Sunday CPD

Sunday CPD

Date: 2/11/2025 (AEST)

Venue: The Rydges Southbank Townsville, QLD, 4810

Provider: Lumina Eye Centre

Contact: Ian Reddie, [E] clinical@luminaeyecentre.com.au, [P] 1300 245 503

Activity Outline

On Sunday 2 November 2025 local ophthalmologists; Dr Graeme Kelly, Dr Sheetal Shirke and Dr Ian Reddie will hold a day of interactive education for optometrists.  The day will cover topics such as new treatments for geographic atrophy, oculoplastics, rare retinal conditions, an update on cataract surgery and swollen optic nerve heads in children.  The event will be attended by representatives from pharmaceutical companies that supply intravitreal injections for the management of retinal conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration allowing optometrists a more in-depth exposure to the treatment that occurs following patient referral.  There will also be representatives from local low vision clinics including Vision Australia and the Guide Dogs Clinic.  There will be time for attendees to interact with their fellow colleagues as well as presenters to discuss new and emerging treatments and how they may apply to cases encountered in their everyday practice.  The event will also be attended by representatives from suppliers of intraocular lenses and there will be time for attendees to have hands-on experience with the instrumentation utilised in cataract surgery.  

Learning Objectives

• Gain an understanding about how to assess optic discs in children
• Understand what normal and abnormal clinical findings are when assessing optic discs in children
• Understand the clinical findings that would necessitate referral for ophthalmological investigation
• Discuss the differential diagnoses of optic nerve head changes in children
• To gain exposure to common procedures utilised in oculoplastic surgery
• To identify cranial nerves of interest when diagnosing ocular disorders
• To develop an understanding of referral criteria for ocular lesions requiring further investigation and/or treatment
• Discuss the clinical diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration
• Discuss the procedure of intravitreal injection including hands-on demonstration of technique and patient set-up
• To gain knowledge of the new treatments available for geographic atrophy (e.g. Syfovre)
• To become familiar with new and emerging intravitreal therapies for neovascular age-related macular degeneraiton
• Develop an understanding of imaging involving autofluorescence
• Gain experience regarding the appropriate use of autofluorescence imaging 
• Identify abnormal and normal findings in autofluorescence imaging
• Discuss case studies with fellow colleagues in a group setting and reflect and critic management options
• Develop skills to evaluate research data and apply this in a clinical setting to improve evidence-based practice
• To gain exposure to the steps involved in cataract surgery
• Experience cataract surgery from a surgeon’s perspective through use of instrumentation on model eyes 
• To gain an understanding of the intraocular lens selection process
• Gain knowledge of the role of an orthoptist in a low vision clinic
• Update knowledge of available low vision aids
• Gain knowledge of how to apply some of the low vision assessments in everyday clinical practice

Max CPD hours awarded: 6

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