HOAC Online - Session 3 -The psychology of seeing
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Interactive CPD points: 1
The Hospital Optometrists Annual Conference offers a series of webinars open to those working within secondary care as well as practitioners based in primary care and other settings.
The programme will deliver a diverse range of clinical content and delegates are invited to attend all of the sessions or choose individual activities based upon their clinical interests.
In addition to the webinars, there will be general and specialty peer reviews which are reserved for hospital optometrists only.
- Session one: Make it easier to see: cerebral visual impairment - Book now
- Session two: Glaucoma and the brain - Book now
- Session three: The psychology of seeing - Book now below
- Session four: Medicolegal aspects of ophthalmic practice in the UK - Book now
- General peer review for hospital optometrists - Book now
- Specialty peer review for hospital optometrists - Book now
Session three: The psychology of seeing
Do you think that what you ‘see’ is a true representation of the visual world? It’s likely that the answer here is 'no' as we already know that we have an ‘invisible’ blind spot in each eye, but how far do you think this misrepresentation can go? This lecture will discuss how reliable the visual system really is, in terms of input and cortical processing, with a particular focus on the difference between 'vision' and 'conscious awareness' of sight. We will also consider the implications of individual differences in visual ability, how other factors can affect perception and discuss some clinically relevant examples, such as Charles-Bonnet Syndrome, blindsight, hemispatial neglect, and synaesthesia.
CPD
- This webinar is approved for 1 interactive CPD point
- To be eligible for the CPD point you need to attend for the duration of the session
Technical requirements
- The webinar will take place using Zoom
- We recommend that you use a computer or tablet device to join this webinar
12.00PM - 1.00PM
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1 point
The psychology of seeing
CPD ref no: C-102994
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Dr Sam Strong
Dr Sam Strong is a lecturer in vision science at Aston School of Optometry. She holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of York, and a PhD in vision science from the University of Bradford. Her research involves using neuroimaging techniques such as fMRI and TMS to investigate motion perception in the human brain. She also works as a freelance medical illustrator, specialising in ocular pathology and optics.
Learning outcomes
- Practitioners will understand the clinical implications of cortical processing in relation to vision and conscious awareness of sight
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