Modern and Collaborative Approaches to Dry Eye Disease Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management
Modern and Collaborative Approaches to Dry Eye Disease Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management is organized by MedEdicus LLC.
Course opens: 01/19/2021
Course expires: 01/27/2024
Description:
The number of people with dry eye disease (DED) is increasing, likely due to the influence of acts of modern living, such as the use of digital screens and working in indoor office environments. The increase in DED prevalence is not age-specific; both young and old patients are sitting in the chairs of eye care practitioners with signs and symptoms of DED. These patients are often first seen by optometrists, who are at the front line of eye health and work collaboratively with ophthalmologists on more severe cases of DED. This collaboration extends into the surgical room. A successful comanaging partnership between the optometrist and the ophthalmologist ensures that patients achieve and maintain a healthy ocular surface throughout the entire surgical process. The desired results of this activity are to update clinicians on diagnostic and treatment strategies for the management of DED as well as collaborative strategies that can better educate patients on their role in the successful management of their DED.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this activity, participants will be better able to:
- Recognize factors that influence the evolving prevalence of dry eye disease
- Select appropriate tests for diagnosing dry eye disease
- Describe the implications of inflammation in dry eye disease on treatment
- Select the most appropriate treatment regimen for individual patients with dry eye disease
- Incorporate education regularly into patient encounters