Courses for 2010 are:

Friday 14 May, 9.00 am - 12.30 pm
Gonioscopy and other Glaucoma Techniques
Dr Genevieve Napper

The profession and the community expect that optometrists can assess the health and structure of the anterior chamber in detail, and be able to judge risk of diseases such as glaucoma. Gonioscopy is core to this process and is a requirement for therapeutic practice. This half-day workshop, presented by Dr Genevieve Napper, is perfect for the optometrist who either needs to learn gonioscopy from scratch, or who wants to improve skills to the next level of competence and confidence. Other procedures such as pachymetry and OCT (Visante) will also be demonstrated. This is a very hands-on teaching and instruction session, with volunteer subjects for participants to try different instruments, techniques and lenses. You are welcome to bring your own gonioscope.

 

Friday 14 May, 1.30 pm - 5.00 pm
Stereofundus examination and Scleral Indentation
Mr Ian Douglas

It has become a professional and community expectation that optometrists can view ocular fundi binocularly, particularly optometrists with therapeutic endorsement. This half-day workshop, presented by Mr Ian Douglas, begins by introducing the basics of binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy and contact/non-contact fundus lens use with the slit lamp. It is a must for practising optometrists who are not confident with these techniques.

Optometrists comfortable with stereofundus examinations but who want to push the boundaries of what will be expected in the future, will also be challenged as the workshop will go on to cover scleral indentation. This is also a very hands on teaching and instruction session, with dilated volunteer subjects for participants to try different instruments, techniques and lenses. You are also welcome to bring your
own BIO and/or lenses to expand your abilities to use them.

 

Friday 18 May, 9.00 am - 12.30 pm
Lacrimal Lavage
Roman Serebrianik

The technique of lacrimal lavage is being increasingly carried out by optometrists. Optometrist Roman Serebrianik will outline the clinical indications for the procedure and the steps, which are involved. Practitioners will use the instruments that include lacrimal dilators, lacrimal cannulae and syringes. The interpretation of procedural results and any limitations of the technique will be discussed.

 

Friday 18 May, 1.30 pm - 5.00 pm
Foreign Body Removal
Ken Thomas and John Farmer

Foreign body removal is now within the scope of optometric practice. In this workshop, optometrists Ken Thomas and John Farmer, will equip attendees with the requisite skills to perform this procedure. The presenters will discuss the instruments to assist with foreign body removal including spuds, needles and alger brushes. Participants will be provided with bovine eyes to become competent at performing the technique. The presenters will offer advice on review protocols and will alert attendees to the indications for ophthalmic referral.

Fri 15 October, 9.00am–12.30pm
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
Mary Travis and Dr Devinder Chauhan

Interpretation of posterior OCT images is a useful skill for any optometrist who co-manages patients with an ophthalmologist. Retinal nerve fibre layer thickness assessment, macular oedema detection, retinal detachment risk evaluation and age related macular pigmentary progression are some of the indications for the technique. In this workshop, optometrist Mary Travis and ophthalmologist Devinder Chauhan will offer invaluable insights into the technique and practitioners can become acquainted with the procedure through a ‘hands on’ approach.

Fri 15 October, 1.30pm–5.00pm
Gonioscopy and Other Glaucoma Assessment Techniques
Dr Genevieve Napper

The profession and the community expect that optometrists can assess the health and structure of the anterior chamber in detail, and be able to judge risk of diseases such as glaucoma. Gonioscopy is core to this process and is a requirement for therapeutic practice. This half-day workshop, presented by Dr Genevieve Napper, is perfect for the optometrist who either needs to learn gonioscopy from scratch, or who wants to improve skills to the next level of competence and confidence. Other procedures such as pachymetry and OCT (Visante) will also be demonstrated. This is a very hands-on teaching and instruction session, with volunteer subjects for participants to try different instruments, techniques and lenses. You are welcome to bring your own gonioscope.