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End Of Year Optometrist Educational Event

Date: 23/10/2019

Venue: Sergeants Mess, Chowder Bay Road, NSW, 2088

Provider: Northern Beaches Cataract

Contact: Taryn Bird, [E] tarynbird@northernbeachescataract.com.au, [P] 9981 2033

Learning Objectives

  • Outline the innovations during the past decade in vitreoretinal surgery
  • Learn about promising technologies in the near future
  • Understand how new innovations will change management of patients with vitreoretinal disorder
  • Understand the mechanisms of secondary angle closure
  • Understand the role of lens extraction in secondary angle closure
  • Learn about the role of sutureless incisional cataract surgery (SICS) technique in complex cataract cases
  • Identify the examination findings and investigations required to make the diagnosis of cyclodialysis cleft
  • Discuss the complications and management options for cyclodialysis cleft
  • Discuss the angiographic and OCT findings of sympathetic ophthalmia
  • Identify Cicatrising Conjunctivitis
  • Understand underlying causes and management of Cicatrising Conjunctivitis
  • Understand implications for cataract/corneal surgery and management of age related macular degeneration

Max points awarded: 4.00

Session Information

Name
Latest Innovations in Vitreoretinal Surgery
Activity Type
Face to Face without Assessment
Therapeutic?
No
Manufacturer/Supplier?
No
Points for attending & Passing Assessment
1.00
Name
Cataract Extraction in Secondary Angle Closure
Activity Type
Face to Face without Assessment
Therapeutic?
No
Manufacturer/Supplier?
No
Points for attending & Passing Assessment
1.00
Name
Getting to the Cataract
Activity Type
Face to Face without Assessment
Therapeutic?
No
Manufacturer/Supplier?
No
Points for attending & Passing Assessment
1.00
Name
Cyclodialysis cleft repair complicated by sympathetic ophthalmia
Activity Type
Face to Face without Assessment
Therapeutic?
No
Manufacturer/Supplier?
Yes
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.