Report on Speciality Lecture and Hands-on Session
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Date |
17-02-2011 and 18-02-2011 |
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Place |
Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Medical College, School of Optometry, Pune. |
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Guest |
Mr. Yeshwant Saoji, M.Optom, F.Optom, FIACLE, Consultant Optometrist and |
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Faculty |
Educator and Mr. Apoorva Paranjpe, B.Optom. |
Topics: Lecture on Ocular Prosthesis, Orthokeratology, Rose K lenses and Practice management.
Hands-on session comprised of manufacturing of Ocular Prosthetic eye and demonstration of special contact lenses.
Audience: M. Optom. students of Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Medical College, School of Optometry, Pune and Nagar School of Optometry, Ahmedabad.
The session was divided into two days (17-02-2011 and 18-02-2011). On 17-02-2011, the session started at 9.30 am with a lecture on Ocular Prosthesis by Mr. Yeshwant Saoji, which was followed by a hands-on session where the audience was shown the manufacturing of a prosthetic eye by the guest faculties and which continued till 5.00 pm.
On 18-02-2011 the session started at 10.00 am where a lecture on Orthokeratology was taken, which followed by a lecture on Rose K Lenses and Practice Management by Mr. Yeshwant Saoji. The audience were also provided with a demonstration on special contact lenses which continued till 4.00 pm.
We are thankful to Mr. Amit J Shinde, In-charge, School of Optometry and Mr. Nilesh D Thite, Academic In-charge, School of Optometry for giving us such a wonderful opportunity to have a practical and clinical knowledge on ocular prosthesis and for arranging lecture on speciality contact lenses.
The day ended with a doubt-clearing session at 05.30 pm.