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Advanced Interpretation of Optic Nerve OCT & Chemical Eye Injuries

Date: 11/03/2020

Venue: 56 Wharf Street, Tweed Heads , NSW, 2485

Provider: Gold Coast & Tweed Eye Doctors

Contact: Sandra Rofe, [E] sandra.rofe@gcteyedoctors.com.au, [P] 07 56 125 222

Learning Objectives

  • Understand image acquisition of OCT RNFL scans
  • Understand the normative database and its limitations
  • Understand what are the causes of false positives and negatives on the OCT
  • Non-glaucomatous causes of RNFL abnormalities
  • Using the OCT to complement clinical examination for glaucoma
  • clinical presentation
  • differential diagnosis
  • medical management- antibiotics and steroid use
  • Prevention
  • Outcomes

Max points awarded: 6.00

Session Information

Name
Advanced Interpretation of Optic Nerve OCT
Activity Type
Face to Face without Assessment
Therapeutic?
Yes
Manufacturer/Supplier?
No
Points for attending & Passing Assessment
3.00
Name
Chemical Eye Injuries
Activity Type
Face to Face without Assessment
Therapeutic?
Yes
Manufacturer/Supplier?
No
Points for attending & Passing Assessment
2.00
Name
Question & answers
Activity Type
Face to Face without Assessment
Therapeutic?
No
Manufacturer/Supplier?
No
Points for attending & Passing Assessment
1.00

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.