Charles Boulet – Pediatric Vision Assessment: Detecting Visual Impediments to Learning and Development

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Speaker: Charles Boulet, BSc, BEd, OD

Duration: 4 Hours 17 Minutes

Format: Audio and Video

Copyright: Dec 01, 2022  

Media Type: Digital Seminar

Description

There is nothing more frustrating than suspecting something might be wrong, but not being able to put your finger on it.  

Today’s children are falling through the cracks of the medical system with little to no support or appropriate follow up for vision related concerns.  What you don’t know about vision is costing you, costing your clients.  
This program gently introduces you to the critically important world of vision assessment for children.  From infants through to the school years, you’ll uncover the core concepts of vision development and testing including: 

• What’s missing from common vision testing?  
• Build your vision literacy!
• Special age-based considerations for testing
• Words jumping around on the page? Is it a reading problem, or an oculomotor problem? 

Understanding testing opens the door to understanding the various unaddressed elements of vision that are interfering with your client care. With the broad and deep impacts of vision on daily function – this knowledge will make an immediate difference in your stalled cases. 

While primarily focused on pediatric vision and development, it has been designed by Charles Boulet, OD, keeping in mind its relevance for both children and adults. The content covers a wide range of topics related to vision assessment, including comprehensive eye and vision examinations, evaluation of ocular health, measurement of intraocular pressure, and supplemental testing.

In addition, the module also explores testing for learning-related vision problems, which is not limited to children but can also be applicable to adults. It delves into understanding how visual impediments to learning and development can interfere with therapy, testing, and achievement. This knowledge can benefit professionals working with clients of all ages, as it sheds light on the impacts of vision on daily function and provides insights into addressing unaddressed elements of vision that may be affecting client care.

While the module is framed for pediatric vision, it includes valuable information that can be applied to adult populations as well. We believe that this module will provide you with useful knowledge and skills that can be implemented in your practice.

Speaker

Charles Boulet, BSc, BEd, OD, has been a loud advocate for essential vision care for underserved populations and was instrumental in promoting Alberta’s Child Vision Assessment Act in 2014, which sought to achieve common vision exams for all children in the province. Along with his clinical work, Dr. Boulet is involved with ongoing research and advocacy with professionals from around the world, including a handful of publications and a growing library of online content.

Speaker Disclosures
Financial: Dr. Charles Boulet maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Vision Mechanic.net. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Charles Boulet has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Objectives

1. Assess core factors in human vision development.
2. Investigate common vision problems and how often they occur.
3. Determine optimal timetable for comprehensive eye and vision examinations for infants and children (newborn through 18 years of age)
4. Assess appropriate procedures to effectively examine the eye health, visual functional status, and ocular manifestations of systemic disease in infants and children. 
5. Reduce the risks and adverse effects of eye and vision problems in infants and children through prevention, education, early diagnosis, treatment and management with optometrists and other care providers.
6. Integrate education for patients, parents/caregivers, and other health care providers about the importance of eye health and good vision, and the role it plays in child development, learning, and rehabilitation. 
7. Determine how Visual Impediments to Learning and Development (VILD) can interfere with therapy, testing, and achievement. 
8. Evaluate some limits to vision testing. 

Outline

Pediatric Vision & Development

• Epidemiology of Eye and Vision Disorders in Children 
• Access to Care 
• Costs of Eye and Vision Disorders in Children
• Early Detection and Prevention of Eye and Vision Disorders

Comprehensive Pediatric Eye and Vision Examination 

• General Considerations for Each Age Group
  • Infants and Toddlers 
  • Preschool Children 
  • School-age Children 
• Examination Procedures 
• Patient History 
• Testing Specifics for Infants and Toddlers, Preschool and School-Age Children
  • Visual Acuity 
  • Refraction                     
  • Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility
  • Color Vision

Ocular and Systemic Health Assessment 

• Assessment of Pupillary Responses 
• Visual Field Evaluation 
• Evaluation of the Ocular Anterior Segment and Adnexa
• Evaluation of the Ocular Posterior Segment 
• Measurement of Intraocular Pressure 

Supplemental Testing 

• Electrodiagnostic Testing 
• Imaging 
• Testing for Learning-related Vision Problems 

Children with Special Needs 

• At-risk Children 
• Developmental Disabilities 

Trauma and Ocular Manifestations of Child Abuse/ Neglect 

• Trauma (Accidental)
• Ocular Manifestations of Child Abuse and Neglect (Non-accidental) 
• Potential Benefits and Harms of Testing 

Discussion: Limits to testing and measurements

• Variance in measurement – how accurate are your readings? 
• Repeatability – should values be repeatable? 
• Validity – what do these tests mean? 
• Yield – what do these tests reveal? 

Target Audience

• Occupational Therapists
• Physical Therapists
• Educators
• Pediatric/Educational psychologists
• Family Doctors/Pediatricians
• Other health professionals working in rehabilitation (geriatrics, TBI)
• Other professionals working in child development

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