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Inspired 2022

Date: 15/10/2022 (AEST)

Venue: Sea World Gold Coast, QLD, 4217

Provider: The Optical Company

Contact: Richard Shaw, [E] richards@theopticalco.com.au, [P] 0432991140

Learning Objectives

  • Become more familiarised with the inherent risk factors for further myopia progression
  • Develop a customised myopia management plan for their patient
  • Understand how to measure and monitor myopia control “success” and identify when a patient may benefit from combination treatments
  • Understand how the biomechanics of the cornea can be used to diagnose and risk stratify glaucoma
  • Develop a better understanding of the future of glaucoma diagnosis and management
  • Appreciate how the management of keratoconus has evolved over time with new technologies and treatment options allowing for better vision for patients earlier in the disease
  • Better understand how to approach patients with suspected keratoconus and to be aware of the state of the art technologies now available in Australia
  • Become more familiarised with the causes and various types Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD)
  • Appreciate and address your patient’s anxiety and uncertainty by gaining insight of their journey from your office to the operating theatre and the following recovery period
  • Better understand pre-operative considerations to help facilitate preparation of your patient for upcoming emergency surgery
  • Develop a better understanding of various types of complex cataract surgery including traumatic, lens exchange and scleral fixated
  • Become more familiarised with the indications, risk factors and patient considerations for cataract surgery
  • Appreciate modern advances in the surgical management of cataract and combined cataract surgery
  • Better understand unexpected intra-operative findings and addressing them promptly
  • Become more familiarised with post-operative complications
  • Better understand diabetic retinopathy from the pathological basis to the latest management guidelines
  • Appreciate the use of OCT angiogram and intra-operative OCT imaging in the management of diabetic retinopathy
  • Develop a better understanding of how to identify and manage both benign and malignant eyelid lesions
  • Become more familiarised with how to grade dry eye severity and how that affects the patients management plan and review period
  • Develop a better understanding of the equipment and techniques involved in evidence-based dry eye management

Max CPD hours awarded: 5.25

Session Information

Name
Keratoconus - how to manage it and what’s new
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.75
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
Retinal detachment - from slit lamp to table
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.75
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
Expect the unexpected: complications during and following cataract surgery
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
Diabetic retinopathy
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
Lesions of the eye - sinister or benign?
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
Myopia control
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.75
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
New developments in glaucoma management
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.75
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
The dollars and sense of having a dry eye spa in your practice
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.75
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75

Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation Optometry Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.