Saturday, September 19, 2020 | 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Session 16:Glaucoma Postops Gone Bad!

Presenter: Robert Wooldridge, OD, FAAO

When cataract surgery goes well, postoperative care is easy. What about those times when surgery doesn’t go well? In this course we will cover postoperative care of patients with problems after cataract surgery. Complications covered will include mild issues like corneal edema, moderate issues like leaking wounds, elevated intraocular pressure with burping of incisions, to more severe problems like ruptured globes.

Learning Objectives:

• Be familiar with postoperative complications that occur after cataract surgery.
• Know how to burp an incision to lower IOP.
• Be more comfortable managing the mild to moderate complications and know when to refer patients with severe problems back to the surgeon.

About the Speaker

Robert Wooldridge, OD, FAAO

Diplomate, American Board of Optometry

Dr. Wooldridge is the Director of The Eye Foundation of Utah, an optometric co-management center in Salt Lake City, Utah.  A graduate of the Indiana School of Optometry, he formerly served on the staff of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine.  Dr. Wooldridge is a founding member of the Optometric Glaucoma Society, a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry.  He has served as President of the Utah Optometric Association, four terms as President and Education Director of the Mountain West Council of Optometrists and as a Director of the Great Western Council of Optometry. He is a member of the Utah State Board of Optometry, Department of Professional Licensing. As Adjunct Clinical Instructor at several schools and colleges of optometry, he directs the clinical education of optometry students at the Eye Foundation. He is a two-time recipient of the Utah Optometrist of the Year award and currently serves as the UOA Education Committee Chairman. A nationally known speaker, he has provided lectures over the past thirty years to optometrists across the U.S. and internationally.

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