Current Surgical Options for Treating Low to High Refractive Errors, SMILE Pro, Presbyond and who not to treat.
Date: 26/03/2025 (AEDT)
Venue: Chin Chin 125 Flinders Lane Melbourne, VIC, 3000
Provider: Eye Laser Specialists
Contact: Amber Markadas, [E] amber@eyelaserspecialists.com.au, [P] 0421390488
Activity Outline
This interactive talk will discuss the different surgical possibilities for correcting hyperopia and myopia. It will cover the possibilities of PRK,LASIK and SMILE PRO and explain the limitations and effectiveness of these corneal treatments. For those not suitable for corneal treatments, ICLs and CLEs will be discussed. For the presbyopic hyperope different surgical options will be explained. For Therapeutic - Recognise and manage common side effects of refractive surgery
Learning Objectives
- Understand all the different options available for treating hyperopia
- Understand the limitations and safety of treating high amounts of hyperopia
- Know which options are available for treating the presbyopic hyperopic patient
- Recognise sight threatening complications from refractive surgery and how to treat them
- Know how the surgical options change with age and increasing myopia
- Know which surgical options are available to treat myopia
- Understand corneal safety limits and how they came about
- Understand systemic and ocular conditions that may be affected
- Personalities and expectations: using the context of Autonomy of Self Care
- Understand why SMILE Pro has taken Lalex to the next level
- Understand SMILE Pro and its safety, results and patient experience
Max CPD hours awarded: 2.5
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| Hyperopic surgical treatments-Limittions,pitfalls,amblyopia and presbyopia |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 1 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 1 |
| Name |
|---|
| 10 reasons I would choose SMILE PRO for my laser patients |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.25 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 0.25 |
| Name |
|---|
| Which patients should not have refractive surgery |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.25 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 0.25 |
| Name |
|---|
| Surgical treatments for myopia- From low to high we got it covered |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 1 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 1 |