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Full-Day Workshop
Seminar: Impact of Visual Skills Upon Learning

Dates: 21 Aug 2010

Time: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm

Venue: Jupiter III, Level 3
Furama Riverfront Hotel, Singapore

Speaker: Zoran Pejic

Zoran Pejic holds a BSc in Orthoptics with specialization in special education-vision deficiency. He has graduated with MMedSci (Orthoptics) from Sheffield University and is currently researching his PhD thesis. Zoran also pioneered a non-surgical treatment of certain forms of strabismus (squint) at the Singapore National Eye Centre. His expertise is in detection and remediation of functional vision issues that might interfere with learning process, attention and behaviour. Zoran has published a number of articles in leading medical journals. He is the founding president of the Asia Pacific Orthoptic Association and is a member of the management committee of the International Orthoptic Association. He also heads the first vision therapy centre in South East Asia based in Singapore.

Course Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1. What are the basic visual functions; static versus dynamic vision?
   
2. What are the possible deficits of functional vision?
3. How vision functions within and affects multi-sensory systems?
4. What is the impact of deficient functional vision on learning process, attention and overall behaviour?
5. How to remediate functional vision?

Course Outline

1. Remediation of functional vision
   - Types of deficits
   - When does a child need an intervention?
   - Traditional vs holistic approaches
   
2. Relationship between vision, learning, attention and behaviour
   - Vision and its effects on attention
   - Vision and its effects on behaviour
   - Vision and its effects on learning
   

Course Fees & Closing Dates

Registration Type	Closing Date	Fees (S$)
Extended	31 Jul 10	190
Normal	Till Full	215

Terms and Conditions

1) Please note that registration will be on a first-come-first-served basis and course fees must be paid prior to closing date to reserve a place.

2) Payment of fees is not a guarantee for the event to be staged as planned. Should the event be cancelled for any reason, a full refund will be made to all registered participants and no other claims are allowed. The organiser disclaims responsibility should any change in the event occur for any reason.

3) Participants to the full-day seminar are not allowed to split registration for different persons unless informed to organiser.

4) For full day seminar, lunch and tea break(s) will be provided.

5) No refund of fees for participant cancellations including medical leave but substitutions are allowed with written request to organiser at least two working days before the course commences.

6) All information provided herein are accurate up to closing date of normal registration.

Registration

Download registration form here.