Ophthalmology: Selected Topics in Neuro-Ophthalmology (Audio-Digest Foundation Ophthalmology Continuing Medical Education (CME). Book 50)

Purpose: Audio-Digest Foundation CME/CE activities are designed to provide its learners – physicians and other healthcare professionals – with continuing education that will help identify clinical problems in their practice settings, provide content to help to solve those problems, and increase their application of knowledge to practice.

Audio-Digest Ophthalmology is specifically designed to provide the participant with up-to-date and accurate information on diagnosis and management in the major subspecialty areas of practice, including, but not limited to:

Allergy
Cataract surgery and intraocular lenses
Corneal and external disease
Extraocular-muscle dysfunction
Glaucoma
Neuro-ophthalmology
Orbital disease
Ocular oncology
Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus
Refractive surgery
Retinal and macular disease
Systemic and autoimmune disorders

The goal of this program is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of neuro-ophthalmologic disorders. After hearing and assimilating this program, the clinician will be better able to:

1: Educate obese patients with pseudotumor cerebri about treatment with bariatric surgery.

2: Recognize the signs and symptoms of intracranial hypotension in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts.

3: Use various surgical interventions to treat strabismus associated with congenital cranial dysinnervation disorders.

4: Differentiate various forms of saccadic intrusions from those of nystagmus.

5: Diagnose myasthenia gravis on the basis of in-office examination and testing.