Women's Health Issues in the Optometric Practice
Lesley L. Walls, OD, MD, DOS
COPE #32428-SD
Expires August 1, 2014
2 credits, $49
Section: General Optometry/Systemic Disease
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This course will review the signs and symptoms of the various diseases that occur more frequently in women than in men, including specific examples in these classes of diseases:
•Infection
•Tumor
•Trauma
•Allergic
•Autoimmune
•Congenital
•Metabolic
Also, the implications for the practice of optometry are discussed.
Figure 1: Bacterial Conjunctivitis
