AAO Academy Online

This content package represents several years of education, accessible in 2018 and early 2019.

This course discusses the diagnosis, classification, and treatment of uveitis. Focus is on the indication and tailoring of the laboratory work-up and co-management with the uveitis specialist. Current treatment options are covered with an emphasis on novel treatments. Several cases from our clinical hospital based practices are discussed.

Doctor, is there anything I can do besides starting medication or surgery? This is a common question from patients following diagnosis of glaucoma and one that many eye care providers are challenged to answer. As ophthalmic technology advances, eye care providers will be able to diagnose glaucoma earlier than ever, which means patients are likely to be younger, healthier, and more averse to starting IOP-lowering medication for the rest of their lives. As such, lifestyle modifications that can reduce IOP represent an exciting area in eye care. This presentation will review the many lifestyle factors known to influence IOP.

This course focuses on the history, associated symptoms, ophthalmic examination, differential diagnosis, and work-up for the patient with transient monocular and binocular visual loss. Ocular and systemic etiologies are reviewed

This is a case-based course, which will focus on various neuro-ophthalmic disease presentations and related medications. For each presented case, you will benefit from hearing the perspectives of both a neuro-ophthalmic disease specialist and a doctor of pharmacy. This course will focus on neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of systemic and neurologic disease, and treatments of these conditions. This course will not only help you to identify these clinical presentations and systemic conditions, but will also help you to better understand how these conditions are most effectively treated.

This presentation provides necessary understanding of the signs and symptoms that accompany various types of neurogenic diplopia. An additional goal is to understand possible systemic implications and appropriate medical testing for patients presenting with diplopia. This course details in a case based format the diagnosis of patients presenting with diplopia. A diagnostic algorithm is presented to allow the audience member to follow the clinical findings to an appropriate differential diagnosis with emphasis on pertinent neuroanatomy and potential causative factors. Current therapeutic management and appropriate diagnostic testing is heavily emphasized and key points are reinforced with easy-to-remember 'Odes'.