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Social Media Strategies and Online Patient Education. Audio Digest Ophthalmology Volume 56 Issue 23 December 7 2018

The Key points or Educational Objectives.

  1. Recognize the importance of of social media for educating patients and promoting the ophthalmology practice.
  2. Post appropriate content on social media platforms.
  3. Choose a target audience for educational content posted to social media.
  4. Use social media to increase access to other clinicians for referrals and consultations.
  5. Handle negative review and promote positive reviews on physician review sites.
Dr John Gioulekas is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.
Dr John Gioulekas is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.
78 Gloucester Avenue, Berwick, Berwick Ophthalmology Clinic, Dr John Gioulekas, Ophthalmic meetings

Synergeyes 2018 30th of June to 1st of July 2018.

Just attended the Synergeyes 2018 meeting held at The Westin Sydney from the 30th of June to 1st of July 2018.

Topics covered include.

Session 1: Optimising refractive outcomes.

  1. Optimising refractive outcomes: astigmatism management.
  2. IOL selection. Refractive targets with individual patients.
  3. Is lens based surgery better than corneal refractive surgery.

Session 2: Is Glaucoma the new astigmatism.

  1. The paradigm shift in glaucoma: transitioning to active monitoring and early intervention.
  2. Treating mild to moderate POAG patients.
  3. Does MIGS work: what does the evidence say
  4. Does supracillary micro-stenting affect refractive outcomes.

Session 3: Complex case management vitreoretinal surgery.

  1. Role and timing of vitrectomy for endophthalmitis.
  2. Current management of epiretinal membrane.
  3. Management of VMT.
  4. Secondary intraocular lens implantation.

Official launch of Clareon AutonoMe. Automated injecting system with utilization of a CO2 cartridge..

Session 4: Cornea and complicated cataract case management.

  1. Corneal diseases a snap shot. Also RANZCO warning on stem cell. Find link.RANZCO 5 questions to ask about stem cell treatment.
  2. Corneal cross linking.
  3. Corneal graft procedures

Session 5: Cataract and glaucoma surgery considerations.

  1. IOL formulae – new generation formulae and how they work
  2. Management of residual refractive error post IOL implantation.
  3. How do you plan a post refractive patient for cataract surgery.
  4. Cataract surgery in eyes with irregular corneas.

This is just a summary of the topics covered. This is a general information and does not replace discussing your eye condition with an eye care professional.

Dr John Gioulekas
Berwick Ophthalmology Clinic
78 Gloucester Avenue
Berwick 3806
Phone. 03 9768 9711

78 Gloucester Avenue, Berwick, Berwick Ophthalmology Clinic, Dr John Gioulekas

First blog from Dr John Gioulekas from new WordPress site.

This is a blog from the new WordPress site. It’s a trial site to test WordPress and all it’s features. Included in the first blog is the Canon CX-1 Digital Retinal Camera. It has both mydriatic and non mydriatic functions. Able to take fundus images without the need for dilating pupils. A green light inside the lens serves as a fixation point.

Canon Camera
Canon Camera