MBL Eye Surgeons update on Cataract surgery and Glaucoma
Date: 23/10/2019
Venue: Shelter Restaurant 41 Pacific Parade Lennox Head, NSW, 2478
Provider: Inservio- change it as required
Contact: Matthew Jolliffe, [E] matthew@mbleyesurgeons.com, [P] 0266214254
Learning Objectives
- Participants will be able to identify those cases where cataract surgery may be complex
- Participants will understand the common reasons that result in complex cataract surgery and will have outlined to them the techniques and devices available to manage complex cases
- Participants will have improved skills in identifying patients at risk of complications and who may need surgery involving the posterior segment
- Participants will have an improved understanding of techniques and options available to patients in order to aid patient education
- Participants will have an understanding of diagnosis of Glaucoma using OCT - what the OCT shows and how to look at nerve fibre layer thickness and rim analysis verses the usual visual field, IOP and cup to disc ratio
- Participants will have an understanding on how to avoid the overdiagnosis of Glaucoma by looking at physiological blood vessel arrangements and false thinning of the nerve fibre layer
- Participants will gain an understanding of the latest approaches using OCT A and future diagnosis of Glaucoma
Max points awarded: 4.34
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| Cataract Surgery involving the posterior segment |
| Activity Type |
| Face to Face without Assessment |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Manufacturer/Supplier? |
| No |
| Points for attending & Passing Assessment |
| 1.00 |
| Name |
|---|
| Managing complex cases |
| Activity Type |
| Face to Face without Assessment |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Manufacturer/Supplier? |
| No |
| Points for attending & Passing Assessment |
| 0.67 |
| Name |
|---|
| Patient education |
| Activity Type |
| Face to Face without Assessment |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Manufacturer/Supplier? |
| No |
| Points for attending & Passing Assessment |
| 0.67 |
| Name |
|---|
| Glaucoma and the OCT |
| Activity Type |
| Face to Face without Assessment |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Manufacturer/Supplier? |
| No |
| Points for attending & Passing Assessment |
| 1.00 |
| Name |
|---|
| Avoiding the pitfalls of over diagnosis & Glaucoma and OCT A |
| Activity Type |
| Face to Face without Assessment |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Manufacturer/Supplier? |
| No |
| Points for attending & Passing Assessment |
| 1.00 |