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How SMILE Has Silenced the Critics & Treating Presbyond in the Absence of Cataracts

Date: 31/08/2022 (AEST)

Venue: Ground Level, 66 Brougham Street, Geelong, VIC, 3220

Provider: Eye Laser Specialists

Contact: David Cropman, [E] david@eyelaserspecialists.com.au, [P] 0425 888 099

Learning Objectives

  • Assess a patients suitability for Presbyond
  • Managing the Presbyond patient post surgery with case studies
  • know an overview of the principles of Presbyond
  • Know what refractions are suitable for SMILE surgery
  • Benefits of SMILE over LASIK
  • What the Visumax 800 upgrade includes
  • What IOL is non-aspheric and can be used in post LASIK patients
  • What lenses use increased spherical aberration to increase depth of field
  • What EDOF lens has diffractive rings and can cause halo and glare symptoms similar to multifocal IOL’s

Max CPD hours awarded: 2.5

Session Information

Name
SMILE Like You Mean It
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
Treating Presbyopia in the Absence of Cataracts
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.75
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
1
Name
EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75

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.