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Adelaide Eye & Retina Centre Optometrist Educational Evening

Date: 1/11/2021 (ACDT)

Venue: Adelaide Oval, Suite One, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide, SA, 5006

Provider: Adelaide Eye & Retina Centre

Contact: Kerin Haywood, [E] khaywood@adelaideeye.com.au, [P] 0451373272

Learning Objectives

  • Clinical Trials. Which trials are currently recruiting. What medications are being developed. Inclusion/Exclusion criteria for pateints. How these clinical trials are beneficial.
  • Blinded tells the story of Neil Hansell, a man who woke one morning blind in both eyes due to neglect of his diabetes. In this fascinating yet confronting keynote presentation, Dr Muecke discusses type 2 diabetes, how it’s arisen and why it’s a growing epidemic, and explores a number of strategies to curb the toxic impact of our poor diet on our health and on our world.
  • The gain a better understanding of macula pathology and treatments. To learn about the OCT-A and its benefits in diagnosing macula pathology and conditions.
  • Glaucoma management and co-management. How the optometrists can contribute to the management of patients with glaucoma

Max CPD hours awarded: 2

Session Information

Name
Adelaide Eye & Retina Centre Optometrist Educational Evening
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
2
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
2

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.