & refraction 25 10 35
Community eye care 20 10 30
Care & maintanence of ophthalmic
equipment
- 5 5
Vision Centre orientation 10 - 10
Total Classes 125 85 210
Course Content
Training schedule
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
S S S S S C C C C C C S
S S S S S C
First 5 Months –Theory & practical training in School
6 months – Clinical Training in the clinics
Last month – Vision Centre Orientation, Revision, Exams, Certification
*S=School ; * C=Clinics
Feb Batch
Aug Batch
Posting Duration Posting
LVPEI –Tertiary centres 3 months
LVPEI (Hyd/ Vizag /
Bhubaneswar/ Vijayawada
campus)
Rural satellite centres &
vision centres3 Months Rural satellite centres
Clinical Training
Also attend numerous community & school vision
screening programs
Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, Hyderabad
Patia, Bhubaneswar Campus
GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam
Kode Venkatadri Chowdary Campus,
Vijayawada
L V Prasad Eye Institute
Specially designed course
material
Didactic lectures
Role plays
Audio-visual sessions
Projects
Hands on training in the clinic
in the school
Training materials & methods
Didactic lectures
Clinical training
Clinical training
Role play – Barriers to eye
Key review with the individual students
• End of the every month
• End of 5 month, after theory exams
• End of 12 months, after final exams
Important timelines
• Regular internal assessments
• Theory Exams – 5th month
• Mid-term Exams (Practical & theory)– 8th month
• Final Theory Exams – 12th month
• Final Practical Exam + Viva - 12th Month (By external examiners)
Assessments
Clinical
Procedure
Expected level
of competencyComments
Demographic
information /
History recording
HighShould be able to perform in all cases
with near 100% accuracy
Visual acuity
assessment High
Should be able to perform in all cases
with near 100% accuracy within 1 line
difference on a Snellen chart
Refraction High
Should be able to perform refraction in all
cases with a margin of error within 0.50
Ds / 0.50 Dc
Exit Competencies
Exit Competencies
Clinical
Procedure
Expected level
of competencyComments
Slit lamp
examinationModerate
Should be able to diagnose all the gross
anterior segment abnormalities, including
corneal scars, infiltrates, shallow anterior
chamber, Flare and cells in the anterior
chamber, obvious Pupillary defects, type
and grade of cataract
IOP measurement
(Applantion
tonometry)
HighShould be able to record IOP with an
accuracy of 2 mm of Hg
Direct
OphthalmoscopyModerate
Should be able to pickup gross
abnormality
End of the course – Do the three R’s accurately
– Recognize, Refract, Refer
- Recognize blinding conditions
- Refract accurately
- Refer appropriately
Outcome of the course
Outcome of the course
Thank you!
Excellenc
e
Equity Efficienc
y
L V Prasad Eye Institute
