135 - Optometric Surgical Procedures for Every Optometrist

Saturday, March 4, 2023

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST

Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 311/312

CE Hours: 1

AUDIENCE: OD

IN-PERSON COURSE ACCREDITATIONS: COPE 81232-SP ; FL ODCEB 20-961434 ; KY ETP ; IL OD ; SC ODCEB 20-961434 ; TX ODCEB 20-961434

Nate Lighthizer, OD

Lecturer(s)

Nate Lighthizer, OD

Associate Dean, Professor, Director of CE
NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry
Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States

Disclosure(s): No relevant disclosure to display

Disclosure(s):

Nate Lighthizer, OD: No relevant disclosure to display

This course will introduce the doctor of optometry to advanced, in-office surgical procedures, including lump and bump removal, chalazion treatment, punctal occlusion, suture correction for entropion, and various anterior segment lasers. Indications, contraindications, risks, complications, treatment protocols, and pre- and post-op management are covered.

Learning Objectives:

Upon conclusion of this activity, attendees will be able to:

Review the most common benign eyelid lesions and how they affect eyelid anatomy.
Review the most common malignant eyelid lesions and how they affect eyelid anatomy
Become familiar with how anesthesia affects the eyelids and proper anesthesia techniques
Become familiar with the theory, advantages, indications, and contraindications of radiofrequency surgery
Become familiar with the various surgical techniques used in radiofrequency surgery
Review all of the above through videos of actual in office surgical procedures performed by OD's