On-Demand Course Descriptions
10 . Retina 11 . Refractive and Cataract Surgery
Virtual Program On-Site Program
BASIC
NEW ! Current Concepts in Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Retinopathy ( VD101011 )
Sunir Garg , MD , FACS , Philadelphia , PA Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO , CEP : CABRN-1 Description : This course will review the current management of agerelated macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease . Financial interest disclosed .
Endophthalmitis ( VD101010 )
Dimosthenis Mantopoulos , MD , PhD , Lebanon , NH Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO , CEP : CABRN-1 Description : This course will review endophthalmitis prevention , diagnosis , management and prognosis . IN
INTERMEDIATE
An Overview of Diabetic Retinopathy ( VD102009 )
Sachin Mehta , MD , Paradise Valley , AZ Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO , CEP : CABRN-1 Description : This course will discuss the epidemiology , pathophysiology , diagnosis and management of diabetic retinopathy .
NEW ! Uveitis Update ( VD102013 )
Wendy Smith , MD , Rochester , MN Credits : 0.75 IJCAHPO Description : This course will use a case-based format to review the basics of uveitis and discuss current methods of diagnosing uveitis , including molecular techniques and imaging modalities ( e . g ., optical coherence tomography [ OCT ], autofluorescence , angiography ), as well as newer ocular and systemic treatments .
ADVANCED
Diabetic Retinopathy : Learn to be an Ophthalmic Imaging Assistant ( VD103002 )
Suri Appa , MD , Tustin , CA Lupe Cisneros , COA , Ontario , CA Jeremy Shaw , MD , Irwindale , CA Andrea Wong , MHA , Baldwin Park , CA Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO , CEP : CABRN-1 Description : This course will teach the skills necessary to recognize and gauge diabetic eye changes . Techniques for identifying and documenting lesions will be discussed as part of diabetic retinopathy screening and an algorithmic surveillance system will be presented .
Vitreomacular Interface Problems : Macular Pucker and Beyond ( VD103012 )
Michael Stewart , MD , Jacksonville , FL Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO , CEP : CABRN-1 Description : This course discusses the vitreomacular interface and its propensity for disease . Conditions such as macular hole , macular pucker and vitreomacular traction will be discussed in detail as well as other conditions , such as diabetic retinopathy , for which the interface may play a role . Numerous case presentations will be included . Financial interest disclosed .
BASIC
Review of Modern Cataract Surgery : Preparing Patients and Surgeons ( VD111007 )
Thomasine Gorry , MD , MGA , Philadelphia , PA Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO , CEP : CABRN-1 Description : This course will provide an overview of modern cataract surgery including new techniques , implants and associated testing . It will offer insights into patient needs and education , as well as how to best assist the surgeon in preparing for a successful and safe surgery .
INTERMEDIATE
NEW ! Intumescent and Mature Cataracts : Surgical Evaluation , Surgical Management and Postoperative Management ( VD112008 )
Cristos Ifantides , MD , MBA , Denver , CO Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO , CEP : CABRN-1 Description : This course will teach critical preoperative skills for checking vision in non-traditional cataract evaluations . It will discuss potentially necessary preoperative studies , pertinent history to ask , surgical management and postoperative care .
Modern Approaches to Cataract Surgery Complications ( VD112006 )
Sabin Dang , MD , Saint Louis , MO Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO , CEP : CABRN-1 Description : This course will review what complications can occur with cataract surgery as well as the most updated techniques to manage them . Financial interest disclosed .
12 . Neuro-Ophthalmology
INTERMEDIATE
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and the Ophthalmic Specialist ( VD122008 )
Aljoeson Walker , MD , Charleston , SC Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO , CEP : CABRN-1 Description : This course will review and examine the different changes noted in the eye with idiopathic intracranial hypertension . It will also explore eye movement , the classical presentation and some atypical clinical presenting symptoms .
Neuroimaging in Ophthalmology ( VD122006 )
Prem Subramanian , MD , PhD , Aurora , CO Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO , CEP : CABRN-1 Description : Patients often present for eye exams because of headaches or other neurological concerns . What is the role of neuroimaging in evaluating patients with eye problems ? In addition , what should prompt the eye care provider to consider obtaining neuroimaging studies ? This course will address the different types of studies that can be performed , when they should be ordered and the urgency of doing so . The instructor will also show abnormal findings that correlate with different visual and neurological disorders that patients seen by Allied Ophthalmic Personnel ( AOP ) may have .
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