On-Site Course Descriptions
On-Site Program
NEW ! Pearls and Pitfalls of Interpreting OCT ( 04SA6B )
Srinivas Sadda , MD , FARVO , Los Angeles , CA Saturday , 3:20 – 3:50 p . m . Credits : 0.50 IJCAHPO Description : This instructional course will review how to approach evaluating and interpreting OCT scans on patients with retinal disease . The course will begin with an overview of OCT technology and how it impacts interpretation . We will review common artifacts and errors that occur during the interpretation process . We will also go through a systematic approach to evaluating OCT images that can improve accuracy and reduce the chance of missing important information .
ADVANCED
NEW ! Intraoperative Echographic Localization of Radiation Plaque ( 02SA4B )
M . Bernadete Ayres , MD , CDOS , ROUB , Ann Arbor , MI Ericca Nickles , COA , Ypsilanti , MI Saturday , 12:40 – 1:10 p . m . Credits : 0.50 IJCAHPO Description : Proper plaque positioning is essential for effective episcleral plaque brachytherapy for choroidal tumors and can be verified using ultrasound . Proper plaque placement over the tumor margins is essential to ensure adequate radiation dose delivery to the entire tumor and to spare healthy eye from the radiation field . This course will show our center ’ s protocol for intraoperative ultrasound verification of radioactive plaque placement . Mispositioned plaques identified on ultrasonography can be repositioned to cover tumor margins , mainly when there is concern about possible shifting or tilting . This will be an interactive course with an audio-visual demonstration of intraoperative ultrasound verification of plaque placement . The technique for intraoperative ultrasound is especially important for the new generation of ophthalmic echographers , who will be more readily trained in this imaging modality .
NEW ! Ultrasound Biomiscroscopy ( UBM ) Cases : Descriptive Interpretation ( 01FR6 )
Carla Blackburn , BSc , COMT , CDOS , ROUB , Nepean , ON , Canada Friday , 2:40 – 3:40 p . m . Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO , CEP : CABRN-1 Description : This course will review UBM cases with view to recognizing normal anatomy and characteristic findings for common UBM indications .
NEW ! Ultrasound Characteristics of Intraocular Tumors ( 02SA4A )
Maria Bretana , CDOS , Katy , TX Saturday , 12:00 – 12:30 p . m . Credits : 0.50 IJCAHPO Description : This course will review the sonographic features of the most common benign and malignant tumors .
16 . Visual Fields BASIC
NEW ! Testing Visual Fields ( 01FR5 )
Jo Ann Giaconi , MD , Los Angeles , CA Michael Kapamajian , MD , Whittier , CA Friday , 1:20 – 2:20 p . m . Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO , CEP : CABRN-1 Description : This course will review basic tenets of visual field testing for the technicians and also discuss the purposes of newer test strategies .
26 IJCAHPO ' s 52 nd Annual Continuing Education Program
17 . Instruments and Specialized Tests BASIC
Important Note : The prerequisite courses listed below are offered online only to those who register for specific Learning Labs .
Introduction to Contact B-Scan Ultrasonography ( VD171023 )
Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO Prerequisite : This online prerequisite course is being offered in advance of the on-site program . It will not be offered on-site and is only available to attendees who register for the Contact B-scan Ultrasonography Learning Labs . Description : This course will introduce the participants to the field of B-scan ultrasound . The course will start with the basics of how and why ultrasound is used in ophthalmology , then shift to the specific techniques used during a B-scan exam . These techniques will include applying the probe to the eye , probe positions and examination techniques .
Introduction to Ultrasound Biometry ( VD171022 )
Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO Prerequisite : This online prerequisite course is being offered in advance of the on-site program . It will not be offered on site and is only available to attendees who register for the Ultrasound Biometry ( A-scan ) Learning Labs . Description : This course will review A-scan biometry used for IOL calculations . Contact biometry will be discussed , but the emphasis will be on the immersion biometry exam . Examination techniques will be reviewed and illustrated .
Plus Cylinder Refraction ( VD171017 )
Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO Prerequisite : This online prerequisite course is being offered in advance of the on-site program . It will not be offered on-site and is only available to attendees who register for the Retinoscopy : Plus Cylinder Learning Labs . Description : This course will discuss the theory behind the plus cylinder refraction technique . Techniques to neutralize refractive errors using the plus cylinder technique and identifying with and against motion will be discussed .
Refraction : Optics and Instrumentation ( VD171018 )
Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO Prerequisite : This online prerequisite course is being offered in advance of the on-site program . It will not be offered on-site and is only available to attendees who register for the Retinoscopy : Plus Cylinder Learning Labs . Description : This course will define different states of refractive errors , describe the optics of refractive errors and explain how they are corrected . Instrumentation for refraction will be discussed including the retinoscope , loose lenses , skiaoscopy racks and the phoropter .
INTERMEDIATE
NEW ! ANTERION : The All-in-One Imaging Platform Optimized for the Anterior Segment ( 07SU3 )
Karen McHugh , CRA , Orlando , FL Sunday , 10:40 – 11:40 a . m . Credits : 1.00 IJCAHPO Description : This course will discuss the ANTERION and its level of workflow-efficiency that brings together corneal topography and tomography , biometry measurements and IOL calculations . There will be a review of the four applications that are available on the ANTERION-Cornea , Cataract , Metrics and the Imaging app . High quality results will be shown from all four applications . Disclaimer : This is proprietary information presented to allow students to master a specific task or process . Alternatives to this technology may exist and a well-informed technician should have knowledge of those alternatives as well . Financial interest disclosed .