Herpetic Eye Disease through to Neurotrophic Keratopathy with Dr Con Petsoglou
Date: 29/03/2022 (AEDT)
Venue: Rupert Myers Building, Barker St, Kensington NSW 2033, NSW, 2033
Provider: Young Optometrists
Contact: Jack Gordon, [E] y.optoms@gmail.com, [P] 0437522308
Learning Objectives
- To understand signs and symptoms in the presentation of herpetic keratitis, and herpetic uveitis.
- To understand the therapeutic management decisions in herpetic keratitis and uveitis, and factors that affect prognosis of the disease.
- To investigate the differential diagnosis of neurotrophic keratopathy beyond sequalae of herpetic disease, including red flags and neurological presentations of neurotrophic keratopathy.
- To discuss recent literature related to herpetic eye disease, including "Twenty years since the Herpetic Eye Disease Study: Lessons, developments and applications to clinical practice".
- To understand the benefits of early recognition and a relation between the staging of disease and successful therapy in recent advances to neurotrophic keratopathy management.
- To continue to improve early recognition of disease and inter-professional communication regarding herpetic keratitis, herpetic kerato-uveitis and neurotrophic keratopathy.
Max CPD hours awarded: 2.25
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| Herpetic Eye Disease and Neurotrophic Keratopathy with Dr Con Petsoglou |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| No |
| Therapeutic? |
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 2.25 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 2.25 |