Diploma in Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation

1. Low vision: definition, causes and management

2. Examination of the patient with low vision

3. Magnification calculation

4. Detection of the needs of the patient with low vision

5. Selective filters

6. Optical aids for patients with low vision

7. Non-optical aids for patients with low vision

8. Visual rehabilitation. Main aspects

9. Rehabilitation of reading and writing

10. Visual rehabilitation: multidisciplinary work

*The sequence and contents may vary slightly, but all material will cover the same course topics

Elena Fraga Pumar

Elena Fraga Pumar is an Optometrist with a notable background in Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation. Since April 2022, she has been leading the Low Vision unit at Clínica DCEO and Clínica Luzenti in Galicia. Previously, she worked as a Clinical Optometrist in La Coruña and at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, where she also coordinated the Neuro-Ophthalmology laboratory. Elena has specialized in Ocular Pathology and Geriatric Optometry at the Universidad a distancia de Madrid and completed a Master’s in Clinical Trials Monitoring at the Universitat de Barcelona. Additionally, she has accumulated experience as a Contact Lens specialist and has conducted numerous courses related to Optometry and Low Vision, establishing herself as a dedicated and comprehensive professional in her field.

SAERA uses a self-paced learning method, i.e., it is not necessary to be online on a determined schedule. This model is extremely flexible, allowing you to study around existing work and family commitments. All of the course materials are available as soon as the course starts, and the student goes through them at their own speed.

Our distance learning model combines teaching through virtual classroom, tutorial support and online self-study.

The students of the Master are connected and in constant communication through discussion forums led by course tutors and the internal messaging of the virtual campus. This will help them solve doubts by exchanging knowledge and acquiring greater skills when it comes to passing each module.

The assessment will be conducted entirely online, and includes several modes of assessment including the following:

• Assignments: Each assignment is different and can include essay assignments, case-based assignments, short questions, etc. Full details are offered within the module itself.
• Multiple choice questions tests
• Short answer questions test

Each assignment that is required for a course is clearly shown on the Virtual Classroom. You must submit your assignment before the end of the month in order for it to be accepted as “on time.”

Optional recognition

The students have the option to include in their certificate the recognition of the Hague Apostille. A country that signs the Hague Convention recognises the legal effectiveness of a public document issued in another country that signs the Convention.

If the convention applies between two countries, the Apostille is sufficient to certify a document’s signatures legality, and removes the need for double-certification, by the originating country and then by the receiving country.

The students have the option to include in their certificate the recognition of the Hague Apostille. The price of this service is 90€ (shipping costs not included).

Attention: Certificates issued by Lucentum Universitas cannot be provided with a Hague Apostille.

You can download the Apostille Request Form here 

Also visit the Updated list of the Countries adhering to the Convention

If you need assistance, please contact to information@saera.eu