SMILE PRO and the evolution of visual correction - the pros and cons of intraocular lenses vs. laser refractive surgery
Date: 9/07/2025 (AEST)
Venue: Hotel Chadstone - 1341 Dandenong Road , VIC, 3148
Provider: Eye Laser Specialists
Contact: Amber Markadas, [E] amber@eyelaserspecialists.com.au, [P] 0421390488
Activity Outline
Learning Objectives
- Understand the importance of data collection and analysis in refractive surgery
- Understand how nomograms help improve our surgical outcomes
- Therautic: Recognise sight threatening complications from refractive surgery and how to treat them
- THERAPUTIC: Recognise and manage common side effects of refractive surgery
- Understand how we the known data applies to each patient
- Understand decision making in laser vision correction
- An understanding of the updates and features of SMILE Pro
- An understanding of the shift from RK to PRK to LASIK to SMILE to SMILE PRO
- An understanding of the importance of a standardized refraction and nomograms to improve surgical outcomes.
- the role of crystalline lens surgery and LVC in correcting refractive error
- the role crystalline lens surgery and LVC in the management of presbyopia
- the criteria determining patient selection for crystalline lens and LVC surgery
- the advantages and disadvantages crystalline lens surgery and LVC
Max CPD hours awarded: 2.5
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| SMILE Pro and the evolution of visual correction |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.25 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 0.25 |
| Name |
|---|
| Refractive clinical cases from the clinic & The Known Knowns…and the Known Unknowns: Using data to refine outcomes |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 2 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 2 |
| Name |
|---|
| The Pros and Cons of Intra ocular Lens Vs. laser refractive surgery |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.25 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 0.25 |