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Be prepared for the challenges of today's practice by taking advantage of these courses in a variety of clinical and practice management areas.

All courses bear AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ as indicated.

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Surgical Management of Pediatric Cataracts

The timing of a surgical intervention in visually significant congenital cataracts depends not only on the age of onset of the opacity, but also on whether the condition is unilateral or bilateral. A critical period of visual development follows the latent period, rendering a significant visual setback if the visual axis is not cleared by this point. Topics in this course include wound construction, IOL selection, and management of complications.
Date: October 2009
CME: 2 credits
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Oculoplastic Trauma

Trauma involving the orbital and periorbital region may occur in isolation or in association with other facial or systemic injuries. Those injuries that seemingly involve only the orbital region may mask a life-threatening injury. Conversely, if there are concomitant serious systemic injuries, injury to the periorbital region may be overlooked. This course discusses the classifications of oculoplastic trauma as well as management strategies.
Date: August 2009
CME: 2 credits
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Skills Transfer Course: Astigmatism in the Cataract Patient

Adapted from live didactic and lab sessions offered at the Academy's Annual Meeting, this course teaches ways to control postoperative astigmatism in the cataract patient. The presentation covers preoperative planning and surgical instrumentation, peripheral corneal relaxing incisions, and the use of toric IOLs. Videos from the wet lab and didactic presentation demonstrate the essential techniques.
Date: July 2009
CME: 1 credit
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Phakic IOLs

Phakic intraocular lenses are designed to be inserted into the eye while leaving the natural lens of the eye in place. These lenses are generally used for refractive purposes, mainly for the correction of high degrees of myopia, but may also be used for correction of hyperopia, astigmatism, or presbyopia. This course covers the concept behind phakic IOLs, patient selection and preoperative diagnostic testing, calculating phakic IOL powers, and common complications.
Date: May 2009
CME: 2 credits
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Microincision Vitrectomy: 23- and 25-Gauge Surgery

This course discusses the concepts behind microincision vitrectomy: trocar cannula systems, a sutureless approach, transconjunctival surgery, and conjunctival displacement. Learn the importance of fluidics, how wound leaks are related to conjunctival displacement and angulated wound construction, and which cases are appropriate for 20-, 23-, and 25-gauge surgery.
Date: March 2009
CME: 2 credits
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Ethics Courses

The Ethical Ophthalmologist Series offers three CME-credit bearing courses addressing ethical issues in every day decision-making in ophthalmology. Courses are designed using case studies, questions, discussion, and an analysis of pertinent ethical principles - all of which provide an opportunity to recognize and analyze ethical dilemmas. These learning activities heighten awareness of ethical principles in contemporary ophthalmic practice.

Each course offers one Category 1 CME credit in ethics.

The Ethical Ophthalmologist: Commercial Relationships, Compensation & Advertising

For economic, social, political and other reasons, modes of ophthalmic practice have changed drastically in the last few years, affecting both physicians and their patients. Commercial relationships of all varieties now abound. Many factors affect levels of compensation. Advertising is seen as a primary practice-building tool. What are the threshold principles for the ethically responsible ophthalmologist?
Reviewed for currency: 2007

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The Ethical Ophthalmologist: Research, New Technology & Collegiality

It is important to recognize the ethical issues unique to research and the definition of innovative therapies and standards of practice. At the same time, promoting constructive, collegial interactions between physicians helps the profession define and maintain performance standards as well as its "professional" status. How does the ethical ophthalmologist do all this and keep the best interests of patients foremost?
Reviewed for currency: 2007

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The Ethical Ophthalmologist: Informed Consent, Doctor-Patient Relationship & Delegated Services

The process of obtaining informed consent, engendering trust for a meaningful physician-patient relationship, and delegating duties appropriately are the traditional ethical underpinnings of good ophthalmic medical care. These ethical concerns are central to the best interest of the patient and quality of service suffers if these issues are not addressed.
Reviewed for currency: 2007

Access the course online.
Access the MP3 audio file, right click here to download.
Access the course as a PDF image file download.
Access the course evaluation, course test, and CME instructions.