Diabetes and the Anterior Segment
COPE 71687-AS
Event #121274
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will explore diabetes as a public health concern, how diabetes can manifest in the anterior segment of the eye, and management of these patients.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- To learn general statistics of diabetes in the United States
- To identify some potential lid presentations in a diabetic patient
- To identify some potential conjunctival presentations in a diabetic patient
- To identify some potential iris, ciliary body, and pupil presentations in a diabetic patient
- To identify some potential lens presentations in a diabetic patient
- To identify some potential corneal presentations in a diabetic patient
- To identify some potential corneal nerve complications in a diabetic patient
- To learn about corneal confocal microscopy as a helpful tool to assess corneal nerves
- To identify some potential complications with the pre-corneal tear film in a diabetic patient
- To learn how to manage these patients and conditions
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Getting to know our speakers
Dr. Amiee Ho
Dr. Ho received her Doctor of Optometry degree in 2012 from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry after earning her BS degree in Biochemistry/Cell Biology from the University of California, San Diego.