Practical Ophthalmology: Conference & Workshop
This program has been designed to improve your understanding and capabilities in ophthalmology while also having fun. David Maggs and Mark Billson will place special emphasis on performing a high-yield ophthalmic exam with the instruments already in your clinic, choosing the best diagnostic tests, perfecting ophthalmic surgical techniques, and discussing which drugs to use when. Both speakers work with referring vets on a daily basis and their philosophy is to emphasise a group of concepts that they call 'TIWIKIPS’ (or 'Things I Wish I’d Known In Practice’) where the ultimate goal is that you leave the course saying “I am going back to try this in my practice next week”.
Improve your understanding and capabilities!
The program was designed to improve your understanding and capabilities in ophthalmology while also having fun. Mark Billson, Allyson Groth, and David Maggs will place special emphasis on performing a high-yield ophthalmic exam with the instruments already in your clinic, choosing the best diagnostic tests, perfecting ophthalmic surgical techniques, and discussing which drugs to use when.
All 3 speakers work with referring vets on a daily basis and their philosophy is to emphasise a group of concepts that they call 'TIWIKIPS' (or 'Things I Wish I'd Known In Practice') with the ultimate goal that you leave the course saying "I am going back to try this in my practice next week".
Past Participant:
Wonderful course with fantastic presenters. Both the theory and practical content was highly relevant for vets in general practice.'
Annaliese Johnson, Rochedale Vet
Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, you will be able:
- To perform and interpret findings from a complete neuro-ophthalmic examination (cranial nerves; responses and reflexes)
- To perform and interpret findings from a complete examination of the anterior segment (eyelids, conjunctiva, sclera, cornea, anterior chamber, iris, and lens)
- To perform and interpret findings from a complete fundic examination (vitreous, choroid, tapetum, retina, and optic nerve)
- To perform and interpret findings from common ophthalmic diagnostic tests (aqueous flare, Schirmer tear test, fluorescein stain, tear film breakup time, nasolacrimal flush, rebound and applanation tonometry)
- To learn and practice surgical techniques for correction of entropion, ectropion, “cherry eye”, and indolent ulcers; eyelid tumour removal, and enucleation
Program
| Day 1 |
Conference |
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| 8.30 |
Registration |
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| 9.00 |
Ophthalmalic examination
|
Mark Billson |
| 10.30 |
Morning Tea |
|
| 11.00 |
Eyelid surgeries |
David Maggs |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
|
| 1.15 |
Corneal Ulcers |
David Maggs |
| 2.00 |
Ophthalmic emergencies |
Allyson Groth |
| 3.00 |
Afternoon tea |
|
| 3.15 |
Ophthalmic pharmacy: medications to have on hand |
Allyson Groth |
| 4.00 |
Glaucoma |
Mark Billson |
| 5.00 |
End |
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| Day 2 |
Workshop |
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| 8.30 |
Registration |
|
| 9.00 |
Ophthalmic Examination with volunteer dogs
Essentials of the anterior exam:
Neuro-ophthalmic examination
Retroillumination
Transillumination
Examination with magnification
Slit-lamp biomicroscopy
Diagnostic testing:
Tonometry
Applanation, indentation and rebound techniques
Fluorescein stain
Schirmer tear test
Tear film break up time
Conjunctival and corneal cytology
Fundic examination:
Direct ophthalmoscopy
Indirect ophthalmoscopy
Panoptic ophthalmoscopy
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|
| 11.00 |
Morning Tea |
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| 11.30 |
Ophthalmic Surgery
Surgical procedures:
Grid keratotomy
Lacrimal duct cannulation
Temporary tarshorrhaphy
Eyelid wedge resection
Holtz Celsus entropion correction
Stades entropion procedure
Closure of eyelid wounds
Lateral canthoplasty
Combined wedge resection and Hotz Celsus entropion repair
Third eyelid gland: nchoring and pocket procedures
Transconjunctival and transpalpebral enucleation
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|
| 1:30 |
Lunch |
|
| 2.00 |
Ophthalmic Surgery
Continued |
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| 5.00 |
END |
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Who should enrol?
This course is suitable for qualified veterinarians. Veterinary students are welcome to enrol in conference only.
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2-days (Conference + Workshop) |
Conference Only |
| Registrant Type |
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Full Rate |
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Full Rate |
| Member* |
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$2,630 |
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$560 |
| Recent Grad / Part-Time Professional Member |
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$2,420 |
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$350 |
| Student Member |
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N/A |
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$175 |
| eMember / Non-Member |
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$3,000 |
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$700 |
*Members include: Practice, Professional and Academic members.
Online registration not available.