GOLD COAST CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE
25 - 27 April 2014
Australian Vision Convention 2014
 
Program
 
With ANZAC Day on Friday 25th April, the official AVC opening will be pushed back to 11:45am, giving delegates the opportunity to attend a dawn service with family and friends. Bausch & Lomb will be hosting a special brunch seminar, with 2 CPD points available to attendees.

The remainder of the weekend will see over 20 presenters educating delegates on current and new research in the optometry industry. AVC will attract approximately 30 - 51 CPD points, including optional online assessment. A further two breakfast seminars will be held on Saturday and Sunday morning.


 
Thursday, 24 April

2:00 pm - 5:00 pmSt John Ambulance CPR Course


Friday, 25 April

10:30 am - 11:45 amBausch & Lomb ANZAC Day Brunch Seminar - "It’s Time to Get Comfortable with Biotrue® ONEday, the first daily disposables to feature bio-inspired HyperGel™" [More Info]
David Stephensen
Prof Nathan Efron
11:45 am - 12:00 pmOfficial Opening and Welcoming from President
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmThe latest technology - rapid fire session
1:00 pm - 1:30 pmMultifocal contact lenses and presbyopia, the reality! [More Info]
Craig Woods
1:30 pm - 2:00 pmStains, Symptoms and Solutions: Do we know what we think we know? [More Info]
Prof Eric Papas
2:00 pm - 2:30 pmInspire success with single use lenses [More Info]
Dr David Kading
2:30 pm - 3:15 pmAfternoon Tea
3:15 pm - 3:35 pmChanges in eye length and choroidal thickness with near work in myopes and emmetropes [More Info]
Emily Woodman
3:35 pm - 3:55 pmGlaucoma co-management and primary care optometry [More Info]
Jack Phu
3:55 pm - 4:15 pmAn optometrist's view of the retina: when should I refer? [More Info]
Inez Hsing
4:15 pm - 4:45 pmAn update on keratoconus management [More Info]
Marissa Megaloconomos
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmWelcome Reception in Exhibition Hall Foyer


Saturday, 26 April

7:15 am - 8:30 amAlcon Vision Care Breakfast Seminar - "Introducing The World’s First and Only Water Gradient Contact Lens: A breakthrough technology, a new era in comfort"
8:30 am - 9:00 amGlaucoma - ocular surface disease and the new preservative free prostaglandin analogues [More Info]
Dr Frank Howes
9:00 am - 9:30 amGlaucoma - when are drops not enough, too much or the wrong stuff [More Info]
Dr Brendan Cronin
9:30 am - 10:00 amGlaucoma - choosing a starting therapy [More Info]
Jason Holland
10:00 am - 10:45 amMorning Tea
10:45 am - 11:15 amRetinal conditions - more common than you would think [More Info]
Dr Nathan Walker
11:15 am - 12:15 pmSherlock Holmes - step by step guide to retinal imaging [More Info]
Dr Anthony Kwan
12:15 pm - 1:15 pmLunch
1:15 pm - 1:45 pmDaily disposable contact lenses, why fit anything else? [More Info]
Craig Woods
1:45 pm - 2:15 pmSave a life with a slit-lamp [More Info]
A/Prof Mark Roth
2:15 pm - 2:45 pmThe Red Zone - it will be all encompassing [More Info]
Dr Stephen Godfrey
2:45 pm - 3:30 pmAfternoon Tea
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmLenses in or out? The compromised cornea paradox [More Info]
David Foresto
4:30 pm - 5:00 pmOrthokeratology Update [More Info]
Celia Bloxsom
7:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Greatest Show on Earth Gala Dinner


Sunday, 27 April

7:15 am - 8:30 amEssilor Australia Breakfast Seminar - "Principles of Aspheric Design" [More Info]
Nicola Peaper
8:30 am - 9:00 amPills, Pills, Pills! Poly-pharmacy considerations for optometrists [More Info]
Tim Roberts
9:00 am - 9:30 amNeuro-Ophthalmic emergencies - what to look out for [More Info]
A/Prof Celia Chen
9:30 am - 10:00 amThe medical retina specialist and metamorphosia [More Info]
Dr Chris Layton
10:00 am - 10:45 amMorning Tea
10:45 am - 11:15 amThe Natural History of the Meibomian Gland [More Info]
Prof Eric Papas
11:15 am - 11:45 amDangerous Diplopia - things you don't want to miss [More Info]
A/Prof Celia Chen
11:45 am - 12:15 pmDiabetes Update 2014 - where are we across the ages, what does it mean for the health care team [More Info]
Dr Chrys Michaelides
12:15 pm - 1:15 pmLunch
1:15 pm - 1:45 pmTo patch or not to patch - update on amblyopia treatment [More Info]
Dr Ann Webber
1:45 pm - 2:15 pmProgressive myopia - an update on available treatment options [More Info]
Dr Heather Russell
2:15 pm - 2:45 pmAdults have two eyes too! - Binocular vision in adults [More Info]
Adrian Bell
2:45 pm - 3:30 pmAfternoon Tea
3:30 pm - 4:00 pmMultifocal contact lenses - fountain of youth in a blister pack [More Info]
David Stephensen
4:00 pm - 5:00 pmCase studies, Optometrists Panel - Kylie McNeill, Andrew Robinson, Dr Stephen Vincent