Accommodation and Presbyopia - Standalone module - Professional courses/CPD

This course is for you if you are a clinician in the field of optometry and are looking to develop your knowledge in ocular accommodation and presbyopia. You will explore the research in to topics such as accommodative apparatus, theories of human accommodation and accommodative after-effects and hysteresis. This module is authored by Aston staff who are experts in this field.

This research-orientated distance learning course will cover the theory of accommodation, and methods used to quantify accommodation in clinical and research environments. Further consideration will be given to the genesis, aetiology and pathogenesis of presbyopia. The final lectures in the course will consider advances in methods and techniques used to restore near visual function to the ageing eye.

Completion of an evidence-based assignment will enable you to assimilate and disseminate the preceding body of literature pertaining to a particular aspect of accommodation and/or presbyopia research.

Topics covered in this module include:

• Accommodative apparatus (Dr Leon Davies)
• Theories of Human Accommodation (Dr Amy Sheppard)
• Autonomic control of ocular accommodation (Dr Leon Davies)
• Assessment of Accommodation (Dr Amy Sheppard)
• Accommodative After-Effects and Hysteresis (Dr Amy Sheppard)
• Macro - and microfluctuations of accommodation (Dr Leon Davies)
• Presbyopia I: aetiology and pathogenesis (Dr Leon Davies)
• Presbyopia II: clinical considerations (Dr Leon Davies)
• Surgical restoration of near function I: static approaches (Dr Amy Sheppard)
• Surgical restoration of near function II: dynamic approaches (Dr Amy Sheppard).

To be accepted onto our programmes, you must be able to satisfy the University's English language requirements. The level required will depend on the programme you are applying for. We strive to make your application process as easy as possible, however in all cases we reserve the right to request an English language qualification and / or conduct an interview.

We accept a wide range of English language qualifications including:

• IELTS Academic
• TOEFL
• PTE Academic
• TOEFL iBT Home Edition
• Password
• Duolingo English Test (for entry onto Pre-Sessional English programmes, and direct entry courses starting in January 2022 and September 2022, excluding Aston Medical School, OSPAP, and Postgraduate Research degree programmes).
• Kaplan International Tools for English (KITE) 

Our courses offer you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills in order to develop your career. In addition, our ethos is to equip you to make a real difference in your field.

The Optometry CPD courses allow you to develop specialist knowledge in advanced optometric topics. Clinical application and content may allow eye care professionals to widen and specialise their mode of practice.