Central Coast Day Hospital 2024 Optometrist Education Evening
Date: 20/11/2024 (AEDT)
Venue: Central Coast Day Hospital, 1/2 Ilya Avenue, Erina NSW
Provider: Presmed Australia Pty Ltd
Contact: Nikki Bresler, [E] nbresler@presmed.com.au, [P] 0481180856
Activity Outline
Central Coast Day Hospital invites you to our 2024 Optometrist Education evening.
Hear from leading Ophthalmologists covering the latest information on a range of topics.
Presentations will be presented by 4 Ophthalmologists. Each presentation will run for 30 minutes on topics of interest to the Optometrist community and include an interactive Q&A opportunity.
In addition this event offers networking opportunities in a relaxed and friendly environment.
Central Coast Day Hospital is a recognised centre of excellence in ophthalmic surgery providing world class leading surgical facilities and technology to treat the full spectrum of adult and paediatric ophthalmic surgical conditions.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the importance of accurate biometry in cataract surgery
- Differentiate between traditional and modern IOL power prediction formulas
- Analyze the impact of axial length and corneal curvature on IOL prediction accuracy
- Understand the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in improving IOL power predictions
- Identify key factors that can lead to refractive surprises in post-refractive surgery eyes
- Understand phase 2 and 3 clinical trial results of emerging treatments for wet (neovascular) AMD
- Understand phase 2 and 3 clinical trial results of emerging treatments for dry (atrophic) AMD
- Recognise serious adverse events associated with intravitreal procedures including endophthalmitis
- Understand intraocular lenses to avoid in patients with macular disease
- Evidence for optimum timing of intravitreal procedures and cataract surgery
- Differentiate papilloedema vs pseudo-papilloedema
- Identify tests useful in the differentiation between papilloedema vs pseudo-papilloedema
- Understand multimodal imaging of optic disc drusen
- To be familiar with options that are available for patients seeking spectacle independence and
- Know when to to choose one type of procedure over another for a given patient
Max CPD hours awarded: 2
Session Information
Name |
---|
The Perfect Biometry |
Clinical? |
Yes |
Interactive? |
Yes |
Therapeutic? |
No |
Duration of CPD Session/Module |
0.25 |
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
0.5 |
Name |
---|
Management of cataract in patients with age-related macular degeneration |
Clinical? |
Yes |
Interactive? |
Yes |
Therapeutic? |
Yes |
Duration of CPD Session/Module |
0.25 |
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
0.5 |
Name |
---|
Paediatric disc swelling |
Clinical? |
Yes |
Interactive? |
Yes |
Therapeutic? |
No |
Duration of CPD Session/Module |
0.25 |
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
0.5 |
Name |
---|
LASIK, SMILE and lens based surgery for spectacle independance |
Clinical? |
Yes |
Interactive? |
Yes |
Therapeutic? |
No |
Duration of CPD Session/Module |
0.25 |
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
0.5 |