Optometry Education Evening
Date: 29/10/29 (AEDT)
Venue: School of Optometry and Vision Science, Sydney, 2052, NSW, AUSTRALIA, NSW, 2052
Provider: School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales
Contact: Daisy Shu , [E] daisy.shu@unsw.edu.au, [P] 61 (2) 9348 1982
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/alumni-evening-cardiovascular-diseases-and-the-eye-tickets-1007243922687
Activity Outline
This educational evening will consist of 4 separate sessions, each lasting a total of 20 minutes in duration. Within each session, the presenting expert will deliver a short lecture using PowerPoint slides. Following the lectures, a panel discussion with a Q&A session will be held to facilitate higher-level engagement and discussion among attendees, allowing for valuable feedback from the presenting experts and fellow colleagues/attendees.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the key clinical and OCT signs of diabetic retinopathy and common vascular diseases and their significance to optometric management
- Identify established OCT biomarkers for progression and indications for referral
- To be aware of the range of cardiovascular disease which can affect the eye.
- To be conversant with the differential diagnosis, and management of amaurosis fugax.
- Understand how uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to conditions such as hypertensive retinopathy, choroidopathy, and glaucoma
- Understand the role optometrists can play in the prevention, detection and management of hypertension
Max CPD hours awarded: 2
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| Ocular Manifestations of Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 0.5 |
| Name |
|---|
| Cardiovascular neurology and the eye |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 0.5 |
| Name |
|---|
| Blood pressure control to major (op)tom: understanding how uncontrolled hypertension leads to development of vision-threatening eye conditions |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 0.5 |
| Name |
|---|
| Panel Discussion |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 0.5 |