Module 1: establish the vocabulary

Begin with corneal ectasia basics and the distinction between diagnosis, susceptibility, and postoperative risk. The objective is to describe what each evidence channel can and cannot establish.

Module 2: read the examination by source

Continue with Pentacam education, BAD-D components, topometric indices, and map patterns. The objective is to identify the correct display, eye, surface, unit, and quality status before interpretation.

Module 3: compare risk systems

Study ERSS and NICE as independently defined methods, then use the evidence library to examine derivation populations and limitations. The objective is not memorization alone; it is knowing when a score is being applied outside its evidence base.

Module 4: integrate without blending

Work through the teaching cases and surgical safety concepts. The objective is to reconcile concordant and discordant evidence while preserving independent safety constraints and surgeon responsibility.

Selected sources

  1. Start: corneal ectasia basics
  2. Continue: Pentacam education
  3. Apply: clinical reasoning cases

See the complete CER-AI medical reference registry for broader context.