OWA CPD Metro Evening on Monday 3rd July 2023
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Optometry Western Australia’s next CPD will be on the 3rd July 2023. Presented by Dr Vignesh Raja and sponsored by Bayer.
Venue: *** New Venue – UWA Optometry, 39 Fairway, Crawley, 6009 Entrance is on Edward Street.
Topic: What to do when it is not AMD? – Role of multimodal imaging in defining non-AMD macular pathologies
Summary
There are many conditions that cause macular disease that may simulate AMD. This talk will highlight the role of multimodal imaging – colour fundus photography, OCT, OCTA and Fluorescein angiography in diagnosis of non-AMD diseases in the macula. This will highlight the cues to look for to differentiate these conditions from AMD to help make a decision regarding referral and treatments.
Learning Objectives
- To understand other pathologies that may mimic AMD in the macula
- To help pick up signs that differentiate these conditions from AMD
- Understand which of these conditions need treatment vs observation and the treatment options
This is planned as an In Person Event & Zoom attendance.
Registration is OPEN for In Person Attendance & Zoom.
Max CPD hours awarded: 1 Hour Therapeutic Interactive.
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Dr Vignesh Raja
Show detailsDr. Vignesh Raja is a consultant ophthalmologist and vitreo-retinal surgeon at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) & Joondalup Eye Clinic. He is also the Head of Department of Ophthalmology at SCGH.
Dr. Raja undertook his primary medical degree in India and completed his 3 year Masters in Ophthalmology from the world’s largest eye care system, the Aravind Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology. He pursued further higher specialist registrar training in Ophthalmology in the United Kingdom at Liverpool and Oxford from 2004 -2012 followed by fellowships in glaucoma and vitreo-retinal surgery. Dr Raja moved to Perth in 2013 to do his second fellowship in medical and surgical retina with Prof. Ian Constable at SCGH and the Lion’s Eye Institute, Perth. His areas of expertise are complex cataract surgery, medical and surgical retina.
CPD Sponsor: Bayer Australia
Show detailsBayer have been long term supporters of Optometry WA CPD evenings, both metro, regional and ECO events. Bayer provide OWA with popular speakers during the year's CPD calendar.