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OCT interpretation with reference to common conditions, plus Grand Rounds of interesting cases

Date: 27/03/2019

Venue: 6 Bayswater Drive, Urraween, QLD, 4655

Provider: Eyes Wide Bay

Contact: Kerryn Drew, [E] raesandford@hotmail.com, [P] 07 4194 2352

Learning Objectives

  • List the risk factors predisposing to development of Plaquenil retinopathy, and describe the OCT changes seen with toxicity as well as other objective and subjective findings.
  • Describe the retinal and OCT appearance, as well as prognosis and inheritance of pattern macular dystrophies compared with macular degeneration.
  • List demographic as well as retinal and OCT findings of central serous retinopathy compared with wet age-related macular degeneration.
  • Describe OCT findings seen in diabetic retinopathy and diabetic maculopathy, with reference to the retinal layers these occur in.
  • Describe why ganglion cell complex (GCC) imaging is useful as an early detector of disease, and list the conditions that can be associated with GCC loss.
  • Describe the early symptoms of thyroid eye disease, and list the differential diagnoses for this condition.
  • List the differential diagnoses for orbital lymphoma and the appropriate investigations for a patient suspected of this condition.
  • Describe the presentation expected with ocular myositis and list the differential diagnoses for it.
  • Describe the ocular structures that can be affected by coloboma and systemic associations for this condition.

Max points awarded: 7.5

Session Information

Name
OCT assessment and interpretation
Activity Type
Face to Face with Assessment
Therapeutic?
Yes
Manufacturer/Supplier?
No
Points for attending & Passing Assessment
3.00
Name
Grand Rounds (including orbital lymphoma, ocular myositis, thyroid eye disease and iris coloboma)
Activity Type
Face to Face with Assessment
Therapeutic?
Yes
Manufacturer/Supplier?
No
Points for attending & Passing Assessment
3.00

NameActivity TypeTherapeutic?Manufacturer/
Supplier?
Points for attending &
Passing Assessment
OCT assessment and interpretation & Grand Rounds (including orbital lymphoma, ocular myositis, thyroid eye disease and iris coloboma)Face to Face with AssessmentYesNo7.5

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