PHARMA - September 2019
Available from: 1/09/2019
Provider: OA National Provider
Learning Objectives
- Become more familiar with the therapeutic medication management of myopia progression via the use of low dose atropine
- Become more familiar with the various paediatric optic nerve anomalies that may be encountered in clinical practice
- Gain an understanding of the ease of access and barriers that parents need to overcome in the eye care provision of young children
- Become more familiar with the clinical management guidelines for myopia and where therapeutic medication management fits within the model
- Gain an understanding of the prevalence of myopia in school aged children
- Become more familiar with the epidemiological data relating to myopia and how/why optometrists can/should implement myopia control strategies for their patients
- Become more familiar with daily disposable multifocal soft contact lenses as a method of myopia control
- Become more familiar with orthokeratology contact lenses as a method of myopia control
- Become more familiar with digital eye strain, how digital devices may impact people & their sleep patterns and how to manage patients with this condition
- Gain an understanding of how accommodative-vergence dysfunction can contribute to learning difficulties in children
Max points awarded: 6.00
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| PHARMA - September 2019 |
| Activity Type |
| Independent Learning with Assessment |
| Therapeutic? |
| Yes |
| Manufacturer/Supplier? |
| No |
| Points for attending & Passing Assessment |
| 1.00 |
| Name |
|---|
| PHARMA - September 2019 |
| Activity Type |
| Independent Learning with Assessment |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Manufacturer/Supplier? |
| No |
| Points for attending & Passing Assessment |
| 5.00 |