Webinar | 2HR | 2CPD
OVERVIEW
As optometrists serving as primary eye care providers, understanding the ocular manifestations of menopause and andropause is essential for providing comprehensive care to patients. This webinar emphasizes the collaborative role of optometrists and general practitioners in recognizing, managing, and addressing vision-related symptoms during menopause and andropause, ensuring holistic patient care and optimal visual outcomes.
The webinar will cover the following key areas:
• Hormonal Influences on Vision: Explore the hormonal changes and their impact on ocular tissues, tear film dynamics, and visual function during menopause and andropause, emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary collaboration in addressing vision-related symptoms.
• Ocular Symptoms: Examine common vision-related symptoms experienced by individuals undergoing menopause and andropause, including dry eye syndrome, fluctuating vision, presbyopia progression, night vision disturbances, and ocular surface changes, highlighting the importance of early detection and referral.
• Systemic Considerations: Discuss the systemic health conditions associated with menopause and andropause, such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis, and their implications for ocular health, underscoring the need for coordinated care between optometrists and general practitioners.
• Collaborative Management Strategies: Explore evidence-based approaches for managing vision-related symptoms and ocular complications during menopause and andropause, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration between
optometrists and general practitioners in optimizing patient outcomes and quality of life.
PURPOSE
By participating in this webinar, optometrists will gain valuable insights into the ocular manifestations of menopause and andropause, enabling them to collaborate effectively with general practitioners in providing comprehensive care to patients. Through interdisciplinary
communication, referral networks, and shared management strategies, optometrists and general practitioners can work together to optimize visual outcomes and overall well-being during hormonal transitions.
Dr PJ Senoamadi
Medical Doctor
Dr PJ Senoamadi is a qualified Medical Doctor with more than 20 years’ experience. He has been involved with the Diabetes South Africa and the Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology since 2008; and has been awarded numerous accolades for his involvement.
He also currently serves as CEO and Lead General Practitioner at Folang Medical Centre.
Dr Senoamadi’s key skills and compentancies include: Leadership & Management | Strategy formulation in the Health Sector | Process innovation and new project implementation | Application of complex medical practices in a business world | Quality management in the Health Sector
