OCT Day 2024: watch on-demand

Webinars from a day of education focused on optical coherence tomography (OCT) are now live in the Optometry Today Education library.

OT, in partnership with the AOP, hosted OCT Day on 6 October, offering insight into diagnostic and management options for retinal conditions using the technology.

OCT Day featured four CPD-accredited webinar sessions, which are now available to watch through the OT Education library.

Dr Ian Beasley, head of education for the AOP and OT clinical editor, commented: “We were delighted to see record levels of interest in OCT Day.”

The event marked the fifth themed day of education from the 2024 education programme, following Paediatrics Day, MAYopia Day, Locum Day and Dry Eye Day.

Beasley said: “With sessions close to capacity on the day, the AOP is pleased to release recordings for members who were unable to attend on the day so they can access the content at a time that suits them.”

The first session, delivered in partnership with Optos, focused on Multimodal retinal imaging and retinal abnormalities.

The webinar, presented byindependent prescribing optometrist, Ian Jarvis, explored multimodal techniques and various imaging options and highlighted the benefits offered by different modalities in diagnosing and managing retinal conditions.

Edward Farrant, independent prescribing optometrist working at Musgrove Park Hospital and a practice owner, delivered the second session, titled: ‘Not a guessing game’ – using OCT to refine glaucoma diagnosis

Farrant explored the role of diagnostic tools and reports in analysis of the optic disc and nerve fibre layer for glaucoma management.

The webinar, which was sponsored by Topcon, provided a review of how these tools can assist differential diagnosis.

The third session, by Chris Steele, consultant optometrist and head of optometry at Sunderland Eye Infirmary, discussed The importance of OCT for high quality referrals from primary to secondary care.

During the session, which was sponsored by Specsavers, Steele discussed how to distinguish between abnormalities that can appear similar on OCT images.

Mike Horler, consultant optometrist in medical retina at Sussex Eye Hospital and visiting lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, presented the fourth talk, titled Geographic atrophy in AMD – what can we do?

The webinar, which was delivered in partnership with Apellis, focused on the classification of age-related macular degeneration, and the diagnostic criteria for geographic atrophy.