Clinical Paediatric Optometry: From Development to Frontline Practice

Categories: Paediatric Optometry

About Course

Course Overview

This short module delivers a clinically grounded, evidence-based foundation in paediatric optometry, specifically tailored for optometry students and frontline eye care practitioners operating in primary health and resource-constrained settings.

Designed by the Global Ophthalmic Institute (GOI) in collaboration with international academic partners, the curriculum bridges fundamental ocular embryology and visual neurodevelopment with real-world clinical advice.

Curriculum Structure

Topic 1: Development of the Visual System & Normal Ocular Appearance
Topic 2: Paediatric History Taking & Assessment of Visual Acuity, Refractive Examination
Topic 3: Pathology and Structural Anomalies of Common Eye Disorders
Topic 4: Spectacle Dispensing for Children
Topic 5: Low Vision Assessment in Children

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What Will You Learn?

  • You will learn how to describe the embryological development of the visual system, including the formation of the optic vesicle, optic cup, lens, retina, optic nerve and associated ocular structures.
  • You will be able to explain how normal development of the visual system establishes the anatomical relationships of the developed eye.

Course Content

Topic 1: The Development of the Visual System & Normal Appearance of the Developing/Developed Eye