Unravelling the complexity: cataract surgery in glaucoma patients and updates in presbyopia management with IOLs
Date: 18/06/2025 (AEST)
Venue: Chin Chin Melbourne, VIC, 3000
Provider: Eye Laser Specialists
Contact: Amber Markadas, [E] amber@eyelaserspecialists.com.au, [P] 0421390488
Activity Outline
Three speakers will speak on:
1. Brief history of presbyopic correcting IOLs, the physics of spherical aberration, and assessments and considerations when using SA EDOF IOLs.
2. Key challenges involved in performing cataract surgery in patients with glaucoma.
3. Understand the benefits of subconjunctival triamcinolone at the time of cataract surgery: how to manage post cataract surgery patients.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the benefits of subconjunctival triamcinolone at the time of cataract surgery
- Understand the side-effects of subconjunctival triamcinolone at the time of cataract surgery
- Know what to advise patients about drop-less cataract surgery
- Recognising the steroid induced complications from drop less cataract surgery
- Understand the post-operative follow up protocols
- Identify the key challenges involved in performing cataract surgery in patients with glaucoma.
- Evaluate the different surgical approaches and techniques that can be employed to minimise risks and complications
- Examine the role of preoperative assessments in optimizing cataract surgery for glaucoma patients
- Analyse case studies to develop a comprehensive approach to cataract surgery in the glaucoma patient population
- Understand the brief history of presbyopic correcting IOLs
- Understand the physics of spherical aberration
- Know the assessments and considerations when using SA EDOF IOLs
Max CPD hours awarded: 2.5
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| "Drop-less" or “Less-drop” cataract surgery |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 2 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 2 |
| Name |
|---|
| Cataract surgery in glaucoma patients |
| 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 |
|---|
| Updates in presbyopia management with IOLs |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.25 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 0.25 |