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OVC 2024: Contact lenses and keratoconus - Which lens works best? (Recorded Webcast)


Activity Outline

This session will review contact lens designs and when each modality is suited for various stages of keratoconus. It will review corneal gas permeable lenses, custom soft and hybrid designs, as well as scleral lenses.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand corneal topography and how topography can influence lens design selection
  • Understand contact lens fitting techniques of each design
  • Describe how some contact lens designs are superior to others based on cornea shape and severity of keratoconus

Max CPD hours awarded: 1.5

Session Information

Name
OVC 2024: Contact lenses and keratoconus - Which lens works best?
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
1
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
1.5

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.