Dr. Alexopoulos, an assistant professor at ICO, shares her tips on how to approach infant exams, modifying ourselves and our examination techniques to provide care for children with special needs, and what specific visual behaviours or diagnoses we should be looking out for in this population.

Resources:

1. Prescribing for Hyperopia: Quick Tips for New Optometrists – https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/prescribing-hyperopia-quick-tips-new-optometrists/

2. To prescribe or not to prescribe? Guidelines for spectacle prescribing in infants and children – https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1444-0938.2011.00600.x