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SUMMARY:LOW VISION MATTERS 2025
DESCRIPTION:A collaboration between Low Vision Centre of Learning and University of Alabama at Birmingham\n  \n\n\n                                                                                                                       \n\n\n\nStandard Attendee Registration\n\nDATE: 18th – 20th August 2025 \nCONFERENCE ACCREDITED – 23 CLINICAL CEU PLUS 1 ETHICS CEU \nVENUE: BALAIKA HOTEL – PROTEA HOTEL / MARRIOTT JOHANNESBURG \n(please note that accommodation is for your own account) \nPRICING OPTIONS: \nEARLY BIRD REGISTRATION FEES UNTIL 31st MAY 2024 \n\n\n\n\nOPTION\nDATE/DURATION\nPRICE\n\n\n\n\n4 Day Conference Option\n9th-12th September 2024\nR 5\,500.00\n\n\n3 Day Conference Option\n9th-11th September 2024\nR 4\,700.00\n\n\n4th Day Only – Evaluation & Demonstration\n12th September 2024\nONLY\nR 1\,800.00\n\n\n\n\nSTANDARD REGISTRATION FEES FROM 1ST JUNE 2024 \n\n\n\n\nOPTION\nDATE/DURATION\nPRICE\n\n\n\n\n4 Day Conference Option\n9th-12th September 2024\nR 6\,500.00\n\n\n3 Day Conference Option\n9th-11th September 2024\nR 5\,200.00\n\n\n4th Day Only – Evaluation & Demonstration\n12th September 2024\nONLY\nR 2\,000.00\n\n\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    BETH BARSTOW\nPhD\, OTR/L\, SCLV\, FAOTA Professor and Program Director Graduate Certificate in Low Vision Rehabilitation The University of Alabama\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    JASON VICE          \n   PhD\, OTR/L\, SCLV Assistant Professor Department of Occupational Therapy UAB The University of Alabama at Birmingham\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      WENDY HISTED \nMSc (Med) Bioethics and Health Law (Wits)\, Professional Higher Certificate Low Vision (UK)\,           Professional Certificate Low Vision (UK)\, MCOptom (UK)\, Dip Optom. FOA(SA)\, BA(UNISA)\n\n\n  \n \n  \n\n\n\n ACCOMMODATION\n\n\nDelegates to make their own reservations by clicking HERE\nOR e-mail or call reservations@balalaika.co.za or +27 (0) 11 322 5000 \n\nLVCOL-Conference-Delegate-Accommodation\nCONFERENCE PROGRAM\nDay 1 – Monday\, 9th September\n\n\n\n\n08H30 – 09H00\nREGISTRATION & TEA\n\n\n09H00 – 10H30\nWhat is meant by the terms Low Vision and Visual Impairment – includes\ndifferentiating the role and approach to low vision rehabilitation in the multi-\ndisciplinary team\n\n\n10H30 -11H00\nTEA\n\n\n11H00 – 12H30\nUnderstanding the different ocular conditions – knowing the anatomy and\nphysiology of the visual system and the impact on specific visual functions such as\nacuity\, contrast sensitivity\, visual fields and light adaptation\n\n\n12H30 – 13H30\nLUNCH\n\n\n13H30 – 15H00\nImpact of the eye condition on the ability to complete daily living activities – linking\nvisual impairment to a limitation in occupational performance at home\, work and in the learning environment\n\n\n15H00 – 15H30\nTEA\n\n\n15H30 – 16H30\nEthics “Matters”\n\n\n16H30 – 17H00\nSummary of day’s proceedings and relevance to South African context\n\n\n\n\nDay 2 – Tuesday\, 10th September\n\n\n\n\n08H30 – 09H00\nREGISTRATION & TEA\n\n\n09H00 – 10H30\nAssessment and intervention strategies for areas of occupational performance\ntypically influenced by vision loss – includes selecting appropriate screening\nassessments to identify changes in visual function\n\n\n10H30 -11H00\nTEA\n\n\n11H00 – 12H30\nScreening options for visual function in daily living at home\, work and in the learning\nenvironment loss (school\, tertiary studies\, employment and leisure/sport activities) –\ninterpretation of results to relate to limitations in performance\n\n\n12H30 – 13H30\nLUNCH\n\n\n13H30 – 15H00\nReading Assessments are essential for you and your patients – applying\nprinciples for improving readability by improving print visibility and creating\naccessible reading material for all ages\n\n\n15H00 – 15H30\nTEA\n\n\n15H30 – 16H30\nNeurological evaluation and intervention for persons experiencing limitations in\noccupational performance due to visual impairment from brain injury\n\n\n16H30 – 17H00\nSummary of day’s proceedings and relevance to South African context\n\n\n\n\nDay 3 – Wednesday\, 11th September\n\n\n\n\n08H30 – 09H00\nEXHIBITION VIEWING & TEA\n\n\n09H00 – 10H30\nEnvironmental modifications and accommodations for improved functioning –\ninterventions that increase the visibility of an environment to facilitate the person’s\nability to engage in occupations within their environment at home\, work or learning\nenvironment\n\n\n10H30 -11H00\nEXHIBITION VIEWING & TEA\n\n\n11H00 – 12H30\nOverview of optical devices and assistive technology – identify adaptive\nequipment/technology to enhance occupational performance for persons with visual\nimpairment\n\n\n12H30 – 13H30\nEXHIBITION VIEWING & LUNCH\n\n\n13H30 – 15H00\nHelping your LV Patients with Reading and Writing Interventions of ages –\nincludes preferred retinal locus training\, application of optical devices and\nassistive technology options\n\n\n15H00 – 15H30\nEXHIBITION VIEWING & TEA\n\n\n15H30 – 16H30\nYour role in Occupational performance interventions – intervention of visual and\nnon-visual strategies to enhance occupational performance in persons with visual impairment using information obtained from evaluations to achieve optimal\noutcomes\n\n\n16H30 – 17H00\nSummary of day’s proceedings and relevance to South African context\n\n\n\n\nDay 4 – Thursday\, 12th September\nPRACTICAL EVALUATIONS & DEMONSTRATION \n\n\n\n\n08H30 – 09H00\nEXHIBITION VIEWING & TEA\n\n\n09H00 – 10H30\nPractical session to demonstrate how you can Evaluate and Screen visual\nfunction in daily living\n\n\n10H30 -11H00\nEXHIBITION VIEWING & TEA\n\n\n11H00 – 12H30\nPractical session on how to use and interpret reading evaluations in your\npractice\n\n\n12H30 – 13H30\nEXHIBITION VIEWING & LUNCH\n\n\n13H30 – 15H00\nPractical session using and demonstrating how optical and non-optical\nassistive technology can be adapted to improve accuracy and efficiency\n\n\n15H00 – 15H30\nEXHIBITION VIEWING & TEA\n\n\n15H30 – 16H30\nTechniques and interventions to enable you to meaningfully analyse and\nmodify the environment according to the specific needs of the visually\nimpaired\n\n\n16H30 – 17H00\nCLOSING OF CONFERENCE\n\n\n\n\n\nStandard Attendee Registration\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.eyesite.co.za/event/low-vision-matters-2025/
LOCATION:Balalaika Hotel\, Maude Street\, Sandown\, Sandton\, Johannesburg\, Gauteng\, 2126\, South Africa
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ORGANIZER;CN="Low Vision Centre of Learning":MAILTO:karendenton@mweb.co.za
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