Lecture with discussion workshop: Providing optimal care for people with learning disabilities

This session will provide strategies for both optometrists and dispensing opticians to optimise the support they give in practice to enable people with learning disabilities to achieve equitable eye care. The presenters will touch on what to look out for clinically as well as discuss strategies to support successful clinical assessment and use of optical aids. Cases will then be presented for discussion where these strategies can be applied and explored.

Learning outcome(s):

Practitioners will recognise their scope of competence for managing patients with learning disabilities, working collaboratively where required to maximise their visual and quality of life outcomes (s.10).