Optometry Virtually Connected
Date: Sun 28/06/2020 - Sun 28/06/2020
Provider: Optometry Australia
Please see events sessions table below for CPD Credit information
Event Type(s): Conference, Online
Contact
Optometry Australia is excited to invite you to register for Optometry Virtually Connected, an innovative way of learning and connecting with colleagues, optometry leaders and product innovators
Log one or more of the sessions below to my CPD
Location
This event does not have a physical location
Event Sessions
Event Sessions |
Date | Time |
Profession |
CPD Credits |
Myopia Management with Ortho-K and multifocal Contact Lenses
Learning objectives:
At the end of this session, you will be able to:
• Understand the role of contact lenses to help control myopia progression in children.
• Recognise when orthokeratology and multifocal soft contact lenses may be a suitable myopia control intervention for your patients.
• Describe the basic fitting principles of orthokeratology and treatment outcomes.
• Evaluate treatment success when prescribing contact lenses for myopia control.
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Sun 28/06/2020 - Sun 28/06/2020 |
Optometrist |
1 Clinical Diagnostic Credit
|
OCT Masterclass
Learning objectives:
• Identify OCT findings in the macula and systemically work through the differential diagnosis of the underlying disease process.
• Identify OCT biomarkers in diseases such as age-related macula degeneration, pachychoroid spectrum disease and macular telangiectasia.
• Understand how different disease processes can affect different layers of retina and choroid and their OCT manifestations.
• Fully integrate OCT into everyday practice and use it to guide decision making and facilitate better patient outcomes.
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Sun 28/06/2020 - Sun 28/06/2020 |
Optometrist |
1 Clinical Diagnostic Credit
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Vascular Myths
Learning objectives:
• Analyze and discuss recent changes in managing patients with diabetic macula oedema and good visual acuity.
• Review the appropriate management of patients with asymptomatic Hollenhorst plaque.
• Describe the role of optometrists in cases where there are suspected hypertensive retinal changes.
• Appreciate the value and emerging role of OCTA in the management of vascular ischaemic conditions.
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Sun 28/06/2020 - Sun 28/06/2020 |
Optometrist |
1 Clinical Diagnostic Credit
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Contact Lenses and Kids
Learning objectives:
• To understand the indications for contact lenses in paediatric and teenage care.
• To understand the benefits and challenges for prescribing contact lenses for this younger population.
• To be familiar with the contact lens options for this younger population.
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Sun 28/06/2020 - Sun 28/06/2020 |
Optometrist |
1 General Credit
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