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Common Eye Disorders for the Primary Care Physician


Total Credits: 1 including 1 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)

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State Associations:
OOA - Oklahoma
Faculty:
Richard E. Castillo, DO, OD, FASOS
Duration:
1 Hour
Expiration:
Never Expires.


Description

 Common Eye Disorders for the Primary Care Physician

Richard Castillo, DO

(Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center Eye Clinic, Tahlequah, OK)

Behavioral Learning Objectives:

  • Differentiate between Red Eye presentations based on vascular dilation patterns.
  • Review the common presentations of the Red Eye.
  • Discuss the in-office therapy for common Red Eye conditions.
  • Distinguish between common eye presentations that can be effectively treated in the primary care setting and those that require referral.
  • Differentiate between non-emergent and urgent/emergent ocular conditions.
  • Review emergent retrobulbar hemorrhage and the lateral canthotomy procedure.

 

Dr. Castillo has no financial relationships or affiliations to disclose

 

Grievance Policy
Program grievances will be presented to the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association Board of Trustees and dealt with appropriately. If this action did not resolve the problem to satisfaction, the person with the grievance will be directed to the American Osteopathic Association’s Division of Continuing Medical Education.


Accreditation
The OOA is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.

Questions
For any questions, comments, or concerns for the CME content, please contact Chrissa Watson, OOA CME Manager, at chrissa@okosteo.org

Faculty

Richard E. Castillo, DO, OD, FASOS Related Seminars and Products


Dr. Richard E. Castillo, OD, DO, has been a practicing Ophthalmologist and a professor and assistant Dean at Northeastern State University’s College of Optometry since 1998.  He is the 2021 recipient of the Arkansas Optometric Association's Special Service Award for "Outstanding Service to the Association and Profession," a past recipient of the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physician's Distinguished Service Award (2017), has been honored as the first "ophthalmologist" to be named "Distinguished Friend" of the Illinois College of Optometry (2019), and has been acknowledged by the  Oklahoma State Board of Examiners in Optometry for outstanding contributions to the advancement of optometric care (2016). Dr. Castillo is the recipient of a Special Citation from the Oklahoma House of Representatives for his Contributions to the Advancement of Rural Surgical Eyecare in the State of Oklahoma (2015). In addition to patient care, he serves as Senior Director of Clinical Examination Development and Administration for the National Board of Examiners in Optometry.  Rich serves as the ophthalmology rotation supervisor for OSU medical students and Family Medicine residents at the Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center Eye Clinic in Tahlequah, OK.  He maintains a highly active national CME lecture schedule.


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