Ocular Therapeutics: What difference have therapeutics made to clinical practice?

Self-paced

$30 Enrol

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).

OTOM4 – What difference have therapeutics made to clinical practice?
Talk title	Speaker	Duration
Atropine and more	Rasha Al-Taie	15 min
Antibiotics and antivirals	Kieran O'Kane	15 min
Therapeutic lenses - From bandage lenses to drug carriers	Dian Zhuang	15 min
Crosslinking	Mo Ziaei	15 min
BOTU therapeutics - A 10-year journey	Ilva Rupenthal	15 min
Panel discussion	chair + speakers	15 min

Learning outcomes:

To learn about different classes of therapeutics that have made a difference to clinical practice.

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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