From Surface to Surgery: Collaborating to Optimise the Tear Film for Surgical Precision
Available from: 2/12/2025 (AEDT)
Where to publish: www.mieducation.com
Provider: Mivision
Contact: Nikki Byrne, [E] nikki@mivision.com.au, [P] 02 8336 8616
Activity Outline
Successful
cataract and refractive surgery begins well before the patient enters the
operating theatre. As the eye’s first refractive surface, the tear film is
critical for accurate biometry, clear intraoperative visualisation, and
ultimately, surgical outcomes and patient satisfaction. Even subtle tear film
instability can compromise preoperative measurements, increase the risk of
refractive surprises, and diminish surgical outcomes.
In this
article, ophthalmologist Dr Darian-Smith and optometrist Dr Margaret Lam
discuss the benefits of collaboration between the professions ahead of surgery.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the importance of good signal strength and high scan quality to facilitate accurate image interpretation
- Understand when and why disabling ‘eye tracking’ can be beneficial to image capture in some patient cohorts, and how to achieve good scans
- Identify the most appropriate scan for imaging particular disease conditions, retinal locations, and for specific patient cohorts, and
- Know how to troubleshoot and overcome imaging artefacts
Max CPD hours awarded: 1.25
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| From Surface to Surgery: Collaborating to Optimise the Tear Film for Surgical Precision |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| No |
| Therapeutic? |
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.75 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 1.25 |