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Optometrist Education Evening

Date: 25/05/2021 (AEST)

Venue: Innovation Campus UOW Squires Way North Wollongong, NSW, 2500

Provider: Wollongong Eye Specialists

Contact: Diana Hogan, [E] diana@wescentre.com.au, [P] 02 42276388

Learning Objectives

  • Better diagnose presbyopia-related problems
  • Better advise patients of current technologies available in the management of presbyopia
  • Develop a better understanding of the issues with various technologies and how to tackle with them
  • Advise and counsel patients for realistic expectations
  • Develop a better understanding of when to refer diabetic maculopathy on a timely basis
  • Develop a better understanding of how to manage diabetic maculopathy
  • Better diagnose serious lumps and bumps in the periocular area
  • Better understand when to refer serious lumps
  • Better understand the possible causes of watery eyes
  • Better understand the technique of performing post surgery refraction with non diffractive intraocular lenses

Max CPD hours awarded: 3.5

Session Information

Name
Presbyopia - what's out there? Diabetic Retinopathy Update, Oculoplastics - lumps, bumps & watering, how to refract post diffractive intraocular lens insertion
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
3
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
3.5

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.