MDS Talk
Date: 19 March 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 2pm – 4pm
Venue: Seminar Room, Alexandra Hospital
People suffering from Macular Degeneration typically find difficulties in recognising faces, driving, reading, watching television or even seeing in colour. This is because the central part of the retina (“the macular”) has been affected by the disease.
Date: 19 March 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 2pm – 4pm
Venue: Seminar Room, Alexandra Hospital
People suffering from Macular Degeneration typically find difficulties in recognising faces, driving, reading, watching television or even seeing in colour. This is because the central part of the retina (“the macular”) has been affected by the disease.
Whilst medical treatment stabilises the condition, the visual outcome usually remains to be challenging for patients to cope with during their activities in daily living. Often, this means that one will have to find new ways of doing things and Eccentric Viewing is a strategy that is commonly prescribed during low vision rehabilitation. This will require one to learn a new technique in seeing and particularly whilst using magnifiers.
In short, Eccentric Viewing strategy involves training a non-affected part of the retina (“the para-foveal region”) to be used whilst reading and the method of training using this strategy will be discussed by Mr Yap Tiong Peng. He will also be conducting a demonstration with MDS President Dr Sharon Siddique who had found this technique helpful.
About the speaker
Yap Tiong-Peng is an optometrist at IGARD Group. He obtained his full registration since 1998. His special interest is in Paediatric Optometry, Low Vision, Contact Lenses, Sports Physio Eye Development, Intuitive Colorimetry and Vision Therapy. He conducts Low Vision assessments routinely and he is also an active prescriber of Bioptic telescopes.
Tiong-Peng received his optometry training in Manchester, where he graduated with a UMIST Honours degree. He also completed a Master degree in Engineering and Physical Sciences in Medicine from Imperial College in London. Tiong-Peng is also a sessional part-time lecturer and clinical supervisor. His most recent teaching assignment was to deliver a full course in Advanced Visual Neurophysiology for Singapore Polytechnic - University of Manchester Bachelor of Science degree programme in Optometry. He was formerly a research fellow in Ophthalmology and Visual Science at Alexandra Hospital.
Call Anne at 6238-7387, or e-mail alleyes@singnet.com.sg to reserve your places now! This event is free for all MDS members.
In short, Eccentric Viewing strategy involves training a non-affected part of the retina (“the para-foveal region”) to be used whilst reading and the method of training using this strategy will be discussed by Mr Yap Tiong Peng. He will also be conducting a demonstration with MDS President Dr Sharon Siddique who had found this technique helpful.
About the speaker
Yap Tiong-Peng is an optometrist at IGARD Group. He obtained his full registration since 1998. His special interest is in Paediatric Optometry, Low Vision, Contact Lenses, Sports Physio Eye Development, Intuitive Colorimetry and Vision Therapy. He conducts Low Vision assessments routinely and he is also an active prescriber of Bioptic telescopes.
Tiong-Peng received his optometry training in Manchester, where he graduated with a UMIST Honours degree. He also completed a Master degree in Engineering and Physical Sciences in Medicine from Imperial College in London. Tiong-Peng is also a sessional part-time lecturer and clinical supervisor. His most recent teaching assignment was to deliver a full course in Advanced Visual Neurophysiology for Singapore Polytechnic - University of Manchester Bachelor of Science degree programme in Optometry. He was formerly a research fellow in Ophthalmology and Visual Science at Alexandra Hospital.
Call Anne at 6238-7387, or e-mail alleyes@singnet.com.sg to reserve your places now! This event is free for all MDS members.
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