A two-day workshop on Vision and Occupation was
organized at IVI, Hyderabad on 22 & 23 November. Dr. James Sheedy, who is
widely recognized for his work in Vision ergonomics and currently the Director
of the Vision Performance Institute and professor of optometry at Pacific
University, facilitated the workshop. About 30 optometric educators,
practitioners and researchers from 16 optometry institutes across India
attended the workshop.
This workshop was designed to provide tools and
knowledge to teach a course on the topic of Vision and Occupation. The workshop
focused on a range of topics including eye injuries, sunglasses and laser
protection, vision and computers and occupational task analysis, etc. The
workshop also provided an opportunity for participants to apprise themselves of
latest developments in Occupational Optometry.
“Varied subjects were covered in detail. It was
great to know stuff from different perspectives. This workshop will also
improve my counseling skill as I can speak to my clients from a better point of
view†– Ms Preksha Joshi, Vision Express, Mumbai.
“All topics covered in the workshop were very
relevant to practice and we gained how we can implement these to improve our
practice as well as subject satisfaction’’- Mr. Gopal Varshney, Vision Express,
Bangalore.
“It provides more practical approach which is
useful while dealing with patients and also different aspects about the
subject†– Ms. Vidula Prasad Patil, Laxmi College of optometry, Panvel.
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