Short Course: Primary eye care – Taking a comprehensive eye history and examination and equipping the practice for high quality eye care [HI4480]
Short Course: Primary eye care – Taking a comprehensive eye history and examination and equipping the practice for high quality eye care [HI4480]
This ophthalmology short course provides a comprehensive overview of:
ophthalmological history taking and assessment in the primary care setting
the costs and benefits of equipping the practice for effective eye assessment
Estimate to complete short course: 4.5 hours
Are you confident in your ability to take an adequate ophthalmic history and examination? Perhaps you feel that your ophthalmology skills could be more comprehensive? Are you referring to ophthalmologists without really understanding what is causing the presentation? What can be performed in your office to improve patient care and help you work up, diagnose and manage eye presentations in the practice?
GPs perform over 2 million primary eye consultations per year, and yet it is a domain that not all of us are comfortable within. This short course, designed for the GP setting, will boost your confidence by improving your ophthalmic history taking and physical examination skills, including the proper use of eye assessment equipment. By the time you’ve finished this course, you’ll have a strong foundation for both performing routine screenings and addressing ophthalmic disease.
For further information about the scope of the program, click on the links below.
If you have any queries relating to the clinical content of this course, please emailGillian Vey or telephone the UQ School of Medicine Discipline of General Practice on (07) 3365 5379.
When you complete the entire suite, you will be eligible to upgrade to the Extended Course for this topic, at a discounted fee. Extended Courses qualify for RACGP Category 1 points and may also be recognised as the equivalent of two units of prior learning for the Master of Medicine (General Practice) offered by The University of Queensland. For further information contact the Program Manager.
Refresh your knowledge on the anatomy of the eye and related neural pathways
Be able to take a directed ophthalmic history
Be able to take a history of general medical conditions that may cause or be related to ophthalmic conditions
Understand the epidemiology of eye disease
Be able to identify common signs and symptoms associated with eye disease
Be able to perform a thorough ophthalmic examination in adults and children, including examination of the eye, its function and surrounding structures
Understand the clinical protocols for effective ophthalmic screening in children and adults
Be aware of visual disease in children and adults that can be screened for, including those that may be asymptomatic and preventable
Be able to appropriately use equipment and tests for eye examination, including Snellen chart, Colour vision plates, cover test, direct ophthalmoscope, slit lamp and tonometer
Be able to appropriately use topical eye preparations for examination purposes e.g. fluorescein, topical anaesthetic
Understand the utility of photographs from non-mydriatic fundal camera in primary care, particularly relating to diabetic eye disease
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