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MARCH 12 2017
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
CENTRE SYDNEY

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SUNDAY 12 MARCH 2017

Time (Start)

Stream 1 - Topic

Speakers

8.00am

The emergency department and the eyes (T)

Julie Kiel

9.00am

Posterior segment manifestations of ocular trauma (T)

Kwon Kang

10.00am

Cataract aftercare in the optometric chair - what to expect and what are the surprises? (T)

Daryl Guest

11.00am

Headache - more than just a pain in the neck! (T)

Clare Fraser

12.05pm

PLENARY SESSION: Concussion: the eyes DO have it!!! (T)

Adrian Cohen

1.15pm

Management of common anterior segment traumas in optometric practice (T)

Anthony Chapman-Davies

2.15pm

Focussing on myopic retinopathy (T)

Adrian Fung

3.15pm

Poke in the eye with a sharp stick and how to repair it! Surgical management of penetrating eye injuries (T)

Dana Robaei

4.15pm

Ganglion cell layer thinning: is it really glaucoma? (T)

Katherine Masselos

5.10pm

Myopia control: from evidence to implementation (T)

Pauline Kang

6.10pm

FINISH

Super Sunday

Time (Start)

Stream 2 - Topic

Speakers

8.00am

Coherent interpretation of macular OCT (T)

Angelica Ly

9.00am

A practical approach to prescribing sports and occupational lenses

Thao and Grant Hannaford

10.00am

Amblyopia makeover: whats new in amblyopia (T)

Adrian Bell

11.00am

Optometric archaeology (T)

Mark Koszek

12.05pm

NO LECTURE

1.15pm

Disinfection in optometry: why bother, arent we a clean lot?

Daryl Guest

2.15pm

OCT in glaucoma: the red, the green and the in-between (T)

Jack Phu

3.15pm

Advanced ocular treatments in optometric practice (T) (Betadine, punctal plugs, OptimelTM and demodex blepharitis treatment)

William Trinh, Jim Kokkinakis

4.15pm

NO LECTURE

5.10pm

Whats Your Eye-Q? Presented in collaboration with YO & CFEH. 2 CPD points only (T)

6.10pm

FINISH

(T) = Therapeutics Points Allocated

3 CPD points will be allocated for all sessions if assessment is successfully completed, except for the 5.15pm
session in stream 2 which will be allocated 2 CPD points only
2 CPD points will be awarded per session if assessment is not undertaken or successfully completed
Attendance at each lecture must be registered using the keypad provided even if assessment is not attempted

Michael Yapp

SPEAKERS
JULIE KIEL

KWON KANG

DARYL GUEST

CLARE FRASER

ADRIAN COHEN

Julie is an Emergency Medicine

physician who is currently a Staff
Specialist in the Tertiary Emergency
Department, St George Hospital.
She originally trained and worked
as an optometrist and is well known
to many of us in NSW as she was a
Staff Optometrist at UNSW Optometry
Clinic between 1995 and 2000. She
went on to complete a Bachelor of
Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at
the University of Sydney in 2005 and
a Fellowship of Australasian College
for Emergency Medicine (FACEM) in
2015. She has also completed joint
training in Emergency and Paediatric
medicine.

Kwon is a retinal specialist

ophthalmologist who attended medical
school at the University of Sydney,
where he also attained a Bachelor of
Science degree with the University
Medal. He completed ophthalmology
training at Prince of Wales Hospital
and pursued a fellowship in
vitreoretinal surgery and medical
retina at Southampton University
Hospital, UK. Dr Kang has been active
in research into retinal vein occlusion,
macular degeneration and macular
hole, and published numerous papers
in major international journals.
He routinely performs surgery for
retinal detachment, macular hole,
epiretinal membrane and diabetic
retinopathy. He has participated in
rural ophthalmology as a visiting
consultant at Broken Hill Base Hospital
and has been involved in a volunteer
ophthalmology program in Burma
since 2003.

Daryl is an optometrist and Clinic

Director of the University of
Melbourne Eyecare Clinic. He has a
keen interest in clinical optometry,
undergraduate teaching and the role
that optometry can play in primary
health care. Since graduating
from University of Melbourne, he
has worked as a research officer,
consulted in private practice and
public clinics, provided undergraduate
lectures and clinical teaching, and
lectured at a variety of local and
international conferences. He is
currently on the Optometry Board of
Australia.

Clare is an ophthalmologist
specialising in neuro-ophthalmology
and strabismus. She is a consultant
VMO at Sydney Eye and St Vincents
Hospitals, Associate Professor of
Neuro-ophthalmology and Ophthalmic
Education at University of Sydney and
in private practice. She completed
her ophthalmic training at Sydney Eye
Hospital with neuro-ophthalmology
training at Moorfields Eye Hospital
and National Hospital for Neurology,
London, and completed a fellowship
at Emory Eye Centre, Atlanta,
USA. She has published over 20
articles in peer-reviewed journals and
written several book chapters.

Adrian is a general practitioner who

graduated with first class honours
from UNSW with a Bachelor of
Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. He
subsequently trained at a number of
teaching hospitals in Sydney. Adrian
developed the HeadSafe program,
which is dedicated to the prevention
and detection of head injuries using a
number of unique training methods,
devices and techniques. He is
experienced in dealing with head and
neck issues on sporting fields and in
extreme and remote locations around
the globe. He is trained in helicopter
underwater escape, rescue diving and
road accident rescue.

ANTHONY
CHAPMAN-DAVIES
Anthony is a third-generation
optometrist with a special interest
in clinical education and ocular
pathology. He is the principal of
a private suburban practice in
Lakemba, Sydney and is a Visiting
Fellow at the School of Optometry,
UNSW where he has taught since
1981. He has successfully completed
both the Master of Optometry and
Graduate Certificate in Ocular
Therapeutics. In 1998, he was
presented with the Josef Lederer
Award for Excellence in Optometry by
Optometry NSW/ACT.

ADRIAN FUNG

DANA ROBAEI

KATHERINE MASSELOS PAULINE KANG

Adrian is a retinal surgeon and

medical retinal specialist with
expertise in posterior segment
tumours. He has a particular interest
in rare retinal diseases and has
completed four international retinal
fellowships. He has worked under
the supervision of world-renowned
specialists Professor Lawrence
Yannuzzi and Dr Bailey Freund and
has been a research scholar in ocular
oncology with Professors Jerry and
Carol Shields at the Wills Eye Hospital,
Philadelphia, USA. He has published
seven books or book chapters and
over 40 peer-reviewed manuscripts,
and has lectured worldwide. He is
the founder and convenor of the
Ophthalmology Updates! Conference.
He currently works at Retina &
Macula Specialists, Retina Associates,
Macquarie University Hospital,
Westmead Public Hospital and the
University of Sydney.

Dana is an anterior segment

subspecialist with expertise in complex
cataract surgery, anterior segment
reconstruction, corneal diseases
and corneal transplantation. She
completed her undergraduate medical
degree with Honours at UNSW and her
ophthalmology specialist training at
Sydney Eye Hospital, where she also
gained subspecialty fellowship training
in medical retina. She completed
a second fellowship in complex
cataract surgery and corneal surgery
at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.
She also attained a Master of Public
Health from UNSW, and a PhD in
ophthalmology from the University of
Sydney. She is a Clinical Senior Lecturer
at the University of Sydney, a consultant
ophthalmologist at Westmead Hospital
and works in private practice. She
has extensively published in the
national and international ophthalmic
literature and presented at international
ophthalmology conferences.

Katherine is an ophthalmologist
specialising in glaucoma. After
initially graduating with a Bachelor
of Optometry from UNSW, she
studied medicine at the University
of Sydney where she graduated with
honours. Following her ophthalmology
training she went on to sub-specialty
glaucoma training at Manchester
Royal Eye Hospital, in the United
Kingdom. Here she gained expertise
in glaucoma filtration and tube
surgery and was an investigator
in an international trial. Katherine
has presented at Australian and
international ophthalmic meetings
and published in peer-reviewed
literature. She consults privately and
is also a staff specialist at Prince of
Wales and Sydney Eye Hospitals.

Pauline is a lecturer at the School

of Optometry and Vision Science,
UNSW. Pauline has strong research
interests in myopia control, particularly
with orthokeratology, and mechanisms
underlying the development and
progression of myopia in children.
Pauline also coordinates the Myopia
Clinic at the UNSW Optometry Clinic,
to not only provide a clinic dedicated
to myopia management, but to teach
undergraduate Optometry and
Vision Science students current
evidence-based management of
progressive myopia.

SPEAKERS
ANGELICA LY

THAO HANNAFORD

GRANT HANNAFORD

ADRIAN BELL

MARK KOSZEK

Angelica is a staff optometrist at

Centre For Eye Health where she
has worked since 2011. She is
regularly involved in the provision
of cutting-edge clinical care using
advanced imaging and is committed
to improving the standard of care in
optometry through undergraduate
and postgraduate teaching. She
also practices on a locum basis
and has a keen interest in evidence
based optometry, ocular disease and
clinical research. She is currently a
PhD candidate within the School of
Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW.

Thao graduated with honours in her

Bachelor of Optometry degree at
the UNSW. She also has a Master
of Optometry, Graduate Certificate
in Arts and Bachelor of Arts degree.
Thao has a special interest in sports
and childrens vision. As a visiting
clinical supervisor to the School of
Optometry and Vision Science at
UNSW she teaches the 3rd and 4th
year optometry clinics. Thao has
been awarded as a Paul Harris Fellow
and is recognised by the Australian
government for her aid work in
Mongolia and Nepal. She runs a
successful optometry practice located
in the southern highlands with her
husband Grant Hannaford.

Grant is a qualified optical dispenser

and lens designer. He graduated
with honours in both a Bachelor of
Arts and Bachelor of Science degree
with a major in physics and pure
mathematics from the University
of New England. Grant holds a
qualification in spectacle lens design
with honours from the UK under the
tutelage of Professor Mo Jalie and
is the first and only spectacle lens
designer in Australia. He has an
interest in research and photonics.
Grant is a Fellow of the Association
of British Dispensing Opticians and
ADOA. He is also an adjunct senior
lecturer at the School of Optometry
UNSW. Grant is the past Chairman
of the NSW Optical Dispensers
Education Trust and current Vice
President of ADOA (NSW). He has also
been awarded as a Paul Harris Fellow
and is recognised by the Australian
government for his aid work in
Mongolia and Nepal.

Adrian Bell is a regular speaker at

optometric conferences specialising
in the areas of binocular vision and
paediatric vision assessment. He
has lectured widely in Australia, New
Zealand and Asia to optometrists,
optometry students and teachers. He
has a relaxed entertaining style and
prides himself on using language that
the audience will understand. Adrian
graduated from QUT in Brisbane in
1984. He practices in Caloundra
on Queenslands Sunshine Coast.
His practice sees both children and
adults. Adrian was a foundation
member of the Australasian College
of Behavioural Optometrists and
is a past president of ACBO. He
holds fellowships with the College of
Optometrists in Vision Development
(USA) and with ACBO.

Mark is an optometrist with a

special interest in contact lenses,
orthokeratology, ocular diseases,
and behavioural optometry. He
obtained his BOptom, MOptom
and ocular therapeutics certificate
from UNSW and has a large, fullscope practice in the southern
Sydney suburb of Ramsgate.
He is also a founding partner of
EyeQ Optometrists, a councilor for
Optometry NSW/ACT, and a board
member of CCLSA. He has lectured
extensively, both in Australia and
overseas, and has been involved in
undergraduate teaching in the UNSW
Optometry clinic since 2002.

JACK PHU

WILLIAM TRINH

JIM KOKKINAKIS

MICHAEL YAPP

Jack is currently a staff optometrist

at Centre For Eye Health and is
undertaking PhD studies in glaucoma
and visual fields. He graduated from
UNSW in 2011 and spent 3 years
working in an independent private
practice with a strong focus on ocular
diseases. He became a Fellow of
the American Academy of Optometry
and completed a Masters in Public
Health in 2014. He is also involved in
undergraduate teaching at UNSW in
the areas of ocular diseases, clinical
optometry and ocular therapeutics.

William is an optometrist with a

keen interest in ocular pathology. He
obtained a Bachelor of Optometry
degree and Graduate Diploma in
Ocular Therapy from UNSW and a
Doctor of Optometry degree from New
England College of Optometry, Boston
USA. He completed internships at
Boston Veterans Affairs Hospital,
Lahey Hospital in Boston, and
Dorchester Community Health Centre.
He is currently a clinical instructor
and visiting lecturer at UNSW School
of Optometry and regularly provides
continuing education to optometrists
and GPs. He is also a regular
contributor to Pharma journal.

Jim is an optometrist with over three

decades of clinical experience. He
owns his own private practice in
the city centre of Sydney, having a
special interest in contact lenses,
irregular topography, refractive
surgery, and ocular disease and
therapeutics. He is passionate about
the implementation of diagnostic
technology and its efficient use,
combined with clinical excellence.
Jim is a Fellow of both the American
Academy of Optometry and the
International Society of Contact Lens
Specialists. He has completed three
ocular therapeutics courses and
worked within the largest corneal and
refractive surgery centre in Australia
for 6 years. Jim is a senior lecturer
and clinical supervisor at the School
of Optometry, UNSW and has lectured
internationally on advanced contact
lens fitting, dry eye treatment and
computer vision syndrome.

Michael is currently Chief Staff

Optometrist at Centre For Eye Health.
He has a strong interest in the early
diagnosis of eye diseases using
advanced imaging technologies.
Michael obtained his Bachelor
and Master of Optometry degrees
and Graduate Certificate in Ocular
Therapeutics from UNSW. He has
worked in rural private practice and
as a locum both in Australia and the
UK. Other previous roles include being
a full time staff optometrist at UNSW,
coordinating Luxotticas charity
program and working with corneal and
refractive specialist ophthalmologists.

TOPIC OUTLINES
STREAM 1

STREAM 2

8.00AM JULIE KIEL

11.00AM CLARE FRASER

3.15PM DANA ROBAEI

8.00AM ANGELICA LY

The emergency department and the eyes (T)

Headache - more than just a pain in the

neck! (T)

Poke in the eye with a sharp stick and how to

repair it! Surgical management of penetrating
eye injuries (T)

Coherent interpretation of OCT (T)

Julie, an emergency medicine doctor who

originally trained as an optometrist, will discuss
the important details about how, when and
why you would refer to your local emergency
department and the medical emergencies that
present with eye related symptoms. Importantly,
this talk will help optometrists become familiar
with what your emergency department can do
and cannot do.

This lecture will cover the presentations of

headache and the role of the optometrist.
We will cover ophthalmic causes of headache
and eye pain. Ophthalmic features of sinister
neurological causes of headache will be
reviewed. The other forms of headache that
can have ophthalmic manifestations will also
be discussed.

9.00AM KWON KANG

12.05PM ADRIAN COHEN

Posterior segment manifestations of ocular

trauma (T)

PLENARY SESSION: Concussion: the eyes DO

have it! (T)

Posterior segment injuries can be difficult

to recognise due to subtle signs, difficult
access and delayed manifestations. A careful
analysis of the circumstances of the injury
and understanding the potential mechanisms
involved will allow the optometrist to suspect
and identify trauma to the posterior segment.
Severe posterior segment trauma can lead to
blindness and requires definitive management
in a timely fashion.

Concussion is an increasingly visible topic in the

daily media, and in our practices. This session
takes you through the important optometric
tests that help concussion diagnosis.

10.00AM DARYL GUEST

Cataract aftercare in the optometrists chair
what to expect and what are the surprises? (T)
In this lecture, Daryl will share his experiences
and lessons learnt in providing cataract
aftercare for patients in the month after
surgery. What is normal and what are the
potential complications that can occur a few
weeks after surgery?

1.15PM ANTHONY CHAPMAN-DAVIES

Management of common anterior segment
traumas in optometric practice (T)
Optometrists are often the first point of contact
for patients with minor ocular trauma. In this
case study based presentation, Anthony will
outline the therapeutic management of these
commonly encountered entities.
2.15PM ADRIAN FUNG
Focussing on myopic retinopathy (T)
This lecture will review the fundus diseases
associated with high myopia, both in the
posterior pole and retinal periphery. The
management of myopic retinopathy and
indications of ophthalmic referral for patients
with myopic retinopathy will be discussed.

This presentation covers a range of penetrating

eye injuries, principles of surgical repair, and
potential short- and long-term complications of
such injuries.
4.15PM KATHERINE MASSELOS
Ganglion cell layer thinning: is it really
glaucoma? (T)
This presentation will review the anatomy of
the visual pathway and how it corresponds
to ganglion cell and visual field defects. In
particular retrograde degeneration from postchiasmal lesions will be discussed and how to
distinguish this from glaucoma.
5.10PM PAULINE KANG
Myopia control: from evidence to
implementation
With increasing myopia prevalence rates,
there is a demand for effective strategies
for myopia control. This presentation will
discuss current evidence of various optical
and pharmacological myopia control
treatments, and methods of implementing
evidence-based management of progressive
myopia into clinical practice.

Are you confident in being able to distinguish

vitreomacular traction from adhesion, or
acute from early chronic central serous
chorioretinopathy using OCT? OCT has evolved
in a short 26 years to become a mainstay
of routine optometric practice. This talk will
showcase a range of OCT images of different
macular pathologies and provide insight into
how to best interpret these remarkable images.
9.00AM THAO AND GRANT HANNAFORD
A practical approach to prescribing sports and
occupational lenses
This lecture will present a series of techniques
to help the practitioner identify and fulfil
the needs of patients with specific visual
requirements for work/sport. Cases discussed
will include prescribing for pilots, safety eyewear
and target sports such as sports shooting.
10.00AM ADRIAN BELL
Amblyopia makeover: whats new in
amblyopia? (T)
During this lecture, Adrian will discuss the
exciting opportunities that are becoming
available to treat amblyopia in this new era of
better understanding brain plasticity.
11.00AM MARK KOSZEK
Optometric archeology (T)
This talk will help clinicians correlate certain
clinical signs with prior pathological events.

STREAM 2 CONT.
1.15PM DARYL GUEST
Disinfection in optometry: why bother, arent
we a clean lot?
With new changes in legislation, Daryl will
provide a timely update on the responsibilities
of optometrists with respect to keeping our
patients safe through appropriate disinfection
techniques. Daryl will discuss the appropriate
methods of disinfecting equipment that comes
into contact with the eye, such as tonometers
and gonioscopy lenses, as well as avoiding
the spread of infection from patient to patient
when managing red-eyes. How hard is it to keep
a clean consulting room? When should you
wash your hands, how and why? Are there legal
implications if you are not following infection
control protocols? Should my staff allow a
patient with the flu to be in the practice?

3.15PM WILLIAM
TRINH AND JIM
KOKKINAKIS
Advanced ocular
treatments in
optometry practice (T)

2.15PM JACK PHU

William will review

Demodex blepharitis
and adenoviral
conjunctivitis before
giving a step-by-step
outline of how to effectively
treat Demodex blepharitis
in optometric practice and
discussing the controversial use of
topical Betadine and topical steroid in
the treatment of adenoviral conjunctivitis.
Following this, Jim will outline the potential
uses and contraindications for punctal plugs
and OptiMelTM in dry eye management.

OCT in glaucoma: the red, the green and the

in-between (T)

5.10PM MICHAEL YAPP

OCT is becoming an increasingly valuable

instrument contributing to the diagnosis
and management of ocular disease such as
glaucoma. We know that instrument outputs
are highly dependent upon a comparison
between the individual patient and that of
the normative database. This talk will cover
how individual variation may confound
interpretation of results and how we can
use our clinical skills to overcome some of
these challenges

Whats Your Eye-Q? (T)

In collaboration with Young Optometrists
and Centre For Eye Health
Test and refine your differential diagnostic
skills in this innovative, relaxed approach to
interactive learning! This trivia-style CPD event
will feature clinical case presentations and spot
diagnoses with subsequent clinical information
and pearls at the end of each round. It will be
interspersed with refreshments, team prizes
and other fun and interactive questions to help
you get through this last CPD hour after a long
day of learning.

TRAVEL TO INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION CENTRE SYDNEY
14 DARLING DR, PYRMONT NSW 2009

FERRY: Cruise into Darling Harbour on a ferry with direct services from Circular Quay, King Street Wharf or Pyrmont
Bay Wharf.
SYDNEY LIGHT RAIL: The Light Rail travels right through a number of Darling Harbour stations including ICC
Sydneys stops, Convention Centre and Exhibition Centre. The Light Rail starts at Central Station in the CBD.
TRAIN: A short walk from Central or Town Hall will take you directly to Darling Quarter, Tumbalong Park and Sydney
Visitor Centre. Town Hall and Central Stations are a 10-minute walk from ICC Sydney.
PARKING: ICC Sydney has two car park facilities located within the Exhibition Centre and ICC Sydney Theatre,
comprising a total of 826 car spaces.
BUS: ICC Sydney has its own bus stop. Bus routes 389 and 501 stop at Harris Street near Allen Street a 10-minute
walk from ICC Sydney.
TAXI: There are two taxi ranks at Darling Harbour; one at Wheat Road near the IMAX Cinema and one behind the
shopping centre on Iron Wharf Place.

HOW TO REGISTER

Register online by visiting OANSWACT.ORG.AU/SS2017 or

call the office on 02 9712 2199.
Super Sunday Conference:
$399 for OA members / $599 for non-members
The first 500 Optometry Australia members to register will receive one complimentary
ticket to the MegaRox Party on Saturday 11 March (evening function). Additional tickets
can be purchased.

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