Course Overview

Domain
Health and Social Sciences
Format
Short Course
Duration
2 days
Fee Subsidy
Up to 90% SF Funding
Professional Development Units

16 CPE points (AHPC)

Build a strong foundation of knowledge and skills to effectively manage patients with low vision, while gaining advanced insights into best practices for low vision care beyond pre-registration professional education.

Designed for occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and registered nurses, this course offers opportunities for learners to apply visual assessments to identify common vision-related issues that limit daily activities. They will also develop foundational management strategies around visual skills, environmental modifications, functional mobility training and assistive technology devices.

Learners will also acquire skills to support their patients with visual impairment in psychosocial adjustment and will be equipped to identify and access resources to better manage the needs of such patients.

Who Should Attend

  • AHPC-registered occupational therapists and physiotherapists;
  • Nurses
Prerequisites
  • A minimum of 1 year of practice experience is required

What You Will Learn

  • Identify various causes and common types of eye conditions that cause low vision
  • Conduct and interpret basic visual assessments
  • Explore assistive technology devices for visual impairment
  • Apply basic visual skills and environmental modifications to facilitate activity participation
  • Apply basic mobility techniques to support safe functional mobility
  • Familiarise with support and referral resources for visual impairment
  • Facilitate adjustment to vision loss

Teaching Team

Tan Hwei Lan
Tan Hwei Lan

Assistant Professor, Health and Social Sciences, Singapore Institute of Technology

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Debbie Boey
Debbie Boey

Principal Occupational Therapist, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

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Chen Xuanyu
Chen Xuanyu

Senior Occupational Therapist, COMS, Rehabilitation, National University Hospital

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Schedule

Course RunDatesTime
July 2025 run17 – 18 Jul9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Learn foundational knowledge in the management of visual impairment in both theory and practicum sessions. Key topics include:

  • Foundational knowledge related to causes and types of low vision, including conditions like macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy
  • Visual screening and vision-related outcome measures
  • Assistive technology device options to enable participation
TimeTopics
9:00 amOpening remarks
9:15 amCommon types of visual impairment
10:15 amAssessment: Functional Vision (Part 1)
11:00 amBreak
11:15 amAssessment: Functional Vision (Part 2)
12:15 pmLunch
1:15 pmAssistive Technology Devices
2:45 pmBreak
3:15 pmBasic Interventions: Visual Skills and Environmental Modifications (Part 1)
6:00 pmEnd
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Further learning will focus on building basic knowledge in the management of visual impairment. Key topics include:

  • Basic intervention strategies of visual skills training and environmental modifications
  • Functional mobility
  • Pyschosocial interventions
  • Case-based discussions
TimeTopics
9:00 amBasic Interventions: Visual Skills and Environmental Modifications (Part 2)
10:30 amBreak
10:45 amFunctional Mobility
12:45 pmLunch
1:45 pmPsychosocial Intervention and Interdisciplinary Collaboration
3:00 pmBreak
3:30 pmCase-based discussions
4:30 pmQuiz (MCQ)
5:00 pmSummary and closing remarks
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Certificate and Assessment

A Certificate of Attainment will be issued to participants who

  • Attend at least 75% of the course; and
  • Undertake and pass non-credit bearing assessment during the course

Participants who meet the attendance requirement but do not pass the assessment will receive a Certificate of Participation.

Assessment Plan

Assessment Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
Duration: 30 – 45 minutes
Weightage: 100%

A knowledge quiz is necessary to demonstrate if learners are able to achieve the required course learning outcomes. Learners will need to answer 20 MCQs at the end of the workshop. 

Fee Structure

The full fee for this course is S$2,180.00.

CategoryAfter SF Funding
Singapore Citizen (Below 40)S$654.00
Singapore Citizen (40 & Above)S$254.00
Singapore PR / LTVP+ HolderS$654.00
Non-Singapore CitizenS$2,180.00 (No Funding)


Note: All fees above include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.

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