Description

The latest advances in the area of optical technologies and clinical optometry compiled in a highly efficient postgraduate certificate that will optimize your effort with the best results”

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Children have a unstable, evolving visual system that is sensitive to their environment. Therefore, all optometrists working with children must be able to prevent, detect, treat and, if necessary, refer patients to the appropriate professional. Today's society forces more and more frequent use of near vision, and this may be the cause of visual dysfunctions in children. 

Research is essential for the development of science and, especially, in the health sciences. Optics and Optometry, as a health profession, require continuous research to improve the visual health of the population, applying evidence-based practices.

Biostatistics is a fundamental tool for any health professional interested in research or who has a critical spirit towards new procedures and publications. 

Continuous training in the latest optometric technologies and treatments is essential in professional updating, preparing to take on jobs that are increasingly integrated into the healthcare system, both public and private. 

The postgraduate certificate in Pediatric Optometry covers the main fields of optometrist action, always highly updated and with a first level teaching staff. The study plan has been designed from the perspective and experience of experts highly specialized in their modules, and immersed in the clinical world, which has led us to know the current and future training challenges. 

This training has been clearly and robustly directed to the clinical field, preparing students to develop in this field with extensive theoretical and practical knowledge in optometry. 

Students will follow modules, each of them structured in 10 topics. Each topic consists of a theoretical introduction, explanations by the professor, activities, etc., in such a way that learning becomes an enjoyable journey to high-level knowledge in Optical Instrumentation and Clinical Optometry. 

In conclusion, this postgraduate certificate provides professionals with the theoretical and clinical knowledge necessary to address any of the specialties within Optics and Optometry, as well as opening the door to clinical research. 

This postgraduate certificate in Pediatric Optometry will help you keep up to date to provide comprehensive quality care to patients”

This postgraduate certificate in Pediatric Optometry is the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features of the program include: 

  • More than 100 clinical cases presented by experts in the different specialties
  • The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
  • The latest developments in Pediatric Optometry
  • The presentation of hands-on workshops on procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic techniques
  • An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
  • Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
  • Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This postgraduate certificate is the best investment you can make when choosing a refresher program to expand your existing knowledge of Pediatric Optometry”

The teaching staff includes professionals from the field of Pediatric Optometry, who bring their experience to this training, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training experience designed to train for real-life situations.

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, where the medical professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this purpose, the specialist will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in treating patients in children with extensive experience.

All the necessary methodology for non-specialist medical professionals in the field of clinical optometry, in a specific and concrete postgraduate certificate"

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We have the best didactic material, an innovative methodology and a 100% online training, which will facilitate your study"

Objectives

This postgraduate certificate is designed to effectively update physician knowledge in order to provide quality care based on the latest scientific evidence that guarantees patient safety. 

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If you are looking for success in your profession, we can help you achieve it. We offer you the most complete training on Optical Technologies and Clinical Optometry”

General Objectives

  • Acquire the necessary knowledge to assess the ocular structure and visual development of children, and the procedures based on clinical guidelines and current evidence 
  • Assess and diagnose visual anomalies, and plan a strategy for prevention, evaluation and intervention appropriate to patient age and condition 

Specific Objectives

  • Consolidate optometric goals in the pediatric population 
  • Deepen in the evolutionary scale of the child 
  • Consolidate knowledge of the visual pathway and its development 
  • Know and relate the neurophysiological basis of vision to the different visual skills  
  • Delve deep into the clinical guidelines related to the pediatric population 
  • Specialize in the prevalence in the pediatric population and relate it to clinical practice 
  • Learning how to interact with pediatric patients 
  • Strengthen procedures in a pediatric setting 
  • Learn how to take medical histories according to age and reason for the visit 
  • Interpret a clinical history and establish a pre-diagnosis 
  • Learn how to perform assessment according to patient age and condition 
  • Integrate and interpret clinical results 
  • Learn how to establish pediatric optometric diagnoses 
  • Learn how to create different models of referral reports and interprofessional communication 
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Make the most of this opportunity to learn about the latest advances in this subject to apply it to your daily practice"

Postgraduate Certificate in Pediatric Optometry

The treatment of visual disturbances in children requires a series of solid theoretical and practical knowledge regarding the functioning of the optical system during this stage and the most effective techniques for the detection of such imperfections. For this reason, at TECH Technological University we have created this Postgraduate Certificate in Pediatric Optometry, whose curriculum covers the principles of aberrometry, the metrics for measuring visual quality and the classification of clinically significant aberrations, with special emphasis on external and internal ocular aberrations. Subsequently, everything related to aberrometric changes induced on the cornea and those induced by crystalline lens surgery and intraocular lens implantation is covered. This syllabus will allow students to acquire the necessary skills to evaluate, diagnose and perform interventions according to the age of the patient and the respective evolutionary stage of their visual status. At a more advanced stage and based on the data collected during their consultations, they will also be able to plan specific comprehensive prevention strategies. Thanks to this, at the end of the program, our students will perform outstandingly in the exercise of their work, responding adequately to the requirements of their patients.

Postgraduate studies in Optometry

Studying this Postgraduate Certificate in Optometry is an opportunity to be completely introduced in the daily practice of this specialty, since it offers the indispensable tools for the approach of refractive and accommodative defects. Throughout this academic course, professionals will master from the preparation of reports for pre-diagnosis (medical records, referral reports, interprofessional communication) to the establishment of parameters for the consolidation of optometric goals of the population. This acquired knowledge will enable them to assess the ocular structure of infants, taking into account the impact of the neurophysiological basis of vision on the different visual skills. Likewise, the graduate of the Postgraduate Certificate in Pediatric Optometry will be qualified to perform anomaly evaluation procedures (based on the metrics of Zernike coefficient, Strehl ratio, CSF, MTF and RMS) and to prescribe orthokeratology interventions, centered or decentered treatments, laser ablations and surgeries.