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END OF YEAR OPTOMETRIST EDUCATIONAL EVENT

Date: 30/11/2022 (AEDT)

Venue: The Boathouse Shelly Beach, 1 Marine Parade, Manly, NSW, 2095

Provider: Northern Beaches Cataract

Contact: Aymee Loftus, [E] aymeeloftus@northernbeachescataract.com.au, [P] 02 9981 2033

Learning Objectives

  • To understand what the preserflo microshunt is
  • To understand who it is indicated for
  • To understand complications associated with this procedure
  • To understand the difference between lacrimation and epiphora
  • To explain sites of lacrimal outflow obstruction
  • To assess simple office tests of epiphora
  • To understand which patients with glaucoma require emergency referral
  • To understand which patients with glaucoma require Cat 1 referral (<30 days)
  • To understand which patients with glaucoma require Cat 2 referral (<90 days)
  • Review of new injection patients and outcomes achieved in 2022
  • Review of current limitations in anti-VEGF medication
  • Use of gas ??????? in neovascular AMD
  • A review of vabysmo antiVEGF
  • Understand the indications for strabismus surgery
  • Understanding of the basic steps involved in the operation
  • Recognition of the importance of restoring ocular alignment
  • To look at the rare causes of outer retinal holes
  • To discuss the features of hypertensive retinopathy
  • To discuss the retinal imaging findings in syphilitic chorioretinitis
  • To identify diagnostic features of lamellar holes
  • Understand the pathogenesis of lamellar holes
  • To discuss management of lamellar holes

Max CPD hours awarded: 4.5

Session Information

Name
Preserflo Microshunt
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
Oculoplastics
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
New NSW Glaucoma Referral Guidelines
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
Outcomes for Anti-VEGF Patients
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
Understanding Strabismus Surgery
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
Whodunnit Cases of 2022
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

Management of Lamellar Holes

Clinical?

Yes

Interactive?

No

Therapeutic?

No

Duration of CPD Session/Module

0.25

Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component

0.5

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.