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Dry Eye Basics
February 9, 2023
Optics Formulas
May 19, 2023

Dry Eye Disease

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  • Dry Eye Disease

$15.00

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Description

This course is intended for beginners.

After completing this section the student should be able to do the following:

  • Identify what Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca, Dry Eye Syndrome and Dysfunctional tear syndrome mean
  • List 3 functions that the cornea has and how they help the eye
  • List the 5 layers of the cornea
  • Identify the thickness of the cornea and the corneal epithelium
  • List the layers of the tear film
  • Identify where each layer of the tear film is produced
  • Describe the function of each layer of tear film
  • Identify the pH of tear film
  • List causes for tear film dysfunction and dry eye disease- include environmental, functional, and systemic
  • List 4 things that a differential diagnosis of dry eyes would include
  • Identify symptoms of dry eye disease
  • Describe testing methods for determining presence of dry eye disease
    including tear film production testing, tear film stability testing,
    tear meniscus height testing, and tear film osmolarity testing
  • Define the normal versus dry eye cutoff for Schirmer�s I and Phenol Red thread testing
  • List the therapeutic options for treating dry eye disease
  • Describe the methods available for punctal occlusion including how they help in dry eye disease
  • List oral medications/ supplements that may be useful in treating dry eye disease

 

This course should take approximately 1 hour to complete.

 

This course is pending approval from the AOA Commission on Paraoptometric Certification (CPC) for continuing education credit for use toward paraoptometric certification renewal.

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