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Eye Inspection

Date: 20/06/2023 (AEST)

Venue: Retina & Eye Consultants, Level 3, 33 MacMahon Street, Hurstville, NSW, 2220

Provider: Retina & Eye Consultants

Contact: Venus Singh, [E] venus.singh@retinaandeye.com.au, [P] 02 95701622

Learning Objectives

  • Review Anatomy of the Retina and Vitreous
  • Review Characteristics of Retinoschisis
  • Distinguish Retinoschisis from Retinal Detachment
  • Management of Patients with Retinoschisis
  • Understand the refractive options available
  • Appreciate the differences in lens design, their advantages and disadvantages
  • Understand how to choose the best intraocular lens for a patient
  • To identify common conditions which can mimic neovascular AMD
  • Outline the approach to diagnosis of macular pathology
  • Examine the natural history of the common macular conditions
  • Outline the diagnostic differentials of leukocoria and understand urgency for referral
  • Recognize signs and symptoms of periorbital inflammation. Understands the difference between preseptal and orbital cellulitis and its clinical assessment.
  • Outline the diagnostic differentials for epiphora in the paediatric population.
  • Understand common forms of strabismus and learn to recognize other causes of deviations such as neurological or mechanical causes.
  • To increase awareness of the causes of artefacts on visual field testing
  • To highlight non glaucomatous causes of visual field progression in glaucoma patients
  • To highlight retinal causes of visual field loss
  • To understand that field tests can be unreliable even with good reliability indices

Max CPD hours awarded: 3

Session Information

Name
Eye Inspection
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
2.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
3

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.