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End of Year Optometrist Educational Event

Date: 10/11/2021 (AEDT)

Venue: Zest Waterfront, 237 Spit Road, Mosman, NSW, 2088

Provider: Northern Beaches Cataract

Contact: Michaela Bamford, [E] michaelabamford@northernbeachescataract.com.au, [P] 9981 2033

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the principles of binocular development
  • Understand how to approach an adult with strabismus
  • Understand the situations that require a rapid referral
  • Understand basic management principles of adult strabismus
  • Understand the surgical approach for the iTrack Canaloplasty Microcatheter
  • Understand the itrack microcatheter dimensions and features
  • Understand the conditions that the iTrack canaloplasty can be used to treat
  • Understand how to manage diabetic macular oedema
  • Understand how to manage proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • Understand how to manage vitreous hemorrhage
  • Understand the indications of scleral buckle surgery in management of retinal detachment.
  • Discuss the risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of Irvine-Gass syndrome
  • Discuss the clinical presentation of pituitary
  • Discuss the clinical presentation of orbital meningiomas

Max CPD hours awarded: 3.75

Session Information

Name
Demystifying adult strabismus
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
iTrack canaloplasty microcatheter: a minimally invasive glaucoma surgical device
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
Diabetic Retinopathy
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
To Buckle or Not To Buckle?
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
Post-Operative Surprises
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75

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.