712 - Ocular Emergency and Urgency Triage

Friday, February 28, 2025

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST

Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 402

CE Hours: 2

Lecturer(s)

Marc D. Myers, OD

Lancaster, PA, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Co-Lecturer(s)

Andrew S. Gurwood, OD, FAAO

SOUTHAMPTON, PA, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Marc D. Myers, OD: No financial relationships to disclose

Andrew S. Gurwood, OD: No financial relationships to disclose

Brought to you by the National Academy of Opticianry and SECO International.

Review of strategies needed to appropriately triage cases of ocular emergencies and urgencies. Includes the ocular adnexa and lacrimal system, mechanical and infectious involvement of the anterior segment, urgent glaucomas, and posterior segment disease.

Learning Objectives:

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

Display ability to identify pertinent historical information relating to ocular urgencies and emergencies
Identify the major classes of ocular pharmaceuticals that are necessary in the management of ocular urgencies and emergencies
Enhance the ability to use the basic clinical instrumentation needed to assess the ocular emergency patient
Gain awareness of common laboratory tests used to diagnose the ocular emergency patient
Recognize the most encountered ocular emergencies involving the ocular adnexa
Recognize the most encountered ocular emergencies involving the anterior and posterior segment structures