Welcome to the Redbridge & Waltham Forest Local Optometric Committee website.
We hope that you will find the web site useful, and a regular and reliable source of up to date information and tools.
We welcome your feedback, which you can provide by emailing your comments to info@redbridgeandwfloc.co.uk, or by using the feedback form
Purpose of the web site
This web site provides a core resource for our local practitioners, enabling access to up to the minute news and updates, educational and research tools, and an invaluable part of our vision for communication.
Through the web site, we will:
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Provide access to LOC documents and publications for support and information
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Provide useful information for local eye care providers
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Provide clear information about the development of pathways and services aimed at improving quality, access and choice
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Provide a central point of communication for local practitioners
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LOC Meetings
Educational Meeting: Tuesday 12th June 2012 at 18.30,
Venue: The Spire Roding Hospital, Roding Lane South, Redbridge, IG4 5PZ, www.spirehealthcare.com/roding/
Topic: Visual impairment awareness training
Introduction,
Terminology, use of language and Visual Impairment culture and etiquette,
Sighted guiding,
The eye health care pathway,
The role of the Eye Clinic Liaison Officer at Whipps Cross,
Adaptive equipment,
When do good intentions become unacceptable,
Final questions and answers and conclusion
Speakers: Roger Clifton, Development Worker at the Waltham Forest Low Vision Forum
Hassam Kalla, Eye Clinic Liaison Officer at the Whipps Cross Eye Treatment Centre
Masuma Ali, Trainee Development Worker at the Waltham Forest Low Vision Forum
Please email info@redbridgeandwfloc.co.uk regarding attendance. |
