Description

This comprehensive review is designed to help you pass your written exams and to update your clinical knowledge base; it is especially useful to Ophthalmology residents taking their WQE as well as practicing physicians preparing to take the cognitive DOCK exam or to complete the Quarterly Question Module in lieu of the DOCK Core Knowledge Module. The course includes didactic lectures with embedded review questions. Emphasis is on evidence-based practice and board-relevant standards of care, incorporating new concepts and testing strategies including an extensive review of optics and refraction, ophthalmic imaging, and newer approaches to ophthalmic surgery. As a result, it provides a good review for physicians in practice wanting a thorough update

Objectives

At the conclusion of this course each participant should be able to:
- Apply the basic principles of optics to refractory problems and how to correct them
- Describe the anatomy and physiology of each separate unit of the eye
- Discuss common ocular conditions and delineate how to correlate clinical and pathologic findings
- Diagnose and manage common types of congenital and acquired disorders in children
- Explain the process of cataract surgery and potential complications
- Explain the basic concepts of glaucoma diagnosis and treatment approaches
- Discuss the differential diagnosis and treatment of uveitis
- Delineate how to apply differential surgical approaches to ocular surface reconstruction
- Describe the structure and function of the external eye and cornea as well as common disorders and use of artificial corneas

Faculty and Topics

Javaneh Abbasian, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology University of Illinois, Chicago

Pediatric Non-Strabismus

Sylvia L Groth, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Vanderbilt University Eye Institute

Glaucoma

Lucas Groves, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology Vanderbilt University

Critical Reasoning and Communication Skills, Fluorescein Angiography, Laser Photocoagulation and Alternatives, Intraocular Tumors, Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Vascular Diseases

Anjum Koreishi, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Northwestern University

Uveitis

Michael Jensen, RPh
Clinical Ophthalmic Specialist Pharmacy University of Utah

Ocular Pharmacology

Jonathan Lin, MD
Professor, Director of Ophthalmic Pathology UC San Diego School of Medicine

Ocular Pathology

Lisa Nijm, MD, JD†
Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology University of Illinois, Chicago

Ocular Surface, Conjunctival Disorders, Peripheral Disorders, Corneal Ulcers and Dystrophies, Lens and Cataracts, Cornea Surgery

Howard Pomeranz, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Hofstra University School of Medicine

Optic Neuropathies, Pupils, Visual Fields, and Temporal Arteritis, Cranial Neuropathies, Supranuclear and Nystagmus, Myasthenia and Thyroid, Phakomatosis

Kamran Riaz, MD
Clinical Associate Professor in Ophthalmology University of Oklahoma

Optics and Refraction

Hassan Shah, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology University of Chicago College of Medicine

Orbital Imaging

Hao Peter Tang, MD, PhD
Vitreoretinal Surgery P.A.

Inherited Chorioretinal Diseases, Retinal Vessel Occlusion, Peripheral Retinal Diseases, Macular Degeneration

Benjamin Ticho, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology University of Illinois, Chicago

Pediatrics Strabismus

David Yoo, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Loyola University of Chicago

Orbital and Eyelid Anatomy, Orbital Trauma, Eyelid anatomy and Surgery, Orbital Inflammation, Tumors of the orbit, Lacrimal Diseases, Ocular Surface