Ophthalmology in Primary Care

Overview

This lecture reviews common eye complaints encountered in the primary care setting and provides a practical approach to identifying presentations that require urgent ophthalmology referral. Using case-based scenarios, participants will learn initial triage and management strategies. This session also reviews the stages of diabetic eye disease and current treatment patterns.

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Learning Objectives

• Obtain pertinent history in vision loss patients
• Differentiate between urgent and non-urgent eye complaints
• Familiarize diabetic retinopathy stages and their treatments