Educating Your Patients: American Academy of Ophthalmology

Educating Your Patients

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What's New in Patient Education

Just Released

Several new and revised materials are now available to provide patients with in-depth and current information about their eye condition:

Patient Education DVDs
All DVD titles feature both English and Spanish options!

Effective Patient Education

Effective patient education can be categorized into five distinct areas, which together comprise a solid foundation of information for your patients.

First, the role of patient education favorably impacts patient behavior, including compliance with short-term therapies, long-term management of chronic conditions and preventive lifestyle recommendations.
Second, in order to create effective patient education, it is important to follow several essential steps, including talking with your patients and using a variety of educational materials.
Third, there are numerous additional resources for your patients to access which can aid them in learning about their condition.
Fourth, there is a wide variety of Academy patient education products for you to share with your patients.
Lastly, the Academy has developed SmartSight, an initiative to assist your patients with low vision (visual acuities less than 20/40 or scotomas, field loss or contrast loss).