Cataracts and Beyond

Cataracts and Beyond

Date: 1/05/2026 (AEST)

Venue: Strangers Room, Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000

Provider: Sydney Retina Clinic & Day Surgery

Contact: Giulia Moretti, [E] giulia.moretti@acurio.com.au, [P] 02 9221 3755

Activity Outline

Cataracts and Beyond Optometrist Seminar

Calling all interstellar voyagers! You are invited to a gathering on planet earth on Friday, the 1st May 2026!

Learning Objectives

• Explain how diabetic retinopathy can affect the scheduling of cataract surgery
• Discuss the role of glycemic control in reducing the risk of postoperative complications
• Identify common risks in patients with diabetes
• Describe the use of preoperative anti-VEGF injections prior to cataract surgery
• Evaluate the risk factors for intraoperative complications in patients with both cataracts and glaucoma
• Identify patients suitable for combined cataract surgery and MIGS
• Explain how cataract surgery can assist in reducing intraocular pressure
• Compare different MIGS devices for efficacy and suitability when combined with cataract surgery
• Explain the approach to combined cataract and vitrectomy surgeries and the expected postoperative recovery
• Analyse the impact of pre-existing retinal disease on cataract surgery outcomes
• Identify the vitreoretinal conditions that can be treated in combined cataract and vitrectomy surgeries
• Describe the additional risk profile associated with combined vitrectomy and cataract surgery
• Understand how to assess the stability of AMD to determine if cataract surgery should be scheduled
• Recognise how to determine if reduced visual acuity is due to cataract, AMD, or a combination of both
• Describe the impact of AMD on IOL selection and patient counseling
• Discuss the timing of cataract surgery when a patient is receiving intravitreal injections for neovascular AMD
• Identify pre-existing retinal vascular disorders during pre-operative evaluation
• Describe how to evaluate the severity of retinal vascular disorders and their potential to be exacerbated by cataract surgery
• Evaluate the stability of the retinal vascular disease and the patient’s suitability for cataract surgery
• Describe the importance of long term monitoring for progression of retinal vascular disorders
• Discuss the potential post-operative complications that can arise for a patient with uveitis who has undergone cataract surgery
• Describe the ways in which uveitis can be managed prior to cataract surgery
• Identify how the treatment of uveitis can accelerate the development of a cataract
• Discuss the follow up requirements for a patient with uveitis post cataract surgery
• Explain the primary causes of IOL dislocation
• Identify the common symptoms of a dislocated IOL
• Discuss the different techniques for IOL repositioning
• Describe complications associated with a dislocated IOL
• Identify the current clinical trials that are being conducted
• Describe the medical conditions that are eligible for clinical trials
• Outline the recent results of clinical trials and the effectiveness of the medication
• Explain how the results from trials will be applied to real world patient scenarios

Max CPD hours awarded: 3

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