Visual Assessment For Healthcare Professionals

About this Course

Course Description

Vision problem is one of the common ocular complaints seen in primary healthcare setting. As front liners, doctors and nurses should have adequate knowledge on common ocular diseases and should be able to perform vision test correctly. It is important to learn the correct technique to avoid faulty VA result that eventually mislead diagnosis. Basic vision assessment that will be covered in this course including Snellen visual acuity test and Ishihara Test. There will be also an introduction to other types of vision test. For a more detail topics on common ocular diseases, kindly visit our One-Minute Ophthalmology Course (code: OPH 091) at https://ufuture.uitm.edu.my/home/course_detail.php?course=OPH901. Don't forget to introduce yourself in the 'ice-breaking' section. We are delighted to know you. Please do not hesitate to ask any question in the Q&A section, or we can just chat in the forum if you are having difficulty with the course materials.

Course Learning Outcomes

1 ) Participants should understand common mistakes in taking VA
2 ) Participants should be able to understand and perform basic Snellen VA test proficiently
3 ) Participants should be able to perform basic colour vision test using Ishihara Chart
4 ) Participants should be able to recognise other types of VA test

Course Details

STATUS : Open
DURATION : FLEXIBLE
EFFORT : 3 hours per week
MODE : 100% Online
COURSE LEVEL : Beginner
LANGUAGE : English
CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )

 Syllabus

A. Basic 6 meters' Snellen VA test
B. Pinhole test
C. How to record VA result
D. What to do if patient can't see large letter at 6 meters?
E. What to do if patient can't see large letter at 1 meter distance?

1) Common mistakes in VA

1) Near VA test
2) Testing VA for preverbal children
3)Visual milestone in children

1)Know your instrument: The Ishihara plates
2)How to do Ishihara Test
3) Other specific colour vision test

Our Instructor

DR. NORASYIKIN BINTI MUSTAFA

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

DR. NOR AZIMAH BINTI ABD AZIZ

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

DR. FATIN HANISAH BINTI FIRMAN

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

NORHAFNI BINTI RAZALI

Course Instructor

ISKANDAR BIN SUPARDI

Course Instructor

DR. ABDULLAH ASHRAF BIN RAFIQUE ALI

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

 Frequently Asked Questions

A1 : No. You may need to understand some basic medical terminologies. We are ready to help answer your questions.

A2 : Yes. There are two assessment components.
1) Continuous assessment on each module. We encourage you to take this assessment at the end of this study module
2) Final assessment at the completion of the whole course

A3 : Feel free to post it in forum, or if you have personal question, you may email us at [email protected]