- PO-Cornea Conundrums: A Review of Corneal Procedures and Case Presentations
- PO-Cryosurgery for Optometric Surgeons: A safe, non-invasive, non-aerosolizing approach to periocular lesion removal in the COVID-19 era.
- PO-Current Trends in Presbyopia (Dysfunctional Lens Syndrome) Management: Trends From Drops to Glasses to Contacts to Surgical Procedures
- PO-Cutting Edge Cataract Care: Cases and Considerations
- PO-Effective Cataract Co-management in 5 Easy Steps
- PO-Endothelial Keratoplasty - What's New
- PO-Essentials of Surgical Ophthalmic Pathology for the Optometric Lid Surgeon
- PO-Extended Depth of Focus Lenses and Drops
- PO-How Do We Pick the Best Intraocular Lens?
- PO-Management of Early Cataract Surgery Complications
- PO-Marrying a Lens to an Eye: Matchmaking in the Modern IOL Landscape
- PO-Pearls for Managing Keratoconus with CXL: Corneal Collagen Crosslinking
- PO-Suturing Techniques for Optometric Surgeons
- PO-The Surgical Management of the Anterior Segment The OD's Role
- PO-The Surgical Minute: What Every OD Needs to Know
- PO-Utilizing Comprehensive Refractive Surgery to Maximize Vision
PO-LASIK Refractive Surgery: When Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail
Description:
There have been vast improvements in LASIK refractive surgery over the past 30 years. To date there have been more than 75 million LASIK procedures performed worldwide. Treatment outcomes that were once speculative are now well understood and data driven. This course will discuss some common watch outs when referring patients for LASIK refractive surgery and how to reduce the likelihood that a patient will have less than an optimal outcome.
Course Code:
AOA228-PO
Speaker(s):
Walter Ball, O.D.
wleeballjr@gmail.com
Credits:
2
AOA Expiration Date:
3/3/2025
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