How to Measure Acuity

Offered By

Royal College of Ophthalmologists

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30 minutes
 
100% Online
 
No download
 
English
 
Desktop & Mobile
   
Shareable
Certificate

Course Information

Purpose
Target Audience
Course Structure
Certificate
Prerequisites 
CPD

Why should I take this course?

This micro skills course from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists demonstrates the laws and geometry related to using the Snellen acuity chart and the Bailey Lovie logMAR acuity chart. Non verbal and preferential looking vision tests and their indications in the clinical setting are also described.

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Each participant receives a certificate upon course completion.

What you can expect

A 30 minute eLearning course containing interactive content and activities. 

This course is ideal for

All health professionals.
Overview

Here is what you will cover in
this course 

Describe how to use the Snellen chart when testing a patient’s visual acuity

Discuss the basic geometric principles of using the Snellen and other acuity charts including preferential looking tests

Identify the clinical indications for using non verbal vision tests

List the uses and limitations of using the Snellen visual acuity chart

Discuss the basic geometric principles of Snellen and logMAR acuity charts