Full course description
Modality: Online - self paced
Duration: This course will require approximately 90 minutes of your time.
Price: $30.00 incl. GST
This short course is a themed session recording from the 2025 Ocular Therapeutics Conference with awarded CPD points valid until September 2026. Participants will be able to watch the recording and listen to the panel discussion in their own time before reflecting on the content.
If you'd like to watch all four recordings from the Conference for a reduced price of $100, please follow this link to register - Ocular Therapeutics - Combined Modules.
Short course structure and topics covered:
Each module is 1.5 hours long and comprises 4-5 talks as well as a panel discussion (15 minute each).
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OTOM2 – Hot topics in ocular therapeutics |
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Talk title |
Speaker |
Duration |
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A bioengineered cornea: Are we there yet? |
Gerard Sutton |
30 min |
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Light-based ocular therapeutics |
Simon Dean |
15 min |
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Gut microbiome and eye diseases |
Rachael Niederer |
15 min |
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Hormone imbalances and the ocular surface |
Stuti Misra |
15 min |
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Panel discussion |
chair + speakers |
15 min |
Learning outcomes:
To learn about exciting developments in the area of bioengineered corneas, light-based therapeutics as well as the effects of the gut microbiome and hormone imbalances on ocular conditions.
Who should attend? :
This course is a not-for-profit postgraduate opportunity brought to the New Zealand eye-care community by the Buchanan Ocular Therapeutics Unit. It has been designed for optometrists, ophthalmologists, pharmacists and senior optometry and ophthalmology trainees.
Payment for short courses is normally by credit card. If you need to pay by invoice or require assistance, please email shortcourses@auckland.ac.nz. Please note that the University does not issue individual invoices for amounts less than $500 New Zealand dollars.
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