PHARMA – June 2018

PHARMA - June 2018

Provider: OA National Provider

Contact: Optometry Australia OA Provider, [E] s.hanna@optometry.org.au, [P] 96688550

Learning Objectives

• Be more familiar with outer retinal tubulations and how these impact OCT analysis and associated therapeutic medication management of wet AMD
• Be more familiar with the epidemiology, signs & symptoms and ophthalmic associations of obstructive sleep apnoea
• Understand the importance of a careful and targeted history in the planning of a systematic visual and ocular assessment of brain injury
• Become more familiar with Latanoprostene Bunod and its role in the therapeutic management of glaucoma
• Define the various categories of hypertension and become more familiar with the ocular effects of hypertension
• Understand the correct method of in-office blood pressure measurement and the role optometrists play in screening for hypertension and managing such patients
• Understand the importance of questionnaire selection in relation to the assessment of the ophthalmic domains of quality of life
• Understand the alternative treatment option that biological bandage contact lenses provide for various ocular conditions and how this may impact the therapeutic medication management of such conditions
• Become more familiar with the features, components, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties of an amniotic membrane

Max points awarded: 6.00

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