Asynchronous Online Continuing Education

This 1-hour, asynchronous CE course covers basic scleral lens philosophy and fitting, application and removal, care and handling, and basic troubleshooting. Per COPE requirements, you must pass a 10-question post-course test in order to receive CE credit for this course. Learning Objectives: - Educate novice fitters on how to select initial lens designs based on patient characteristics to achieve the most appropriate fit. - Review basic application, removal and care, and handling for both the practitioner and educating the patient. - Cover technological advancements and debates in the literature surrounding scleral lenses. Continuing Education Details: 1 TPA CE Hour COPE Course: 88113-CL COPE Activity: #127213

Optic nerve pallor can present a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. While nerve pallor can be subtle and the etiology may not be readily clear, identifying the cause of pallor can help prevent further damage and even save lives in some cases. This 1-hour, asynchronous CE course reviews the anatomy of the optic nerve, how to differentiate glaucomatous from non-glaucomatous optic nerve pallor, various etiologies of nerve pallor, and provides a guide to determine the likely etiology. Per COPE requirements, optometrists must pass a 10-question post-course test with a 70% or better in order to receive CE credit for this course. Learning Objectives: - Review the difference between glaucomatous and non-glaucomatous optic neuropathy. - Review the different etiologies of optic neuropathy. - Provide a guide on obtaining a proper case history, performing appropriate clinical testing, and ordering additional labwork/imaging to determine etiology of optic neuropathy. Continuing Education Details: 1 TPA CE Hour COPE Course: 79843-TD COPE Activity: #126950

This 1-hour, asynchronous CE course utilizes unique cases to illustrate key diagnostic and management ideas behind commonly encountered binocular vision disorders in primary care optometry. The course reviews the topics of diplopia, amblyopia, and accommodative spasm. Per COPE requirements, optometrists must pass a 10-question post-course test with a 70% or better in order to receive CE credit for this course. Learning Objectives: - Review cases illustrating common BV conditions. - Discuss diagnosis and treatment of these conditions. Continuing Education Details: 1 TPA CE Hour COPE Course: 79807-FV COPE Activity: #126957

In this 1-hour, online asynchronous CE course, you will learn the basics of diagnosing and managing vertical heterophorias and tropias from a primary care perspective. Per COPE requirements, optometrists must pass a 10-question post-course test with a 70% or better in order to receive CE credit for this course. Learning Objectives: - Recognize clinical characteristics of a longstanding versus a recently-acquired vertical deviation. - Review clinical tests that aid in diagnosis - Discern best prognostic factors for treatment - Understand general guidelines for treatment, including prescribing prism, vision therapy, and surgical intervention Continuing Education Details: 1 TPA CE Hour COPE Course: 79810-FV COPE Activity: #126952

In this 1-hour, online asynchronous CE course with Anne Mika Moy, OD, FAAO, Clinical Professor and Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs at the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science, optometrists become familiar with a vast variety of pain management options available to the optometrist, including topical and oral treatments. Per COPE requirements, optometrists must pass a 10-question post-course test with a 70% or better in order to receive CE credit for this course. Learning Objectives: - Understand pain and its physical and emotional components. - Become familiar with the vast variety of pain management options available to the optometrist, including topical and oral treatments. - Understand new regulations that have been put in place in drug tracking and prescription pads. Continuing Education Details: 1 TPA CE Hour COPE Course: 79809-PH COPE Activity: #126948

In this 1-hour, online asynchronous CE course, you will learn updates on the ocular side effects of common systemic medications. Ocular toxicity from the medications hydroxychloroquine and ethambutol will be discussed, in addition to lesser-known ocular side effects of other medications. Screening guidelines and clinical pearls will be reviewed. Per COPE requirements, optometrists must pass a 10-question post-course test with a 70% or better in order to receive CE credit for this course. Continuing Education Details: 1 TPA CE Hour COPE Course: 88641-PH COPE Activity: #127344

Diagnosis of glaucoma and its progression can be a clinical challenge. Visual fields are a standard of care for screening and assessing change, but the tests often contain artifacts that can be misleading. In this 1-hour, online asynchronous CE course, you will learn interpretation of test results and factors that influence clinical decisions by reviewing many case examples and pertinent literature. Per COPE requirements, optometrists must pass a 10-question post-course test with a 70% or better in order to receive CE credit for this course. Continuing Education Details: 1 TPA CE Hour COPE Course: 88645-GL COPE Activity: #127346

In this 1-hour, online asynchronous CE course, you will explore various ocular pathologies that can be associated with glaucoma through a series of case presentations. Per COPE requirements, optometrists must pass a 10-question post-course test with a 70% or better in order to receive CE credit for this course. Continuing Education Details: 1 TPA-GLAUCOMA CE Hour COPE Course: 90001-GL COPE Activity: #127916

To effectively integrate the principles of myopia management and recent research findings into patient care, this course utilizes several typical cases of progressive myopia to illustrate the key components in clinical decision making for the target patient population. In this 4-hour, online asynchronous CE course, learners will be guided through a case-based approach to myopia control education, which includes real patient encounters. Per COPE requirements, you must pass a 40-question post-course test in order to receive the full 4 hours of CE credit for this course (10 questions per CE hour). Partial completion of a COPE course does not qualify for COPE credit. Learning Objectives: - Get comfortable in proactively managing myopic children using an evidence-based approach; - Become familiar with fitting specialty contact lenses on a pediatric population; - Understand the mechanisms behind available clinical treatment options. Continuing Education Details: 4 TPA CE Hours COPE Course: 88188-GO and 88189-GO COPE Activity: #127226

In this 1-hour, online asynchronous CE course, you will learn about concepts in nutrition, ocular manifestations of nutritional deficiencies/excess, and evidence-based information on supplements for ocular disease. Per COPE requirements, optometrists must pass a 10-question post-course test with a 70% or better in order to receive CE credit for this course. Continuing Education Details: 1 TPA CE Hour COPE Course: 88643-PH COPE Activity: #127345