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Optometry Education Evening

Date: 25/09/2024 (AEST)

Venue: Crowne Plaza, Burwood, NSW, 2134

Provider: Sydney Eyecare Burwood

Contact: Loren Rose, [E] burwoodeye@sydneyeyeare.com.au

Activity Outline

This educational evening will consist of 3 separate sessions, each lasting 30 minutes, including interactive question and quiz time.

Within each session, the presenting doctor will deliver a short lecture using PowerPoint slides, followed by polling for answers to multiple-choice questions as a form of knowledge check. Each lecture will also include case studies to illustrate the learning objectives.

Talk 1: Dr Gaurav Bhardwaj Title: Intravitreal therapy – technique, indications and future directions

Talk 2: Dr Rohan Gupta Title: Interventional Glaucoma – the new treatment paradigm

Talk 3: Dr Loren Rose Title: What can we learn from the recent atropine studies for myopia treatment

Learning Objectives

  • To provide an overview of intravitreal treatment approaches to common conditions
  • Address the techniques of intravitreal injections
  • Acknowledge side effects and risks of intravitreal treatment
  • Future drug delivery approaches and indications for treatment
  • Updated management algorithm for glaucoma
  • Understanding the link between ocular surface disease (OSD) and topical glaucoma therapy
  • Understanding the findings from the LiGHT Trial
  • New Surgical techniques for Managing Glaucoma
  • Analysis of recent publications with the use of low-dose atropine, including WA-ATOM, CHAMP, PEDIG, APPLE, MOSAIC, ATLAS studies
  • Application into clinical practice
  • Avoid missing red flags when treating progressive myopia

Max CPD hours awarded: 2.25

Session Information

Name
Intravitreal therapy – technique, indications and future directions
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
Interventional Glaucoma – the new treatment paradigm
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
What can we learn from the recent atropine studies for myopia treatment
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
Yes
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.