Pinning Down Presbyopia Management: Understanding Patient Needs (CE Monograph)
Pinning Down Presbyopia Management: Understanding Patient Needs (CE Monograph) is organized by MedEdicus LLC.
Course opens: 04/28/2023
Course expires: 04/30/2024
Description:
Presbyopia is a common cause of visual impairment affecting most adults aged ? 40 years. Limitations of conventional methods for presbyopia correction have spurred the development of topical pharmacologic agents as an alternative intervention, with major focus on medications that employ the principles of small aperture optics by inducing miosis. One pharmacologic treatment for presbyopia is already commercially available, another product is undergoing regulatory review for licensing, and others are advancing through clinical trials. This is Part 1 of a 2-part educational activity series designed to enable optometrists to successfully implement pharmacologic treatments for presbyopia for appropriately selected patients. Part 1 reviews conventional treatments for presbyopia and presents an overview of the mechanisms of accommodation, presbyopia, and small aperture (pinhole) optics to provide a foundation for understanding the efficacy of pharmacologic treatments for presbyopia and counseling patients on these products.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this activity, participants will be better able to:
• Review limitations of conventional treatment options for presbyopia
• Describe the mechanisms of accommodation
• Review the principles of pinhole optics in the improvement of near vision
• Integrate education on presbyopia into patient counseling
Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.