ABSTRACT NUMBER - 8

Uveitis bootcamp – Everything you need to know to confidently manage uveitis as a comprehensive ophthalmologist


Meeting:  2023 RANZCO


SESSION INFORMATION

Date: 21 Oct 2023

Session Title: CONCURRENT SESSIONS - COURSE

Session Time: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Aim: This course is intended to help non-uveitis specialists confidently assess, investigate and manage uveitis. Clinicians will learn how to efficiently investigate uveitis, how to escalate therapy, how to manage cataracts and glaucoma in the setting of uveitis, and how to safely identify sight and life threatening causes of uveitis.

Speakers and Topics:
A/Prof Lyndell Lim – What investigations should be done for my patient with uveitis?
Dr Noor Ali – My patient needs more than just drops – What do I do now?
Dr Rachael Niederer – My uveitis patient has cataracts – What extra should I do in uveitic cataract surgery?
Dr Xia Ni – My uveitis patient is developing glaucoma – What do I do now?
Dr Robyn Troutbeck – How do I know if my patient has sight-threatening uveitis?