Refraction and Dispensing: Tackling Challenges

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Refraction and Dispensing: Tackling Challenges

Overview

Course Date:
TBA
Registration Period:
TBA
Time:
TBA,
7 hrs / 1 day
Mode of Training:
E-Learning
Venue:
Online
Funding:
Eligible for SkillsFuture Credit

This course provides opticians and optometrist with opportunities to broaden their knowledge in tackling challenging cases on refraction and dispensing.

Course Objective

This course aims to enhance the participant’s (optometrists and opticians) skills set in performing refraction and dispensing in different types of patients and situations.

Course Outline

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
1. Identify the different instruments and their uses in refraction and dispensing procedures
2. Discuss appropriate techniques in performing refraction and dispensing in various situation

Topics to be covered

1. Tackling Common Challenges in refraction and dispensing – An Overview
2. Tackling Low Vision patients
3. Tackling Prism prescription in our patients
4. BREAK-OUT Groups (Case Sharing)
5. Round Table and Panel Discussion

Minimum Requirements

MOH OOB registered Optometrists & MOH OOB registered Opticians

Certification / Accreditation

• Certificate of Attendance (electronic Certificate will be issued)
A Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to participants who meet at least 75% attendance rate

• Note: OOB requires participants to pass the assessment for CPE points to be awarded.

Suitable for

Optometrists & Opticians performing refraction and dispensing

Course Fees

Full Course Fees (before GST): $90.00

Applicants/Eligibility	Full Fees (before GST)	NSA Funding	GST	Subsidised Fee (after GST)
Singapore Citizens aged 50 and above	$90.00	$45.00	$8.10	$53.10
Singapore Citizens aged below 50, Singapore Permanent Residents, LTVP+ Holders and Others	$90.00	$0.00	$8.10	$98.10

*As per Council for Third Age’s policy, the GST payable is calculated based on prevailing GST rate of full course fees (before GST).

Singaporeans aged 25 years and above may use **SkillsFuture Credit balance to offset respective course fees.

1. Government subsidy will only apply to the course fee portion and will not cover GST
2. For more information on National Silver Academy (NSA), please click here

Funding Incentives

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