Key Information
CPD Hours: 7 hours
Course Length: One day
Course Format: Lectures and case-based discussions
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New in 2018
Course Information
Key Areas
- Examining a fragile eye - where do I start?
- Triage and problem solving
- Eyelid and orbital emergencies
- Thorns and claws - how to deal with them?
- Intraocular emergencies - how to locate the lens?
- Is this glaucoma?
- Sudden onset blindness - eyes or brain?
- Round up, quiz and questions
Not sure when an eye is an emergency? Do not fear, the ophthalmologists are here!
This course is aimed at increasing your skills of managing ophthalmic emergencies. Topics will range from triaging the patient to what to do if the eye is proptosed or has glaucoma. It is aimed at recent graduates or those who would like to develop a quick problem-based approach to urgent eye conditions. From beginners to the more experienced – there is a little something for everyone!
Why do this course?
To give you the confidence to know what to do in an ophthalmic emergency.
Tutors
Charlotte Dawson, BVetMed MVetMed DipECVO MRCVS
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Ophthalmology
The Royal Veterinary College
Marian Matas Riera, DVM DipECVO PGCertVetEd FHEA MRCVS
RCVS and EBVS® Specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology
Memvet - Referral Centre