Course Summary
With the latest research showing that the prevalence of significant astigmatism in the UK is a remarkable 47% it is important to satisfy these patients’ needs. Using innovative methods this new course from THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® will arm you with knowledge and skills to satisfy this large patient group.
Although the fitting of soft astigmatic contact lenses has been greatly simplified the number of patients that are fitted with toric lenses still remains at about half of the potential and a disproportionate number of astigmatic patients drop-out of wearing contact lenses. Using patient insights and research findings this course will help develop your - and your practices’- skills to ensure more patients benefit from the technological advances in soft astigmatic lenses.
This innovative one-day course will
- Help your understanding of patients’ beliefs and concerns about astigmatism
- Help you understand why a disproportionate number of astigmatic patients remain unsatisfied with contact lenses
- Develop your communication skills using actors to highlight good behaviours and opportunities for development
- Arm you with the skills to fit astigmatic lenses with ease and efficiency
- Help you develop the skills and tools to train your practice staff to manage astigmatic patients better
- Provide you with the skills and knowledge to ensure your astigmatic patients are loyal to you and your practice
This hands-on course takes place at the state-of-art facilities of THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® using inter-room High Definition video technology, interactive electronic voting, High Definition video slit lamps and many innovative teaching materials and methods.
This course is accredited with 5 CET points and is FREE to attend.
Learning Objectives
- Arm you with a clear understanding of the demographics of astigmatism in the UK
- Enable you to have a better understanding of astigmatic patients’ concerns and motivations
- Raise awareness of the effects of astigmatism on visual performance over and above visual acuity
- Help you with communication skills that will help you satisfy the needs of astigmatic patients
- Provide you with skills to efficiently fit astigmatic patients with modern soft contact lenses
- Show you how to train your staff to communicate and manage astigmatic patients more effectively
What Previous Delegates Have Said About Courses at THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE®
“I’ve been involved in contact lenses for the best part of 15 years. The thing that I have learnt is that you can teach an old dog new tricks”
“People who don’t want to just listen to lectures will gain a lot from it because it is very much a hands-on approach”
