Ski Canada Eyecare Conference 2019

Ski Canada Eyecare Conference 2019

Date: 13/01/2019

Venue: Sun Peaks Grand Hotel and Conference Centre, 3240 Village Way, Sun Peaks, BC VOE 5NO, Canada

Provider: John Coghlan Optometrist Pty Ltd

Contact: John Coghlan, [E] john.coggie@gmail.com, [P] 0414624466

Learning Objectives

• • To understand various eyelid disorders and their effect on dry eye
• To highlight newer diagnostic options available for screening and follow-up of dry eye
• To understand the latest therapies and technologies available for dry eye and MGD
• • To know the principles and types of refractive surgeries
• • To recognize who may benefit from phakic IOL surgery or SMILE with parameters for proper patient selection
• To highlight potential risk factors/complications of these surgeries to provide appropriate post-operative care
• Understand the basic anatomy and function of the vestibular system
• Identify and describe presenting signs and symptoms, assessment and some treatment strategies for Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
• Explain presenting signs and symptoms (including ocular) for vestibular system disorders
• Suggest other medical conditions which may give rise to a sensation of dizziness
• at the end of this talk the participants will be able to recognise some rare congenital genetic diseases and their manifestations
• be able to perform the adequate testing and OCT imaging
• interpret OCT scans in all these different diseases
• At the end of this talk the participant should be able to identify common, ‘corneal maladies’
• At the end of this talk the participant should be able to identify unusual, and not to be missed ‘corneal maladies’.
• At the end of this talk the participant will be updated on the therapeutic treatment of ‘corneal maladies’
• Understand that the Ocular Surface is complex system with ocular surface disease arising when there is loss of the mechanisms needed to maintain its health.
• At the end of this lecture the participant should understand important advances in the diagnosis and management of ocular surface disease, including stem cells.
• At the end of this lecture the participant should understand important advances stem cell applications.
• To review the recent genetic associations with Glaucoma and how this will lead to cascade genetic screening of families with glaucoma
• To review the recent genetic associations with Myopia and how we may be able to recognise children at high genetic risk of myopia
• To review the recent environmental data on outdoor time and its association with myopia and how we should currently advise parents of children with early myopia.
• Optometric assessment for accurate diagnosis of optic nerve disease
• Appropriate referral criteria for optic nerve disease
• Optometric management and therapeutics for optic nerve disease
• At the completion of this presentation, participants should be able to diagnose a pterygium and differentiate from other ocular surface lesions
• At the completion of this presentation, participants should be able to treat medically and prevent pterygiums
• At the completion of this presentation, participants should be able to understand the surgical treatment of pterygiums
• At the completion of the course, participants should be able to know when to refer a patient for pterygium surgery
• At the completion of the course, participants should be able to complete a referral with all relevant information.
• Ascertain the advantages and disadvantages of the various means of peripheral fundus examination
• Identify commonly encountered peripheral fundus lesions
• Know the management of sight threating peripheral fundus lesions
• at the end of this talk the participants will be able to recognise, differentiate the white dot syndromes
• perform adequate investigations for White Dot Syndromes
• understand the therapeutic management of White Dot Syndromes

Max points awarded: 36.00

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