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Northern Beaches Cataract Retina Glaucoma Educational Evening

Date: 26/11/2025 (AEDT)

Venue: https://www.northernbeachescataract.com.au/, NSW, 2100

Provider: Northern Beaches Cataract

Contact: Jaime Simpson, [E] jaimesimpson@northernbeachescataract.com.au, [P] 9981 2033

Activity Outline

Northern Beaches Cataract Retina Glaucoma welcomes Optometrists to our latest Educational Evening of 2025. You will hear from and interact with a number of respected Ophthlmologists speaking across a diverse range of topics. 

Learning Objectives

  • • Identify risks of cataract surgery in glaucoma patients. • Review options for combined cataract and glaucoma procedures.
  • • Learn the importance of patient history in investigating disc pathology • Use of multimodal imaging in disc pathology • Identifying life threatening causes of disc pathology
  • • Understand the Pathophysiology & Natural History • Improve Early Detection & Monitoring • Explore Emerging Treatment Options
  • • Understand the clinical signs of strabismus • How to approach a diagnosis in strabismus • Management options in patients with strabismus
  • • Understand different types of cataracts and their characteristics. • Understand surgical techniques based on cataract type. • Recognize and manage intraoperative risks related to specific cataract types.
  • • Identify the key surgical techniques for vitreoretinal surgery. • Analyse common intraoperative challenges and solutions. • Evaluate postoperative outcomes and Complications through case studies.

Max CPD hours awarded: 3

Session Information

Name
Cataract surgery in patients with glaucoma.
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
12 Discs of Christmas
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
Geographic Atrophy: Early Detection, Disease Progression & Emerging Treatment Pathways
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
Interesting Strabismus Videos: What Could It Be?
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
Complex cataract videos - how techniques vary depending on cataract type.
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
Interesting vitreoretinal surgery – a video-based review.
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5

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.