TOPICS FOR PRESENTATIONS – OPTOMETRISTS

-      ideally, the topic is one that you have substantial knowledge in, either from other
university subjects or it is something you are going to write about in your bachelor thesis

-      you are required to do background reading on the topic IN ENGLISH (relevant books/websites
will be uploaded in IS)

-      you should upload the presentation into IS


·      CONTACT LENSES – types of contact lenses, understanding your contact lens prescription,
caring for contact lenses

·      LASIK & LASER EYE SURGERY – how LASIK works, risks and complications, types of LASIK and
other vision corrective surgery

·      EYEGLASSES – latest frame styles, how to choose eyeglasses that suit your personality and
lifestyle, lens options

·      SUNGLASSES – types of sunglasses, polarized lenses, the latest sunglass styles

·      EYE EXAMS – what to expect during an eye exam, children’s eye exam, eye exams for contact
lenses

·      CATARACTS – types of cataracts, signs and symptoms, causes, prevention, treatment

·      GLAUCOMA – symptoms, tests, screening and diagnosis, types of glaucoma, prevention

·      MACULAR DEGENERATION – wet and dry forms of macular degeneration, causes, treatment

·      LOW VISION – causes, impact of low vision, low vision aids, distance vision aids

·      COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME – computer glasses, tips to reduce computer eye strain, computer
ergonomics

·      SPORTS VISION – sports vision testing, contact lenses for sports, protective sports eyewear.

·      EYE SAFETY – protective eyewear - goggles, how to handle common eye injuries, preventing eye
injuries

·      NUTRITION AND EYES – eye supplements, how diet and nutrition protect aging eyes

·      CHILDREN’S VISION – children’s vision development, myopia control, children’s eye exams, the
latest in kids’ eyewear

·      EYEWEAR AND EYE CARE FOR TEENS – nearsightedness in teens, information and advice concerning
eyeglasses, contact lenses, etc.

·      VISION OVER 40 – presbyopia, measures that can be taken to keep seeing clearly, multifocal
lenses, surgery for presbyopia, reading glasses

·      VISION OVER 60 – age-related vision problems, safe-driving after 60, ways to protect
eyesight after 60

·      COSMETIC EYE SURGERY – eye lift (blepharoplasty), Botox injections, puffy (swollen) eyes and
dark circles

·      HOW SMOKING HARMS YOUR VISION – cataracts, macular degeneration, uveitis, diabetic
retinopathy, dry eyes, infant eye disease


OTHER TOPICS

ALLERGY EYES, ASTIGMATISM, BLEPHARITIS, COLOR CONTACTS, DRY EYES, EYE TWITCHING, EYE VITAMINS,
FLOATERS, OCULAR MIGRAINE, PINK EYE, ...