![]() ![]() Keratoconus is associated with central corneal thinning resulting in corneal ectasia. When a refraction doesn’t produce visual acuity of 20/20 or leaves the patient with glare and ghosting, and your subsequent slit-lamp exam doesn’t indicate an overt cause, irregular astigmatism should be at the top of your differential diagnosis list. ![]() The Review Education Group planners, managers and editorial staff have nothing to disclose. Managers and Editorial Staff: The PIM planners and managers have nothing to disclose. Check with your local state licensing board to see if this counts toward your CE requirement for relicensure. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by COPE to provide continuing education to optometrists.įaculty/Editorial Board: Thomas Stokkermans, OD, PhD, Case Western Reserve University.Ĭredit Statement: This course is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, and the American Nurses Credentialing Center, to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Target Audience: This activity is intended for optometrists engaged in the care of patients with irregular astigmatism.Īccreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Review Education Group. Review the most effective options-particularly surgical options (including corneal crosslinking)-for correcting keratoconus and other non-inflammatory thinning disorders.Describe the presenting signs and features, as well as the natural progression of keratoconus and the non-inflammatory corneal thinning disorders.Explain how corneal degenerations-non-inflammatory corneal thinning disorders-result in irregular astigmatism.Identify the involvement and interaction of genetic and environmental factors in the development of irregular astigmatism.Discuss the prevalence of astigmatism in the population and how the changes that occur in astigmatism throughout life may provide some clues to the causes of astigmatism. ![]()
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