Safer Contact Lens Wear: Mitigating Risks and Communicating Benefits
Provider: Mivision
Contact: Nikki Byrne, [E] nikki@mivision.com.au, [P] 02 8336 8616
Learning Objectives
- Realise the ocular risks associated with poor contact lens hygiene
- Understand the role of Acanthamoeba and Pseudomonas in causing severe infections that lead to vision loss in contact lens wear
- Be able to identify modifiable behaviours that can reduce the risk of contact lens infection
- Be aware of the importance of using different strategies to influence behaviours of contact lens wearers
Max CPD hours awarded: 1
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| Safer Contact Lens Wear: Mitigating Risks and Communicating Benefits |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| No |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 1 |